Life in Prison.
The jury has denied Moussaoui the opportunity to be a martyr. Instead he will spend the rest of his days reflecting on his failures.
His failure to participate in a terrorist attack on American citizens and his failure to die for his cause.
I find I am relieved. I had not expected to feel much either way actually, but somehow this feels more complete...more like it is over and done. I am sure the jury feels much the same way...only much more intensley.
Now if there was only some way to prevent him from spreading the poisonous hatred to other inmates. I encountered a number of inmates who had embraced radical Muslim beliefs during my time as a prison guard. I higher number than I would have expected in my part of the country. I suppose it is a natural extension of hating those who incarcerate you. Just taken to the Nth degree.
I imagine prison officials will end up putting Moussaoui in some sort of protective custody. I would imagine his plans and attitude would make him less popular than Jeffrey Dahmer, the cannibalistic serial killer, who was killed by another inmate while in prison. It says alot to me that a vile, sadistic, murdering cannibal would probably be a more popular cell mate than Moussaoui.
So in a sad and sick way I guess we end up having to give aid and harbor a terrorist.
I'm just glad it's over for now...and that he failed.
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