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Judge Young's sentencing remarks. United States vs
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* Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried
to light it?
* Did you know his trial is over?
* Did you know he was sentenced?
* Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV/Radio?
* Didn't think so?
*Everyone should hear what the judge had to say.
* Ruling by Judge William Young U.S. District Court.
* Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say.
His response: After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reid also
admitted his "allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to the religion of
Allah," defiantly stated "I think I ought not apologize for my actions," and
told the court "I am at war with your country."
* Judge Young then delivered the statement quoted below, a stinging condemnation
of Reid in particular and terrorists in general.
* January 30, 2003 United States vs. Reid.
*Judge Young:
*Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you
*On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody
of the United States Attorney General.
*On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each
count, the sentence on each count to run consecutive with the other. That's 80
years.
*On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years consecutive to the
80 years just imposed...The Court imposes upon you each of the eight counts a
fine of $250,000 for the aggregate fine of $2 million.
*The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to restitution
and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to
American Airlines.
*The Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment.
*The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply because the law
requires it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I need go no
further.
*This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It is a fair and
just sentence. It is a righteous sentence.
*Let me explain this to you. We are not afraid of you or any of your terrorist
co-conspirators, Mr. Reid.
*We are Americans. We have been through the fire before.
*There is all too much war talk here. And I say that to everyone with the utmost
respect.
*Here in this court, where we deal with individuals as individuals, and care for
individuals as individuals. As human beings, we reach out for justice.
*You are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist.
*You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that
reference, to call you a soldier, gives you far too much stature.
*Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does
it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist. And we do not
negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with terrorists. We do not sign
documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to
justice.
*So war talk is way out of line in this court.
*You are a big fellow. But you are not that big.
*You're no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal
guilty of multiple attempted murders.
*In a very real sense, State Trooper Santiago had it right when you first were
taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and where
the TV crews were, and he said you're no big deal.
*You're no big deal.
*What your counsel, what your able counsel and what the equally able United
States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly as I know how
tried to grapple with, is why you did something so horrific. What was it that
led you here to this courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you
have to say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort of
unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of
doing. And I have an answer for you. It may not satisfy you. But as I search
this entire record, it comes as close to understanding as I know.
*It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate our
freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live as we choose, to
come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as we individually choose.
*Here, in this society, the very winds carry freedom. They carry it everywhere
from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual freedom so much that
you are here in this beautiful courtroom. So that everyone can see, truly see
that justice is administered fairly, individually, and discretely.
*It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously on your
behalf and have filed appeals, will go on in their representation of you before
other judges.
*We are about it.
*Because we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our
own liberties.
*Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we will bare any burden; pay any
price, to preserve our freedoms.
*Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to long
remember what you or I say here. Day after tomorrow it will be forgotten. But
this, however, will long endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all
across America, the American people will gather to see that justice, individual
justice, justice,not war, individual justice is in fact being done.
*The very President of the United States through his officers will have to come
into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters can be judged,
and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that evidence
democratically, to mold and shape and refine our sense of justice.
*See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of America. That
flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That flag stands for
freedom. You know it always will.
*Mr. Custody Officer. Stand him down.
*So, how much of this Judge's comments did we hear on our TV sets?
*We need more judges like Judge Young, but that's another subject.
Everyone should and needs to hear what this fine judge had to say. Powerful
words that strike home.
God bless America
NRA ENdowment, CRPA Life, Past President NRA Members Council
Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem. Semper Fidelis
to light it?
* Did you know his trial is over?
* Did you know he was sentenced?
* Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV/Radio?
* Didn't think so?
*Everyone should hear what the judge had to say.
* Ruling by Judge William Young U.S. District Court.
* Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say.
His response: After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reid also
admitted his "allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to the religion of
Allah," defiantly stated "I think I ought not apologize for my actions," and
told the court "I am at war with your country."
* Judge Young then delivered the statement quoted below, a stinging condemnation
of Reid in particular and terrorists in general.
* January 30, 2003 United States vs. Reid.
*Judge Young:
*Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you
*On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody
of the United States Attorney General.
*On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each
count, the sentence on each count to run consecutive with the other. That's 80
years.
*On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years consecutive to the
80 years just imposed...The Court imposes upon you each of the eight counts a
fine of $250,000 for the aggregate fine of $2 million.
*The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to restitution
and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to
American Airlines.
*The Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment.
*The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply because the law
requires it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I need go no
further.
*This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It is a fair and
just sentence. It is a righteous sentence.
*Let me explain this to you. We are not afraid of you or any of your terrorist
co-conspirators, Mr. Reid.
*We are Americans. We have been through the fire before.
*There is all too much war talk here. And I say that to everyone with the utmost
respect.
*Here in this court, where we deal with individuals as individuals, and care for
individuals as individuals. As human beings, we reach out for justice.
*You are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist.
*You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that
reference, to call you a soldier, gives you far too much stature.
*Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does
it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist. And we do not
negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with terrorists. We do not sign
documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to
justice.
*So war talk is way out of line in this court.
*You are a big fellow. But you are not that big.
*You're no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal
guilty of multiple attempted murders.
*In a very real sense, State Trooper Santiago had it right when you first were
taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and where
the TV crews were, and he said you're no big deal.
*You're no big deal.
*What your counsel, what your able counsel and what the equally able United
States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly as I know how
tried to grapple with, is why you did something so horrific. What was it that
led you here to this courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you
have to say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort of
unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of
doing. And I have an answer for you. It may not satisfy you. But as I search
this entire record, it comes as close to understanding as I know.
*It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate our
freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live as we choose, to
come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as we individually choose.
*Here, in this society, the very winds carry freedom. They carry it everywhere
from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual freedom so much that
you are here in this beautiful courtroom. So that everyone can see, truly see
that justice is administered fairly, individually, and discretely.
*It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously on your
behalf and have filed appeals, will go on in their representation of you before
other judges.
*We are about it.
*Because we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our
own liberties.
*Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we will bare any burden; pay any
price, to preserve our freedoms.
*Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to long
remember what you or I say here. Day after tomorrow it will be forgotten. But
this, however, will long endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all
across America, the American people will gather to see that justice, individual
justice, justice,not war, individual justice is in fact being done.
*The very President of the United States through his officers will have to come
into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters can be judged,
and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that evidence
democratically, to mold and shape and refine our sense of justice.
*See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of America. That
flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That flag stands for
freedom. You know it always will.
*Mr. Custody Officer. Stand him down.
*So, how much of this Judge's comments did we hear on our TV sets?
*We need more judges like Judge Young, but that's another subject.
Everyone should and needs to hear what this fine judge had to say. Powerful
words that strike home.
God bless America
NRA ENdowment, CRPA Life, Past President NRA Members Council
Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem. Semper Fidelis
Comments
And no, you will never hear a hint of this in the media.
REPORTERS! LIBERAL MAGGOTS, ALL OF THEM.
Nil Illegitimus Carborundum
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/reid.asp
It praises the US and it's merits, instead of pissing on everything we stand for, and condemns terrorists as evil monsters instead of making excuses and blaming Republicans for their evil acts.
It also goes against the standing policy of the media to only give airtime to anarcho-Socialist Ultra-Leftist judges who decide The Pledge of Allegance is illegal and late term abortion is every woman's sacred right.
"Our finest tribute to our fallen dead would be to convince their sons that we were not Rambo and neither are they. -Gus Hasford
Bullzeye hit it on the head why we didn't/won't hear this from the liberal news media.
Wow. And this one is actually true, according to snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/reid.asp
Is that an indication that you don't normally believe what I post???[:(!]
NRA ENdowment, CRPA Life, Past President NRA Members Council
Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem. Semper Fidelis
Furthermore I resent people who speaks their own mind while doing official buisness, like this judge does.
He is officially degrading a person in his closing speech - almost seems like he's on a steadfast cource in finding him guilty (eventhough he admitted guilt) and measuring the punishment with utmost pleasure while resenting the guy.
[:(]
Sad sad sad.. eventhough he is guilty, he shouldn't have to receive a speech like that.
[V]
Don't do anything that I've allready done - That'd be just plain STOOOOOOPID.
On your mark-get set- go away!!
"Nothing can ever be made 'idiot proof' because idiots are simply too clever"!
Mark T. Christian
He is officially degrading a person in his closing speech
This scumbag was degraded a long time before the judge got to him.