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2004-07-14 Britain

UK: Terminally ill bombing suspect to be freed

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Posted by .com 2004-07-14 12:47:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [11124 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "High Court judge ... Mr Justice Collins said on Tuesday the 42-year-old ... was being allowed free "for a very good reason" because he had bone marrow cancer and wanted to be reunited with his family."

Anyone else seen footage of the immediate aftermath of those attacks in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi? Hundreds dead, hundreds more horrifically injured. It's hard to forget the sight of a wounded man whose face has been ripped off his skull. Mercy? Special treatment? I don't think so.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-07-14 6:29:50 AM|| 2004-07-14 6:29:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 What happened to prison visits?

Posted by Howard UK 2004-07-14 6:37:39 AM|| 2004-07-14 6:37:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Showed Mr. X a helluva lot more compassion then he showed over 200 people. Hope it's really painful.
What are the odds that Allah the Merciful bestows a sudden miracle cure?

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-14 9:20:11 AM|| 2004-07-14 9:20:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm so friggin torn: this is a great reminder of why I am glad I live in the west -- compassion, mercy, understanding.

and at the same time I wish this guy would die alone, cold, in pain and in prison, all the while thinking of the poor, innocent people he killed.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-07-14 12:18:15 PM|| 2004-07-14 12:18:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 How about this practical concern?

Given the Islamic propensity for suicide bombing, does it really seem wise to let a terminally ill man already convicted of bombing loose on the streets?

Unless this fellow is literally unable to breathe without a machine, this could be a huge mistake.

Posted by dreadnought 2004-07-14 2:19:24 PM|| 2004-07-14 2:19:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Well on the bright side perhaps he will seek out the hemlock folks. Someone may help hasten his death.

Posted by FlameBait93268 2004-07-14 5:09:26 PM|| 2004-07-14 5:09:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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