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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
I don't really understand the system here. It seems quite obvious to me that keeping him in prison for the rest of his life would be a much better thing for everyone except Moussaoui himself. So why is the prosecution still going for it? They aren't required to ask for the death penalty, are they?
Like you said, kill him and you make a hero out of him for the wackos to look up to and want to emulate. But if you throw him in the slammer for the rest of his life and the glorious life of a martyr turns into the forgotten life of a dimwitted jackass twiddling his thumbs in a grey prison cell for 40 years.
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Very good question. Most likely these lawyers are looking to set themselves up for the future on this case. Half of them are looking to be politicians some day. What better to show your constituents than to say you rid the world of a 9/11 conspirator?