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John Allen Muhammad will be executed today at 9:00 PM EST.
For those who don't know who he is for some unexplainable reason, John Allen Muhammad, along with his protege Lee Boyd Malvo, were responsible for the Beltway sniper attacks which claimed the lives of ten completely random and innocent people, possibly seventeen, and injured three. The reason?
He was mad at his ex-wife.
Prosecutors believed that the entire thing was a plan to kill his ex-wife and regain custody of his kids, and he would use the random sniper attacks to draw attention away from himself. Malvo claimed that his greater plan though was to indoctrinate more troubled youths like Muhammad had done with him, and after training them to send them all across the United States and carry out mass shootings.
Muhammad was sentenced to death and has shown no remorse for his actions. Malvo, who was 17 at the time and could not face the death penalty, was sentenced to life in prison. Since then, he has regretted his decisions and has called the daughter of one of his victims and apologized for what he had done.
The Supreme Court denied Muhammad's appeal, meaning the only thing that would prevent his execution would be an intervention from the state of Virginia.
The death penalty is a controversial issue, but let's be clear. John Allen Muhammad is a vile man who doesn't care about anyone and would almost certainly try to kill more people if he were given the chance. He committed one of the most senseless crimes of the decade just because he was bitter, and dragged an impressionable youth with him to do his dirty work. Share your thoughts, but I say good riddance.
He was mad at his ex-wife.
Prosecutors believed that the entire thing was a plan to kill his ex-wife and regain custody of his kids, and he would use the random sniper attacks to draw attention away from himself. Malvo claimed that his greater plan though was to indoctrinate more troubled youths like Muhammad had done with him, and after training them to send them all across the United States and carry out mass shootings.
Muhammad was sentenced to death and has shown no remorse for his actions. Malvo, who was 17 at the time and could not face the death penalty, was sentenced to life in prison. Since then, he has regretted his decisions and has called the daughter of one of his victims and apologized for what he had done.
The Supreme Court denied Muhammad's appeal, meaning the only thing that would prevent his execution would be an intervention from the state of Virginia.
The death penalty is a controversial issue, but let's be clear. John Allen Muhammad is a vile man who doesn't care about anyone and would almost certainly try to kill more people if he were given the chance. He committed one of the most senseless crimes of the decade just because he was bitter, and dragged an impressionable youth with him to do his dirty work. Share your thoughts, but I say good riddance.
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Permalink Reply by Meddle on -
The Virginia governor announced he will not stay his execution. Muhammad will now definitely die tonight.
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Permalink Reply by Sabretooth on -
They should have made it a double feature and sentenced them both to death.
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Permalink Reply by Meddle on
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He's serving multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole. He'll never leave jail.
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Permalink Reply by Jon, Chicago's Mindfreak on -
When he commit the sniper attacks? Wasn't it quite a few years ago?
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Permalink Reply by supermanx1 on -
oh, i thought you ment the militarymasacre
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Permalink Reply by Lab Rat on -
They're still alive and kicking. A bit quiet of late, though.
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Permalink Reply by steven cowie on -
hmm..if you had gun control..maybe those people would be alive?? excuse my naviety, i dont come from a country where you can buy handguns in retail outlets..
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Permalink Reply by Meddle on
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Gun control would solve absolutely nothing. Muhammad was a former soldier and criminals will always find a way to get guns.
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Permalink Reply by steven cowie on
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ok, as your culture is steeped in the myth that a man and his gun can just about solve anything, i didnt expect any rational answers...just making a point.
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