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Home Front: WoT
Hassan to face the needle
2011-07-06
FoxNews and AP.
The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood rampage in Texas will be court-martialed and face the death penalty, Fox News confirms.

Fort Hood's commanding general announced the decision Wednesday for Maj. Nidal Hasan.
Now the case can go forward.
The 40-year-old is expected to appear in a Fort Hood courtroom for an arraignment and could enter a plea. Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 shooting spree at the Army post.

Hasan's lead attorney, John Galligan, had urged the commanding general not to seek the death penalty, saying such cases were more costly, time-consuming and restrictive.
It will be worth every penny. Major Hassan should indeed face the maximum penalty if (when) found guilty. It sends a message not only here at home but also overseas. Imagine the outrage if we're willing to drone-zap number three's in Wazoo or Yemen but not willing to execute just as heinous a terrorist (and that's what Mr. Hassan is) here at home. Can you say, 'double-standard'?
Two Army colonels previously recommended that Hasan be tried in a military court and face the death penalty.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  Bobby, unless x = 0, x/0 is plus or minus infinity. 0/0 is indeterminate.

Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2011-07-06 20:40  

#7  IIRC, x/0 is "undefined"...
Posted by: Bobby   2011-07-06 19:26  

#6  x/0 = infinity.

Is that what you meant to say?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2011-07-06 17:42  

#5  A US military death sentence means nothing. Reagan reintroduced it into the UCMJ, and W. Bush tried to execute a murderer, but some military commander commuted it.

The best bet would be once convicted, to turn Hasan over to Texas authorities for trial about the civilians he killed. The lucky Texas prosecutor who got that would do everything by the book to insure that Hasan met his maker ASAP.

And the chance of the governor of Texas commuting his State sentence is divided by zero.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-07-06 16:00  

#4  I prefer death by firing squad using 1853 Enfields.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2011-07-06 15:48  

#3  There are other values more important than saving time, money & red tape at stake here, counselor.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2011-07-06 15:26  

#2  Hasan's lead attorney, John Galligan, had urged the commanding general not to seek the death penalty, saying such cases were more costly, time-consuming and restrictive.

Yes, I'm sure our esteemed counselor is extremely concerned about the resources that will be spent on this. Just lookin' out for the taxpayer, right, counselor?
Posted by: tu3031   2011-07-06 15:04  

#1  This is Texas. Can we hang him?
Posted by: Skidmark   2011-07-06 14:07  

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