Sniper's siblings describe violent upbringing We were raised like animals'

CNN ^ | Tuesday, February 10, 2004

[cateizgr8]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Three siblings of convicted sniper John Muhammad said he was regularly and severely beaten as a child by several relatives, including an uncle who beat another child to death at a Louisiana reform school.

"Our life was pure hell," said Aurolyn Marie Williams, one of Muhammad's sisters. "We just got beat. I wouldn't wish the life I had ... on my worst enemy." She said all six Williams children were beaten with electrical cords, switches, hose pipe and by hands.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Sounds like the perfect islamist childhood.

[American_Centurion]

Well then I guess that's as good an excuse as any for being a mass murderer.

See me personally Mr. Muhammad and I will take care of everything.

[Old Grumpy]

That old excuse! I suppose that makes it all right to murder people. You'd think his attorney would be more creative, as that excuse is starting to wear a little thin.

[cateizgr8]

You notice his siblings who all had the same upbringing didn't go on a killing spree.

[Catspaw]

I'm trying very hard to squeeze out a tear.....wait--I can't.

[CJ Wolf]

"Another relative once forced Muhammad "to place his hand on the spark plug of a lawnmower" and pulled the cord. "It would shock the sh-- out of him, and they would just laugh in the yard," Edward Williams said. "

That old joke, ha, hey have you ever seen a match burn twice? wanna? Fry the bastard.

[theDentist]

Well then, a nice hemp rope will put an end to all his "suffering".

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I have no doubt this is all true, but the purpose of capital punishment is to protect future victims from people like Mr. Mohammed.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You notice his siblings who all had the same upbringing didn't go on a killing spree.

We don't know that for sure.

[Gigantor]

Awww. He was either beaten too much as a child, or not enough as an adult.

Kill him anyway.

Next!

[livius]

Oh, that's okay, then. It's his mother's fault for dying. No - it's his uncle's fault. No, wait, it's his wife's fault...

[American_Centurion]

I guess that's only because they didn't own an "assault weapon", if you really look hard (eyes closed tight) you can see it is a combination of upbringing and the fact that Muhammad had a gun.

[Naspino]

If his upbringing is to fault then shouldn't we pre-emptively arrest his siblings?

[Luis Gonzalez]

"She said all six Williams children were beaten with electrical cords, switches, hose pipe and by hands."

That's sad.

On the upside, we can help him bring closure to those horrible memories.

Throw the switch, it's the humane thing to do.

[xsrdx]

"We didn't know anything but beatings," said Bessie Williams, Muhammad's oldest sibling. "We were raised like animals."

To quote Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive - "I - Don't - Care.".

[Luis Gonzalez]

"If his upbringing is to fault then shouldn't we pre-emptively arrest his siblings?"

[xsrdx]

"I-Don't-Care"

At least WRT to JLM - obviously horrible for his siblings, and sad, but in no way does it excuse JLM's actions.

[moonman]

So I am to now believe that because of all those beatings by relatives, he switched to the 'religion of peace' to kill unknown innocent people at random?

[cateizgr8]

I would say not enough as an adult!