The Washington Sniper

Seven years after he and his teenage sidekick terrorised the Washington area with a three-week killing spree using a high-powered rifle, John Allen Muhammad — the “Beltway sniper” — is due to be executed tonight by lethal injection.Unbelievably his appeals reached the supreme court, this maniac should have been denied the right of appeal,  Muhammad and his teenage sidekick drilled a hole in the boot of their car and while one drove the other lay in the back looking for targets to shoot at. Victims were randomly selected though they did favour shooting at people in petrol stations as they filled their cars, presumably because they were stationary and made for easier shots.

The terror this caused in and around the Washington area was immeasurable,  made worse because of the unique nature of the crime, bearing in mind also that this was not long after 9/11 with America still reeling from that horror.

He should not have been allowed 7 years, He should have been put to death immediately he was convicted, 10 people lost their lives in that killing spree and if they hadn’t have been caught that number would have grown there was no indication that they had finished.

When arrested he claimed Jihad (holy war) then changed his story to say he was trying to win his ex wife back, surely flowers and chocolates would have been more appropriate.

Under Virginia law, an inmate is allowed to choose the method by which he or she will be put to death -- either lethal injection or the electric chair. Because Muhammad declined to select a method, by law he will receive a lethal injection. I would prefer to see him beheaded an injection is to easy.

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