Micron
04-05-2006, 10:37 AM
British relatives of people killed in the 9/11 terror attacks have vented their feelings after an al Qaeda conspirator was spared the death penalty.
Zacarias Moussaoui, 37, was the only person charged in the US in connection with the four suicide hijackings which killed nearly 3,000 people.
A court ruled he should spend the rest of his life in jail.
Betty Hilton, whose son-in-law Robin Larkie died in New York's World Trade Centre, said Moussaoui should have paid for his crimes with his life.
"I'm not of the mind that if he had been given the death sentence he would become a hero and a martyr - I would like him to die," she said.
"He ruined the lives of my grandsons and daughter, so why should I feel anything for him?"
Patricia Bingley, whose son Kevin Dennis died, said: "I wanted Bin Laden caught but at least now I've got some satisfaction, when someone is given a life sentence in America that means life.
"We don't really know if he was in on the plan, perhaps he was.
"But he knew a lot about it and he deserves a life sentence for that and that alone."
Charles Berkeley, whose son Graham was on one of the planes flown into the twin towers, said passing the death penalty would have made the terrorist a symbol for other extremists.
"I thought the death sentence would be a mistake and would make him a martyr, that's what he was looking for - the most appropriate sentence was life," he said.
"Life without parole is a big punishment and a deterrent to others."
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Ok, My thoughts. If they sentenced this waste of skin to death, he would only be a martre to the cause. The quote that follows, just isn't true, with the state that prisons are in these days...
Life without parole is a big punishment and a deterrent to others.
This guy will prpbably live life high on the hog, safe and well looked after in prison, either that or by some miricle, he will get shived to death.
What do you think?
Zacarias Moussaoui, 37, was the only person charged in the US in connection with the four suicide hijackings which killed nearly 3,000 people.
A court ruled he should spend the rest of his life in jail.
Betty Hilton, whose son-in-law Robin Larkie died in New York's World Trade Centre, said Moussaoui should have paid for his crimes with his life.
"I'm not of the mind that if he had been given the death sentence he would become a hero and a martyr - I would like him to die," she said.
"He ruined the lives of my grandsons and daughter, so why should I feel anything for him?"
Patricia Bingley, whose son Kevin Dennis died, said: "I wanted Bin Laden caught but at least now I've got some satisfaction, when someone is given a life sentence in America that means life.
"We don't really know if he was in on the plan, perhaps he was.
"But he knew a lot about it and he deserves a life sentence for that and that alone."
Charles Berkeley, whose son Graham was on one of the planes flown into the twin towers, said passing the death penalty would have made the terrorist a symbol for other extremists.
"I thought the death sentence would be a mistake and would make him a martyr, that's what he was looking for - the most appropriate sentence was life," he said.
"Life without parole is a big punishment and a deterrent to others."
[hr:13cd492070]
Ok, My thoughts. If they sentenced this waste of skin to death, he would only be a martre to the cause. The quote that follows, just isn't true, with the state that prisons are in these days...
Life without parole is a big punishment and a deterrent to others.
This guy will prpbably live life high on the hog, safe and well looked after in prison, either that or by some miricle, he will get shived to death.
What do you think?