Comments on: Germany releases terrorist who murdered an American Navy diver http://www.federalistjournal.com/fedblog/?p=2641 A weblog from the editors of American Federalist Journal Mon, 03 May 2010 08:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Walt D http://www.federalistjournal.com/fedblog/?p=2641&cpage=1#comment-8876 Walt D Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:20:15 +0000 http://www.federalistjournal.com/fedblog/?p=2641#comment-8876 This action sends a powerful message to potential terrorists that if convicted of terrorism in any country besides U.S. you can almost expect to be released in due time, as a life sentence does not really mean a lifetime in prison. Even our justice system allows the release of convicted terrorists. In 1954, four terrorists members of the FALN stormed the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five congressmen. They were granted clemency by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. In the days before he left office, former President Bill Clinton pardoned sixteen members of the FALN organization. These men belonged to a Puerto Rican freedom terrorist group, which was responsible for planting over 130 bombs in public places in the U.S. They killed six people and injured seventy. Therefore, a potential terrorist need not fear of a real life sentence. But they may give second thoughts if the death sent ace would be passed. There is no release from death. This action sends a powerful message to potential terrorists that if convicted of terrorism in any country besides U.S. you can almost expect to be released in due time, as a life sentence does not really mean a lifetime in prison.

Even our justice system allows the release of convicted terrorists.

In 1954, four terrorists members of the FALN stormed the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five congressmen. They were granted clemency by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.

In the days before he left office, former President Bill Clinton pardoned sixteen members of the FALN organization. These men belonged to a Puerto Rican freedom terrorist group, which was responsible for planting over 130 bombs in public places in the U.S. They killed six people and injured seventy.

Therefore, a potential terrorist need not fear of a real life sentence. But they may give second thoughts if the death sent ace would be passed. There is no release from death.

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