This was sent to me by a friend who works in a local law firm...


Message reads:

Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into
his shoe and tried to light it? His trial is over. How
much of this Judge's comments did you hear on TV? Everyone
should hear what the judge had to say.
Ruling by Judge William Young


U.S. District Court Judge William Young made the following
statement in
sentencing "shoe bomber" Richard Reid to prison. It is
noteworthy, and deserves to be remembered far longer than
he
predicts. I commend it to you and to anyone you might wish
to forward it to. January 30, 2003 United States vs. Reid.
Judge Young: "Mr. Richard C.Reid, hearken now to the
sentence the Court imposes upon you.
On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in
prison in the custody of the United States Attorney
General.
On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20
years
in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run
consecutive with the other. That's 80 years.
On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30
years
consecutive to the 80 years just imposed. The Court
imposes
upon you each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 for
the
aggregate fine of$2 million.
The Court accepts the government's recommendation with
respect to restitution and orders restitution in the
amount
of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to American
Airlines.
The Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment.


The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release
simply because the law requires it, but the life sentences
are real life sentences so I need go no further.
This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes.
It is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous
sentence.
Let me explain this to you.


We are not afraid of any of your terrorist
co-conspirators,
Mr. Reid.
We are Americans. We have been through the fire before.
There is all too much war talk here. And I say that to
everyone with the utmost respect.
Here in this court, where we deal with individuals as
individuals, and care for individuals as individuals, as
human beings we reach out for justice.
You are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You
are
not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you
that reference- to call you a soldier- gives you far too
much stature. Whether it is the officers of government who
do it or your attorney who does it, or if that happens to
be
your own view, you are, nevertheless, a terrorist, and we
do
not negotiate with terrorists. We do not deal with
terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We
hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice. So
war
talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big
fellow,
but you are not that big.
You're no warrior. I know warriors.


You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of
multiple attempted murders. In a very real sense Trooper
Santigo had it right when you first were taken off that
plane and into custody and you wondered where the press
and
where the TV crews were and he said, "you're no big deal".
You're no big deal. What your counsel, what your able
counsel and what the equally able United States attorneys
have grappled with and what I have, as honestly as I know
how, tried to grapple with, is why you did something so
horrific. What was it that led you here to this courtroom
today?
I have listened, respectfully, to what you have to say,
and
I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort
of
unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty of and
admit you are guilty of doing, and I have an answer for
you.
It may not satisfy you, but as I search this entire
record,
it comes as close to understanding as I know.
It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most
precious.
You hate our freedom; our individual freedom, our
individual
freedom to live as we choose, to come and go as we choose,
to believe or not believe as we individually choose. Here,
in this society, the very winds carry freedom. They carry
it
everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize
individual freedom, so much, that you are here in this
beautiful courtroom, so that everyone can see, truly see
that justice is administered fairly, individually, and
discretely. It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are
striving so vigorously on your behalf, have filed appeals
and will go on in their representation of you before other
judges. We are about freedom, because we all know that the
way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our own
liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we
will bear any burden, pay any price to preserve our
freedoms.
Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not
going to long remember what you or I say here. Day after
tomorrow, it will be forgotten, but this, however, will
long
endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all across
America, the American people will gather to see that
justice, individual justice, justice, not war, individual
justice is in fact being done.
The very President of the United States through his
officers
will have to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on
which specific matters can be judged, and juries of
citizens
will gather to sit and judge that evidence,
democratically,
to mold and shape and refine our sense of justice.
See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United
States of America. That flag will fly there long after
this
is all forgotten. That flag stands for freedom. You know
it
always will.
Custody Officer. Stand him down."

End of message.

GO JUDGE!!!


~HoundDog

 

Standing Ovation for that Judge!!!! Let me buy you a cigar!!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

Nice. The sad part is that Reid did not feel the way you and I did when we read that. I think Bubba will help him understand!

 

Thats good hear. Keep up the good work.


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86 trx250r
97 warrior

 

Excellent words from a true american. I would rather see a lot less of the american tax dollars going towards putting this guy up for the rest of his life. Maybe keep him up for a year or so max....then transporting him too an airtight room, and injecting him with something that will send him straight too hell where he and the rest of those cowards belong.

 

How about putting one of those signs one him like Bruce Willis had in Lethal Weapon (3?) that says something like "Allah is a loser" and then toss him out into the streets of a Middle Eastern town?

 

Great speech, although I agree, that worthless piece of garbage probably wasn't listening, too brainwashed by his false prophets. I don't believe that he got what he deserved, though.I believe that they should have put his bomb shoes back on him, dropped him off in the middle of a remote desert, and kaaaabooooooooooom!!! If somehow he managed to survive, let the animals finish him off.

 

I'd have had to jump up and down in the coutroom yelling things like



"ahahahahahahahahaha"
"he told you"
"did you hear that looser"
"you're gonna get the BUBBA hahaahahaha"
"your lucky you got life...there are plenty of Americans willing to take it from you"

 

Die Hard 3

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Im not sure whats so great about that speech it did, in fact, sound strong and patriotic but it also sounded, to me, as if we can expect that judge to run for office one day.

Why the negativity? Well, this guy actually thinks he handed down a 'just' sentence, I say that just cuz thats the way it appears to me thru his writing. But did he really? (I realize the AG probably didnt go for the death penalty, if its even offered there) But Ill never know why this country has such a hard time in grasping the concept of capital punishment.

IMO, when there is an overwhelming amount of evidence against anyone person in a case of this magnitude or better yet an admittance of guilt, there should be no other sentence but DEATH!
Im sorry but I dont buy that whole ' but we make him a martyr' democratic argument either, if he's DEAD he's dead and thats all thats to it!
I think one of these days we're gonna put away one or more of these JO's in our prison system which will cause another terrorist incident in an attempt to free him. Whats our US policy for dealing with terrorists? No negotiations right? So that equates to the possiblity of more innocent lives that will perish thru their attempts.

This POS will breath in relatively clean air for another 30, 40+ yrs w/ 3 balanced meals, a warm shelter, a bed, the use of computers/tv and a fitness gym. Believe it or not, the perfect enviroment to strengthen ur mind and body, afterall what else is there?

During this time, he will teach hate to other scumbags thru his so called faith and will more than likely work on some sort of plot to escape just as a hobby cuz hey between eating, preaching and lifting weights he'll have that time. If its a good plan he may even try it. He will be far from being a model prisoner due to the 'just' sentence he received, which will make dealing with him very difficult for the prison officials, afterall what will they do to him, add another yr or two to his sentence?

So now you tell me is a life sentence a just/fair sentence?

But before answering, think about the 3000+ souls that perished on 9-11-01 and then ask urself shld this man breath another day?

If this country doesnt take these matters by the ***** its only gonna get worse, do your research, see who supports YOUR views and vote.