Thursday, April 13, 2006

Death Penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui?

Does anyone else feel that the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui is not really an appropriate punishment?

I am not a fan of the death penalty but am also not opposed to it. But in this case, I think it is clear that he wants it. To him, and others like him, this is his chance to become a martyr and motivate other terrorists. Life in prison, American prison, seems like a better actual punishment. Solitary confinement type of prison, you know, like where they stashed the Unabomber. A place where he cannot speak out or be seen. But he can waste away for 50 years or so.

That seems more appropriate.

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