Update: Executed. The world got a little bit better tonight, at 9:11pm.
John Allen Muhammad will be executed tomorrow, as scheduled.
The money quote, emphasis mine:
Muhammad's attorney, Jonathan Sheldon, says "Virginia will execute a severely mentally ill man who also suffered from Gulf War Syndrome the day before Veterans Day."
Using Gulf War Syndrome or Post Traumatic Stress as a cover for violent jihad is sick, and it dishonors and discredits our Vets who actually do suffer from these ailments.
Let's properly honor our Veterans on Wednesday, but not before taking care of this low life scum on Tuesday.
Just my two cents.
Ok here is my third cent:
How long until we can give Maj. Hasan the John Allen Muhammad treatment?
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Tags: Death Penalty, Supreme Court, Terrorism, Veterans
Comments (26)
I've always been a cautious... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Oyster | November 9, 2009 4:16 PM | Score: 8 (14 votes cast)
I've always been a cautious supporter of the death penalty. In this case I'll make an exception and throw caution to the wind.
1. Posted by Oyster | November 9, 2009 4:16 PM |
Score: 8 (14 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 16:16
2. Posted by GianiD | November 9, 2009 4:39 PM | Score: 8 (12 votes cast)
Fry him, and Mumia too!
2. Posted by GianiD | November 9, 2009 4:39 PM |
Score: 8 (12 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 16:39
3. Posted by kevino | November 9, 2009 4:42 PM | Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
John Muhammad: enjoy Hell.
3. Posted by kevino | November 9, 2009 4:42 PM |
Score: 9 (13 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 16:42
4. Posted by mpw280 | November 9, 2009 4:55 PM | Score: 13 (15 votes cast)
Firing Squad, is the correct treatment for said assasins. They can thank their god they aren't in a muslim country where they would get the chop chop treatment of having their heads taken off by a large man with a large sword.
mpw
4. Posted by mpw280 | November 9, 2009 4:55 PM |
Score: 13 (15 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 16:55
5. Posted by Eneils Bailey | November 9, 2009 5:08 PM | Score: 13 (15 votes cast)
Fry him, inject him, shoot him, hang him, dismember him, what ever it takes.
5. Posted by Eneils Bailey | November 9, 2009 5:08 PM |
Score: 13 (15 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 17:08
6. Posted by gary gulrud | November 9, 2009 5:09 PM | Score: 11 (13 votes cast)
"Virginia will execute a severely mentally ill man who also suffered from Gulf War Syndrome the day before Veterans Day."
Oh get a grip. Great Britain's pulled the plug on Granny weeks ago. You are so behind the times.
Bag 'em in porcine excrement.
6. Posted by gary gulrud | November 9, 2009 5:09 PM |
Score: 11 (13 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 17:09
7. Posted by GarandFan | November 9, 2009 5:51 PM | Score: 9 (9 votes cast)
HANG THE BASTARD!
7. Posted by GarandFan | November 9, 2009 5:51 PM |
Score: 9 (9 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 17:51
8. Posted by Alan | November 9, 2009 6:33 PM | Score: 11 (11 votes cast)
Gulf War Syndrome? Which side was he on?
8. Posted by Alan | November 9, 2009 6:33 PM |
Score: 11 (11 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 18:33
9. Posted by JC Hammer | November 9, 2009 6:40 PM | Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Ref #8. That is a good question.
9. Posted by JC Hammer | November 9, 2009 6:40 PM |
Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 18:40
10. Posted by sanssoucy | November 9, 2009 7:46 PM | Score: 8 (8 votes cast)
Another murdering Muzzie hits hell.
Good riddance.
10. Posted by sanssoucy | November 9, 2009 7:46 PM |
Score: 8 (8 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 19:46
11. Posted by Gmac | November 9, 2009 8:20 PM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
"How long until we can give Maj. Hasan the John Allen Muhammad treatment?"
With any luck and no pardon from "The Won", less than the 7 years it took to give the needle to JAM.
11. Posted by Gmac | November 9, 2009 8:20 PM |
Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 20:20
12. Posted by 914 | November 9, 2009 9:17 PM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
"How long until we can give Maj. Hasan the John Allen Muhammad treatment?"
2 seconds too long...
12. Posted by 914 | November 9, 2009 9:17 PM |
Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
Posted on November 9, 2009 21:17
13. Posted by mag | November 10, 2009 7:17 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Sent him to Hell!
PS: I think his lawyer is also "mentally ill".
The unborn and the old and sick are okay to kill, but not some low-life jihadist.
And as far as this killer being a veteran, his crime out-weight that.
Hey, the devil was once an angel.
13. Posted by mag | November 10, 2009 7:17 AM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on November 10, 2009 07:17
14. Posted by Hank | November 10, 2009 9:02 AM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
As with Oyster, I'm a cautious supporter of the death penalty.
I have no problems with this one being carried out. Hope he rots in hell.
14. Posted by Hank | November 10, 2009 9:02 AM |
Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
Posted on November 10, 2009 09:02
15. Posted by G. | November 10, 2009 12:33 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
I vote for HANG.
15. Posted by G. | November 10, 2009 12:33 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on November 10, 2009 12:33
16. Posted by Dr. Carlo Lombardi | November 10, 2009 10:03 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I'm terribly concerned that he might now be suffering PLSD. (Post Life Stress Disorder)...............FOREVER!!
16. Posted by Dr. Carlo Lombardi | November 10, 2009 10:03 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on November 10, 2009 22:03
17. Posted by Peter F. | November 10, 2009 10:12 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Note the all-too fitting time Muhammad died at: 9:11 pm.
17. Posted by Peter F. | November 10, 2009 10:12 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on November 10, 2009 22:12
18. Posted by Brad | November 10, 2009 11:16 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
As a northern Virginain resident at the time of the asshole's claim to fame, I say it' about f'ing time. I apologized to my dogs tonight for saying our society is too kind for putting him down gently like a dog.
May his 72 virgins each have a raging case of herpes.
18. Posted by Brad | November 10, 2009 11:16 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 10, 2009 23:16
19. Posted by James Cloninger | November 10, 2009 11:35 PM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
The world got a little bit better tonight, at 9:11pm.
I, for once, do NOT question the timing.
19. Posted by James Cloninger | November 10, 2009 11:35 PM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on November 10, 2009 23:35
20. Posted by Jim Addison | November 11, 2009 3:59 AM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
My attitude towards the death penalty has evolved over the years. Now, while I believe the state has the sovereign right to exact this punishment, I think it must be reserved for the most egregious acts.
These would include those of callous cruelty, premeditation, and consciousness of guilt. All of these conditions are satisfied in the case of John Allen Muhammad.
He selected victims of opportunity whom he had never even met, and meted out death to them without hesitation. He planned his attacks carefully to maximize the terror they caused and his own chances for escape. He trained his young liege as the shooter in an attempt to avoid culpability.
If John Allen Muhammad did not deserve his sentence, no rational death penalty can ever be applied. But he did deserve it, beyond any doubt. May God have mercy upon his soul.
20. Posted by Jim Addison | November 11, 2009 3:59 AM |
Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Posted on November 11, 2009 03:59
21. Posted by GianiD | November 11, 2009 6:28 AM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
#15. For years, Ive though they should bring back stoning. Clearly life in prison, or the slim possibility of execution isnt a sufficient deterrent.
Maybe the victims family, etc all lining up at 60 feet 6 inches might be cause for concern before killing indiscriminately.
21. Posted by GianiD | November 11, 2009 6:28 AM |
Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Posted on November 11, 2009 06:28
22. Posted by akorozco | November 11, 2009 9:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Some still believe capital punishment isn't the solution... http://www.newsy.com/videos/d_c_beltway_sniper_executed_for_2002_shootings
22. Posted by akorozco | November 11, 2009 9:58 AM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 11, 2009 09:58
23. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | November 11, 2009 10:25 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Too bad they couldn't have had a firing line made completely of snipers... each half a mile or more away. Leave off the blind fold, and let the SOB sweat it out as they take their time, get in sync, and pull the triggers at once. LEt him face the anonymous bullet like his victims.
23. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | November 11, 2009 10:25 AM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 11, 2009 10:25
24. Posted by Chicago Translation | November 11, 2009 10:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
We only have one life to live. Let's not waste it by making bad decisions. We were given a free-will to choose life or death. Let us make it a point to always choose life. No matter how hard life is sometimes, it's always good to be alive!
24. Posted by Chicago Translation | November 11, 2009 10:46 AM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on November 11, 2009 10:46
25. Posted by Flu-Bird | November 11, 2009 11:35 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
More stupid excuses from these whinny defense lawyers and will liberal idiots be lighting thier stupid candles for them and have those idiot jouenalists be there as well?
25. Posted by Flu-Bird | November 11, 2009 11:35 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 11, 2009 11:35
26. Posted by GarandFan | November 11, 2009 11:45 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Too bad we can't shove a large wooden splinter up Sheldon's ass. Yeah, "mentally ill". That explains the extortion demand.
26. Posted by GarandFan | November 11, 2009 11:45 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on November 11, 2009 11:45