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They should have left him to rot in jail

‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh released from prison

Notorious “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh — who abandoned his country to train with Osama bin Laden — has been released from an Indiana prison.

The 38-year-old from Northern California served 17 years of a 20-year sentence and was released early for good behavior, CNN reported.

https://nypost.com/2019/05/23/american-t...om-prison/
Him and Rob O’Neill - cage match.
(05-23-2019, 08:49 AM)The Drifter Wrote: [ -> ]They should have left him to rot in jail

‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh released from prison

Notorious “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh — who abandoned his country to train with Osama bin Laden — has been released from an Indiana prison.

The 38-year-old from Northern California served 17 years of a 20-year sentence and was released early for good behavior, CNN reported.

https://nypost.com/2019/05/23/american-t...om-prison/

Correction.  They should have executed him 17 years ago.
(05-23-2019, 08:49 AM)The Drifter Wrote: [ -> ]They should have left him to rot in jail

‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh released from prison

Notorious “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh — who abandoned his country to train with Osama bin Laden — has been released from an Indiana prison.

The 38-year-old from Northern California served 17 years of a 20-year sentence and was released early for good behavior, CNN reported.

https://nypost.com/2019/05/23/american-t...om-prison/

"Good behavior"? Good behavior?! The dude's a wannabe terrorist. On what planet does "good behavior" get someone like that out early?
He'd be safer in custody. This will work itself out.
Okay, just to play Devil's advocate, a lot of people think he should not be released because he still believes what he believed when he went in. But should we imprison people for their beliefs? And should we imprison people because we think they MIGHT commit a crime?
(05-24-2019, 09:05 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ]Okay, just to play Devil's advocate, a lot of people think he should not be released because he still believes what he believed when he went in.   But should we imprison people for their beliefs?   And should we imprison people because we think they MIGHT commit a crime?

He conspired to kill Americans, was complicit (at least) in an attack on Red Cross aid workers and published texts advocating violence against Americans worldwide. He also (allegedly) told a reporter not too terribly long ago that he would continue to support Islamic extremism after his release. Beliefs have nothing to do with it. His conduct should have resulted in a life sentence, and had the CIA not been dumb enough to torture a confession out of him, it would have. He's an ongoing threat to Americans. Not to America; America can handle itself. He conspired directly against Americans, and he's being released among us. That's the problem.
(05-24-2019, 09:05 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ]Okay, just to play Devil's advocate, a lot of people think he should not be released because he still believes what he believed when he went in.   But should we imprison people for their beliefs?   And should we imprison people because we think they MIGHT commit a crime?

This guy should've been shot.