Thursday, August 29, 2013
Fort Hood mass murder gets death penalty
Major Hasan sentenced to death. "Because of the high profile and heavy toll of the Nov. 5, 2009, attack — more than 40 people were killed or wounded — Major Hasan is likely to become the first American soldier in more than half a century to be executed in the military’s death chamber at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The execution would require presidential approval." Many have argued that the death penalty will turn him into a martyr for extremists.
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According to the Washington Post, convicted felon Hasan (the rank of Major no longer applies to this cold-blooded murderer) may linger in prison or die from another cause long before his execution date. When Hasan's soul does finally leave this world, there's a good chance it will join other terrorists' spirits in the unquenchable fires of Hell.
ReplyDeleteIf I were on the jury, I would have dissented by voting for life, which would block the death penalty (The UCMJ requires unanimous vote for death penalty.) just because he wanted the death penalty. Why give him what he wants?
ReplyDelete44 & GEJ:
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. Man's justice is fallible, God's justice is not. Many argued as did GEJ that giving the death penalty is giving the criminal the sentence he wants. Criminal punishment is supposed to consist of unwanted sanctions. Plus, why make Hasan a martyr for extremists?