That, or he's hoping the ACLU, NAACP, Nation of Islam, etc will come running to his side. He might well be a wannabe martyr.
"he's hoping the ACLU, NAACP, Nation of Islam, etc will come running to his side"
That would be my guess.... not to say a savage murderer may not suddenly "get religion" when faced with what he's done, but I suspect this has a lot to do with his upcoming trial.... he'll now be the persecuted martyr of Muslim manhood.