Hasan’s lawyer begs for his life
As promised, John Galligan, the lawyer of the Fort Hood murderer Nidal Hasan, tried to convince the commanding general of Fort Hood to take the death penalty off of the table in that case reports CNN;
“The law accepts life without the opportunity of parole as an appropriate punishment for murder,” Galligan said. He described his meeting with Campbell as very cordial. “We had an opportunity to make our compelling argument that the (Hasan) case should be referred non-capital.”
Galligan has insisted that a life prison term should be the most severe penalty under consideration and says a death penalty trial is more time-consuming and expensive.
“The best decision, the right decision, as hard as it might be … is to make this a non-capital referral,” Galligan said.
Yes, because time and money is what’s most important here. Certainly not justice for the 46 victims. As I’ve said before, I’m firmly against the death penalty, because I don’t think the government should hold a person’s life in their hands, but, in this case, I waive my principles. As long as there’s a death penalty on the books, it’s warranted in this instance. In fact, they ought to saw his head off while he’s still alive.
Category: Terror War
It seems to me that caring for this “person” for the rest of his natural life would be more expensive, but I’m not a lawyer. (Thank God)
Considering with statements like this.
Witnesses at a preliminary hearing in October pointed to Hasan in the courtroom and said he had repeatedly reloaded his handgun as he walked through a medical screening building and fired more than 140 times. Many of the victims of the shooting, as well as Hasan, were set to ship out shortly to Afghanistan.
He made it capital with his actions. I cannot see how this is not eligible for capital punishment.
Actually, death may be too easy for him.
Maybe a moot point, but he is in Texas….8)
#4 But it is being tried by the military. Personally I think death by lethal injection is too easy a way out for him. Let him loose in the general population at Leavenworth. That will take care of matters quickly and without additional expense to the government.
Woodchipper!
It’s appropriate that this is in the military’s jurisdiction, but had they let Texas prosecute this, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Anyway, I agree that caring for him for the rest of his life is probably very expensive. This guy needs constant help. People are going to work every day to take care of this guy, when they intended their efforts to take care of more worthy patients including soldiers.
I bet it costs a hell of a lot to take care of him.
Regardless, justice for the victims is the real issue, and in this case, the death penalty is obviously justified.
#5 – I waive discretion. Turn him loose on the arty range, let the surviving troops and families have at him. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth…
I’d rather spend $5 for a few rifle rounds, or an injection, or a length of rope, or a jolt of electricity rather then over $50,000 per year out of my over-taxed pockets to keep this muzzie incarcerated for “life”.
Better yet, form an old-style American Indian double line gauntlet and let him run that. If he makes it alive to the end, he goes to trial. If not, he gets taken out with the garbage. Or chopped up and fed to the pigs.
Regardless of the sentence imposed on Hasan, We The People will have the sentence of caring for Hasan for many, many years imposed on us. This President isn’t about to hang Hasan.
but assassination?
I don’t believe he will get the death sentence, even though he absolutely deserves it. The reason is that the closet muslim in the White House, Obama, won’t allow the army to kill a muslim terrorist because he thinks it could offend muslims world wide. I myself absolutely despise islam and find that thought disgusting and I hope I am wrong.
Opinions on the death penalty may vary, but if this case doesn’t warrant the ultimate punishment, I can’t imagine one that does. I mean, first off, obviously, this was a cold-blooded, premeditated terrorist mass-murder. But, on top of that, it was just about the ultimate betrayal one can possibly conceive:
Hassan was not only a commissioned officer, but a medical doctor, too. And a psychiatrist. The one guy the troops should have been able to absolutely trust to take care of them massacred them instead.
As Lisl said above, the death penalty is actually a bit too easy for this scumbag.
#13 Frank,
The muzzies are already offended just by our very presence and existence, never mind what we’ve done in the past, present and future.
(This is why I disagreed the The O One’s not releasing the photos of OBL)
So might as well add one more sin to the pile and exterminate the Hasan cockroach.
I volunteer.
When was the last time the Army executed someone? 1961. think about that. Its been 50 YEARS since the last military execution. we’ve got Gray, and Ackbar and two or three others that DESERVE killing. Gray has been waiting around since 1988. that’s almost 30 years. Also unlike the civillian world you can get exicuted for Rape, but also things like:
-Mutiny or sedition,
-Misbehavior before the enemy(not really sure what that means, mooning them maybe?)
-Subordinate compelling surrender,
-Improper use of countersign (like “halt who goes there” “fuck you I’m cold?”)
-Forcing a safeguard (I’m assuming for Nukes),
-Aiding the enemy (Bradley Manning)
-Espionage (Bradley Manning)
-Improper hazarding of vessel (any squids out there know that this means?)
-Murder(goes without saying)
Rape and carnal knowledge (Carnal Knowledge? what that entails)
there you have it boys and girls the 14 offenses that lead to death, though I’m pretty sure “treason” is also in there somewhere.
Not a squid, Doc, but I’m assuming that “hazarding a vessel” would be something like running it aground, or running into another ship, through “willful, wrongful or negligent” acts, or omissions. At least according to Article 110 of the UCMJ.
Hazarding a vessel is running it aground, or drag racing against another ship. The Navy just relieves the skipper, and maybe the XO and the Command MCPO.
Hasan should not be given the death penalty. Why disgrace our judicial system? If he was sent to prison for life then we would have to feed and cloth him the rest of his days. Would he not be able to be sent to a military prison? For about two years? And put into general population at the prison?