Verdict

[asterroc]

The jury had two choices -- death by injection or life in prison. The jury's rejection of the death penalty was viewed as a setback for the government.
"I certainly believe the verdict should have been death," said former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. [CNN]

I'm a New Yorker originally, and I think Moussaoui got the appropriate sentence. Nothing we can do will undo the atrocities of September 11, 2001. We only bring ourselves to their level if we kill them in return. And while Moussaoui may have had info that could've prevented the event, he didn't even do it himself - he was in prison at the time! Would a serial killer's girlfriend get the death penalty? If he were given the death penalty, he'd simply waste years of US money in appeals, and some would view him as a tragic hero. I wish it could be undone, but we can't, and vengance won't help.

Comments

[xoder.livejournal.com]

Amen!

I also thought that all the emotional pleas during the sentencing hearing (i.e. the family members of victims, Rudy himself) were disgusting and possibly inethical.