New York City subway gunman Frank James receives 10 life sentences

ABCnews.go.com ^ | 10/5/2023 | Aaron Katersky and Bill Hutchinson

[mykroar]

Frank James will spend the rest of his life in prison after receiving 10 life sentences Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, one sentence for each victim of the April 2022 shooting aboard a subway car at rush hour.

"I alone am responsible for that attack," James said in court. "They in no way deserved to have what happened to them."

James opened fire on a Manhattan-bound N train in Brooklyn on the morning of April 12, 2022, injuring 10 people.

[mykroar]

No chance of death penalty in New York; probably the best outcome.

[Jim W N]

I think that’s more than his brother got so many years ago.

Actually I think his brother was executed, but not formally.

[dfwgator]

“How in the ___ do you do Triple Life? That mean if he die, and come back, he gotta go to penitentiary.”

“F___ Kindergarten, get your little ass in jail, you know what you did the last time you was here!”

-Richard Pryor

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Frank James, one of the James Brothers. Frank was the black sheep of the family.

[skr]

You can die just by getting on a subway train but not if you’re the one pulling the trigger. I guess big city conveniences have greater value than life itself for some.

[mykroar]

Some animals are more equal.

[Skwor]

So he will be out in 6 months then.

[Tennessee Nana]

Frank James brother of Jesse James ...

[Rummyfan]

Ten life sentences... I wonder if he’ll even do ten years?

[moovova]

He’ll be out in two life sentences.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“Keep your seat, TRASH!”

[Bounced2X]

James' attorney said his client did not receive the health care treatment he needed from the city.

What? That entire cesspool city is deranged. Health care? Make me laugh.

[gloryblaze]

I gather the theory is that all the victims’ families are treated equally. If a serial killer is merely tried for one case, then, even if he’s given a life sentence, the others may feel their loss is meaningless.

[No name given]

He should be hanging in the public square, not rotting in a prison cell!

[TheDon]

[Tell It Right]

Don't take this statement as a sign of remorse: "I alone am responsible for that attack," James said in court. "They in no way deserved to have what happened to them."

From the article, he also said this: James, 64, said his actions were an attempt at "shining the light on certain conditions in the city where I was raised."

[Uncle Miltie]

[vetvetdoug]

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

[jocon307]

oh my goodness, how bad is everything that I don’t even remember this?

Worse than I’ve realized, that’s for sure.

[pas]

That cat does have enough lives to survive this one.