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| UNC SUV Jihadi sentenced to 33 years |
| 2008-08-26 |
| HILLSBOROUGH - A man who drove a rented sport utility vehicle into a lunchtime crowd on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus was sentenced today to up to 33 years in prison. Orange Superior Court Judge Carl Fox ordered a prison term of 26 years and two months to 33 years for Mohammed Taheri-Azar, 25, for the 2006 attack at The Pit, a gathering spot outside the student union. Taheri-Azar declined to speak in court. Against his client's wishes, his attorney, James Williams, made a brief argument for a lesser sentence of about 20 years. The judge dismissed it. "One of the things our government won't tolerate -- and after 9-11 our citizens won't tolerate -- is trying to use Americans as punching bags or targets for terrorist acts or mindless acts," Fox said. Taheri-Azar pleaded guilty this month to nine counts of attempted first-degree murder. As part of a plea bargain, prosecutors dropped nine felony assault counts. For sentencing purposes, Fox consolidated the nine attempted murder counts to two counts. Taheri-Azar, a U.S. citizen born in Iran and a UNC-CH graduate, claimed after the attack that he was following God in avenging the U.S. government's killing of Muslims around the world. Lucky for us you weren't very good at it. I wonder if that pissed off The Prophet? But one witness, Taheri-Azar's sister, Leyedia, did testify, telling the jury that her brother was always helpful when it came to computer or car problems. She said the brother she knew was not the one who had rammed a utility car into the pit."He was a really naive kid who wouldn't hurt a fly," she said. He would run over one though... Before sentencing him, Fox asked if he had anything else to say. "No, thank you, your honor," he said. Taheri-Azar's aunt, who had flown in from California, whispered, "Sorry. Say it. I'm sorry." But Taheri Azar remained silent. ...and then it was off to Pound Me In The Ass State Prison for 33 years. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 Lucky for us you weren't very good at it. I wonder if that pissed off The Prophet? I'm guessing that, at this point, The Prophet is pretty much resigned to the idea that his followers are a bunch of losers. That is why He is always bringing down afflictions like tsunamis, earthquakes, polio and the U.S Marines on their sorry asses. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-08-26 23:07 |
| #1 Good. Who's next? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-08-26 17:29 |