The jury has now decided.

[mrph]

Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui is to face life in jail, rather than execution

Comments

[missfairchild.livejournal.com]

This gives me hope for the future of America.

[lilgreendave.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got that sorta sentiment on reading this too

[aardvarkoffnord.livejournal.com]

Alas, I feel it was expediency rather than morals. Better imprison, than create another martyr, to paraphrase the jurors' statement.

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

The right result, though I suspect for the wrong reasons.

[paul-sticks.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with sheepthief, it was only because of a failing on the part of the prosecution that he didn't get made a martyr.

[graylion.livejournal.com]

same here. I still regret that the ppl trying to influence the witnesses against him did not get charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

[aoakley.livejournal.com]

Yes. Anything that slows the US' frankly appalling execution rate has got to be good. The whole idea is barbaric.

[deeply-spurious.livejournal.com]

yes, although to be honest, it is encouraging even to see a US institution make a sensible decision in terms of pragmatics. (though predictably the govt and most of the media were far too consumed with the desire for revenge to be swayed by such concerns)