Seeking A Verdict

Moussaui is supposed to be sentenced this morning in...is it Mississippi or Missouri?. I still don't quite understand who thought it was a good idea to make the death penalty an option for a man who, whether he intended to or not, never actually killed anyone. I feel like any sense of mercy our country might have has been thrown to the wayside in exchange for a sense of vengeance which cannot be taken out on the real criminals who committed suicide in the process. 9/11 was a horrible tragedy, and I, as much as any one else in this country, was severely affected, but that doesn't mean that we are going to feel any better by killing someone who knew about the terrorism plans ahead of time. If it was anyone else, they would be tried as an accomplice to murder which never warrants the death penalty.

Sidenote: The only reason this man is openly coming clean with everything is that under the strict sect of Islam which he follows the greatest glory in life is death as a martyr for one's faith. Since he couldn't participate in 9/11 and wants to die as a martyr, it is not punishment to kill him. To this man, death is a reward for his trials.