Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber, has been sentenced for life. He pled guilty without asking for some slack from the criminal prosecution. He will never be eligible for parole. Times Square was where he attempted to set off an explosive device. Shahzad parked an SUV and left, and police defused the machine after being tipped off and carrying out a Times Square evacuation. The machine was not made properly. Shahzad was arrested soon after. He is a Pakistani by birth. He is affiliated with a Pakistan depending branch of the Taliban.
Times Square bomber gets life
Faisal Shahzad attempted to leave an explosive-laden SUV at Times Square. He was arrested fairly soon after his Times Square bomb did not actually work. He entered a plea of guilty for the crime in June, according to Cable News Network. He was found guilty of 10 different crimes. Life in prison was the sentence the judge came up with. Not only that, but he’d never be able to apply for parole with the sentence. The Times Square bomber, as he has been dubbed, was defiant within the face of incarceration for the rest of his life. He pledged that a defeat of The United States was imminent. He also said that America was bound to lose its land soon. This would be because Islam adherents would make it happen.
Correspondence occurred between Shahzad and the Taliban in Pakistan
Shahzad claims he spoke with the Taliban group in Pakistan. This evidently took place often. Reuters explains that his bomb operation got funds from Tehrik-e-Taliban which is a jihadist group. He has a family. This family was moved from Connecticut to Pakistan for him. If Shahzad had been successful in his attack, he was preparing on doing an additional one. He prepared on killing over 40 people. He was planning on a second plot. This would have only been a couple of weeks after the first occurred. He was stopped at the LuGuardia airport trying to escape Dubai after his New York terror plot didn’t work.
Criminal prosecution requested life
The prosecution asked for life. That’s the sentence the prosecution wanted. Life in jail was enough of a threat that the criminal prosecution thought it would stop others. That is the conviction he ended up getting.
Citations
CNN
edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/05/new.york.terror.plot/?hpt=T1
Reuters
reuters.com/article/idUSN0517486220101005
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