[Vision2020] A nice speech for terrorist everywhere
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Remember Reid, the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his
shoe and tried to light it? His trial is over.
How much of the judge's comments did you hear on TV? Everyone should
hear what the judge had to say. Judge William Young U.S. District
Court Judge William Young made the following statement in sentencing
"shoe bomber" Richard Reid to prison. It is noteworthy, and deserves to
be remembered far longer than he predicts. I commend it to you and to
anyone you might wish to forward it to.
This is verbatim.
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 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 Trooper Santigo 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, 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 bear 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.
How much of this Judge's comments did you hear on our TV sets? Please
pass this around. Everyone needs to hear what the judge had to say
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<DIV><BR><BR><BR>Remember Reid, the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his<BR>shoe and tried to light it? His trial is over.<BR><BR>How much of the judge's comments did you hear on TV? Everyone should<BR>hear what the judge had to say. Judge William Young U.S. District<BR>Court Judge William Young made the following statement in sentencing<BR>"shoe bomber" Richard Reid to prison. It is noteworthy, and deserves to<BR>be remembered far longer than he predicts. I commend it to you and to<BR>anyone you might wish to forward it to.<BR>This is verbatim.<BR><BR>January 30, 2003 United States vs. Reid.<BR>Judge Young: Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court<BR>imposes upon you. On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life<BR>in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General. On<BR>counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on<BR>each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutive with the<BR>othe!
r. That's
80 years. On count 8 the Court sentences you to the<BR>mandatory 30 years consecutive to the 80 years just imposed. The Court<BR>imposes upon you each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 for the<BR>aggregate fine of $2 million. The Court accepts the government's<BR>recommendation with respect to restitution and orders restitution in the<BR>amount of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines. The<BR>Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment. The Court imposes<BR>upon you five years supervised release simply because the law requires<BR>it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I need go no<BR>further. This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It<BR>is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explain<BR>this to you.<BR><BR>We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We<BR>are Americans. We have been through the fire before. There is all too<BR>much war talk here. And I say th!
at to
everyone with the utmost respect.<BR>Here in this court, where we deal with individuals as individuals, and<BR>care for individuals as individuals, as human beings we reach out for<BR>justice, you are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are<BR>not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that<BR>reference, to call you a soldier gives you far too much stature. Whether<BR>it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does it,<BR>or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist. And we do not<BR>negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with terrorists. We do not<BR>sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring<BR>them to justice. So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a<BR>big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I know<BR>warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of multiple<BR>attempted murders. In a very real sense Trooper Santigo had it right<BR>when!
you
first were taken off that plane and into custody and you<BR>wondered where the press and where the TV crews were and he said you're<BR>no big deal. You're no big deal.<BR><BR>What your counsel, what your able counsel and what the equally able<BR>United States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly<BR>as I know how tried to grapple with, is why you did something so<BR>horrific. What was it that led you here to this courtroom today? I have<BR>listened respectfully to what you have to say. And I ask you to search<BR>your heart and ask yourself what sort of unfathomable hate led you to do<BR>what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of doing. And I have an<BR>answer for you. It may not satisfy you. But as I search this entire<BR>record it comes as close to understanding as I know.<BR><BR>It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate<BR>our freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom - to live as<BR>we choose, to come and !
go as we
choose, to believe or not believe as we<BR>individually choose.<BR><BR>Here, in this society, the very winds carry freedom. They carry it<BR>everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual<BR>freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful courtroom. So that<BR>everyone can see, truly see that justice is administered fairly,<BR>individually, and discretely.<BR>It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously on<BR>your behalf and have filed appeals, will go on in their, their<BR>representation of you before other judges. We are about it. Because we<BR>all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our own<BR>liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we will bear any<BR>burden, pay any price, to preserve our freedoms. Look around this<BR>courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to long remember what<BR>you or I say here. Day after tomorrow it will be forgotten. But this,<BR>however, will long!
endure.
Here in this courtroom<BR>and courtrooms all across America, the American people will gather to<BR>see that justice, individual justice, justice, not war, individual<BR>justice is in fact being done.<BR><BR>The very President of the United States through his officers will have<BR>to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters<BR>can be judged, and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that<BR>evidence democratically, to mold and shape and refine our sense of<BR>justice.<BR>See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of<BR>America. That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That<BR>flag stands for freedom. You know it always will.<BR>Mr. Custody Officer. Stand him down.<BR><BR><BR>How much of this Judge's comments did you hear on our TV sets? Please<BR>pass this around. Everyone needs to hear what the judge had to say</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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