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Originally Posted by Bill C
And sent on a holiday on appeal
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They will find any reason they can to explain what he did. This will then give them the excuse to reduce the sentence on the grounds of what ever lame excuse they come up with.
Things like
He was abused as a child
he was affected by TV
he was taking drugs and not in control of his actions
he was poor and needed to keep up with the jones's
A excuse will be found to explain away what he did. Might not be now but history has a habit of changing to suit the political party of the day  |
I think it's safe to say that this is a trial that will not reduce any sentence that is passed down. Bearing in mind there is the potential for the death penalty, how do you reduce that? Just shoot him a little bit?
I personally believe that the best he can hope for is life imprisonment - taking into account that, while this is taking place under Iraqi law, there will also be pressure from various international bodies, so a fair trial will, hopefully, end with a fair outcome.