I don’t know. He didn’t have to say it, and maybe he really is sorry. I don’t see that saying this would have gained him anything.
“He didn’t have to say it, and maybe he really is sorry”.
...Gee. Suddenly I feel for him.~sarc
I’ve known many Muslims. They can be, on an emotional level, sincerely sorry for having done something horrid. But deep down they know it was right, because their Prophet Muhammed would have approved and they are sure of being a good Muslim.
These are the only people on Earth who are capable of truly believing two contradictory facts at the same time.
I truly do not understand how anyone can live such a schizophrenic way of life.
” I don’t see that saying this would have gained him anything.”
He’s avoiding the death penalty & trying to get paroled as soon as possible.
He said it while not under oath. In other words, a free pass to lie (not that he needed such a pass, as muslims are allowed to lie).
What did he gain from saying this? Much. He offered the “I'm sorry” tripe as an attempt to beguile others, possibly you, into thinking he might be repenting. His unsworn statement is simply to generate sympathy, to mitigate his guilt, thereby lessening his punishment.