A judge speaks his mind

Boston Herald ^ | 2/01/03 | A Boston Herald editorial

[kattracks]

Federal Judge William Young, thank you.<!ENDSUMM!>

The life sentence imposed on Richard Reid, terrorist and would-be killer of 197 passengers and crew on an American Airlines transatlantic flight, was expected yesterday in the federal judge's courtroom. Reid's disgusting anti-American tirade and religious justifications were also no surprise.

But unexpectedly, the well-respected, soft-spoken Young strongly rebuked Reid's claim to being engaged in a war with our country, and gave voice to all Americans' determination to bring terrorism to its knees.

``You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. We are not afraid of you or any of your terrorist co-conspirators. We are Americans, we have been through the fire before,'' Young said.

And of a terrorist's fate, Young added, ``We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice.''

A flight attendant, Cristina Jones, who helped subdue Reid as he was trying to light a bomb hidden in his shoe spoke of the lost innocence of her 8-year-old son who feared for his mother's safety after Sept. 11 and was further traumatized by the Reid episode. Another crew member said she could still picture the fear in the faces of passengers, including 20 children, who witnessed Reid's aborted attempt to kill them.

Children's lost innocence cannot be regained, but Young gave them - and us - a gift in its place by affirming the power of courage and decency and freedom in the face of terrorism's evil.

[SamAdams76]

It has been a good week in Massachusetts for the judicial system. Not only did Judge Young give the scumbag Reid a much deserved tongue-lashing before the germ was carted off to prison for the rest of his life (hopefully a short-lived one), but a disciplinary board recommended that Judge Lopez be removed from the bench. Lopez is the one who a year ago gave a transvestite sex-abuser a light sentence while giving the victim's family and prosecutor a tongue-lashing for wanting the transvestite to get some jail time. This transvestite kidnapped a young boy and attempted to have the young boy perform oral sex upon him (while dressed as a girl) in a parking lot.

Both Lopez and Reid are deserving of our highest contempt.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

`You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. We are not afraid of you or any of your terrorist co-conspirators. We are Americans, we have been through the fire before,' Young said. - Well that's Young off the DNC Christmas card list!

[PokeyJoe]

Anybody up for sending Rieds cellmate some KY Jelly?

[kattracks]

I don't think he was on the list. He was appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan.

[Diogenesis]

========= 2003 FR Judicial Watch in the USA =========

HEROES DEFEND THE USA AND CONSTITUTION
ZEROES HELP THE ENEMIES OF THE US MORE THAN DRIVERS OF SUVs

HERO
Chief Judge William Young, First Circuit: "We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid ...
"You’re a big fellow. But you’re not that big. You’re no warrior. I know warriors....
You are a terrorist, a species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders."
To call you a soldier gives you far too much stature. You are a terrorist, and we do not negotiate with terrorists.
We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice. ...
"See that flag, Mr. Reid? That is the flag of the United States of America That flag will fly there long after this is long forgotten."

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HEROES
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the status of 22-year-old Yaser Esam Hamdi
as a citizen did not change the fact he was captured in Afghanistan while fighting with Taliban and al-Qaida terrorists.

HERO
Judge John Bates ruled lawmakers lacked standing to bring the case to stop withdrawal
from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty because it is a political matter, not judicial.<>

HEROES:
The U.S. Supreme Court ending misuse of public funds
and a coup by Mary Frances Berry (D, US Commission of Civil Rights).

HEROES:
Judges Guy Jr., Leavy, Silberman - Expanded wiretap guidelines do not violate the Constitution

HEROES:
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - Court blocks legal challenge to detention of Afghan war prisoners

HEROES:
Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant Interior secretary and those who reversed
the Clinton administration's decision to deny approval of a power source
obtained from tapping into hot water beneath the surface of the Medicine Lake caldera,
a 6-mile-by-4-mile remnant of a collapsed volcano in the Modoc National Forest.
48-megawatts will now be produced.

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ZEROES HELP THE ENEMIES OF THE US MORE THAN DRIVERS OF SUVs

ZERO:
In Los Angeles, US District Judge Robert Takasugi of Los Angeles issued a preliminary
injunction blocking enforcement of the US citizenship requirement for airport guards.

ZEROES:
In Washington, US Federal Circuit Appellate Judges Clevenger, Friedman and Prost
turn an Appeal proving throttling of the US Constitution and USA energy security.by the US Patent Office.
The Court dumbly and inaccurately purported that measuring energy output has "no utility" for the USA
even as the USA is at War and needs energy sources.
To cover it up, Amicus Curiae were gagged who would have testified that the Patent Office misquoted them.
[Meanwhile, the US Patent Office under Q. Todd Dickenson issued patents using
astrology to predict lottery numbers, claiming they have unique "operability" and "utility"]

ZEROES:
In San Francisco, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says in Silviera v. Lockyer,
that "the Second Amendment does not confer an individual right to own or possess arms."

[logic101.net]

Why would you want to make it go in easier for him (Ried)? What we should send his cell mate is a paper bag; the guy is UGLY!

I just wish that the death penalty was an option here.

MARK A SITY
http://www.logic101.net/

[marktwain]

These are excellent. I much appreciate your diligence!

[apackof2]

ZEROES:
In San Francisco, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says in Silviera v. Lockyer, that "the Second Amendment does not confer an individual right to own or possess arms."

Of course not, that's why its not included in the Bill of Rights, right? (/sarcasm)

[aristeides]

Well, Judge Reinhardt did delete the references to Bellesiles from his opinion in Silveira v. Lockyer the other day.

[CurlyDave]

Well, Judge Reinhardt did delete the references to Bellesiles from his opinion in Silveira v. Lockyer the other day.

That is actually a bad thing, IMHO. Proof that the judge (will not give him a capital J) relied on an erroneous and fraudulent source in formulating his decision would be an excellent argument for reversal.

[facedown]

``You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. We are not afraid of you or any of your terrorist co-conspirators. We are Americans, we have been through the fire before,'' Young said.

BUMP!

[squibs]

only if you add some sand to it. Har - Har

[Constitutional Patriot]

"Anybody up for sending Rieds cellmate some KY Jelly?"

What?!!? And make it easier on Ried??!?!

[squibs]

NO!!!
I wont.
but this idiots reasoning isnt the reason why not , It's
because of your own pet peave not to.