The founder of a prison-based terrorist group that targeted the U.S. government and supporters of Israel was sentenced Friday to 16 years in federal prison.
Kevin James, 32, who founded Jam’iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh, or JIS, pleaded guilty in 2007 of plotting “to levy war against the United States through terrorism.”
This is another half hearted attempt at appeasement. I am sure the letter to the Judge was heart wrenching, as it dawned upon him a great part of his adult life was to be lived behind bars, one must question what remorse was shown when he was free, did he contact authorities and alert them to his intention, I think not!
There has to be a mandatory 50 year or life without parole (with the option of solitary confinement for cases deemed to be very extreme or potentially dangerous for the prison population) for any terrorist related crimes. Then and only then will people begin to realize the severity of their actions.
Furthermore any persons sponsored into the USA by the offender have to be removed and deported as it is illogical a convicted terrorist can act as a character witness for anybody.
Some would say this is harsh, yes it is, so is the crime and pain caused on innocents, there is a school of thought that would indicate mandatory death sentences for convicted terrorists, now there is a thought….