Forgotten in the news shuffle: Major Nidal Hasan gets the death penalty

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Major Nidal HasanFrom the WashingtonPost.com:

Nidal Hasan sentenced to death for Fort Hood shooting rampage

By Billy Kenber, Published: August 28  /  E-mail the writer

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was sentenced to death Wednesday for killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Tex., the worst mass murder at a military installation in U.S. history.Dressed in Army fatigues, Hasan, who turns 43 next month, listened impassively as the death sentence was handed down by a panel of 13 senior military officers in a unanimous decision after less than two hours of deliberations. If even a single panel member had objected, Hasan would instead have been sentenced to life in prison. He also was stripped of pay and other financial benefits, which he continued to receive while in custody.

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One notation, perhaps made in desperation or with an understanding of the truth:John P. Galligan, a civilian lawyer who continues to provide legal assistance, denounced the proceedings as “almost a ludicrous show trial to secure a death penalty, even though they know it’s unlikely that it would be ever actually implemented.”Galligan said the appeals would probably “go on for decades.”“In all honesty, he stands a far more likely chance of dying from medical reasons than dying because he’s been sentenced to death,” he said.

And isn’t that a complete shame on our civilian and military legal system?

BZ

 

 

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4 thoughts on “Forgotten in the news shuffle: Major Nidal Hasan gets the death penalty”

  1. He is NOT a Major, he is a terrorist, he gave up the right to all rank and support when he fired the 1st round…

    I’m pretty sure the media is the only one that still refers to this Jihadist son of a bitch as *Major*.

    It was pointed out tonight on NBC News that no matter his religious beliefs, once he’s transferred to Ft. Leavenworth he loses his Muslim bead and it’s not up for discussion.

    Personally, I feel that the JAG at Hood should have had the son of a bitch DRY SHAVED with an old rusty razor but today the military is too fucking PC to do that.

    Nothing has been forgotten here in Texas, our media, and all national media that I have seen has covered it extensively.

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