Here is a rare and refreshing instance in which lawyerly attempts to aid a jihadi in escaping the consequences of his actions backfires, and results in justice being more, not less, properly served. It was bad enough that Wright’s fellow would-be jihad murderer, Nicholas Rovinski, was recently granted a “compassionate release.” As always, there is no compassion for the intended victim. It is hard not to wonder if Rovinski would have been freed if his intended victim had been some iconic figure on the Left, such as Linda Sarsour, rather than a fighter for freedom, Pamela Geller. I rather suspect not. And so I was fully prepared, as Wright was about to be resentenced, for him to be freed as well, or at least have his sentence sharply reduced. But in this case, a pleasant surprise.
“Man gets 30 years in 2nd sentencing for beheading plot,” Associated Press, September 28, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
BOSTON (AP) – A man convicted of leading a plot to behead blogger Pamela Geller on behalf of the Islamic State group will serve even longer behind bars after he was sentenced for a second time Monday and ordered to 30 years in prison.
David Daoud Wright was originally sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2017 but was ordered to be sentenced again by a different Boston federal court judge after an appeals court last year overturned one of his convictions. Wright remains convicted of conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries and other crimes.
Wright, who´s from Everett, just north of Boston, has already served about five years for conspiring to kill Geller, who organized a 2015 Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest that year in Garland, Texas, that ended in gunfire, with two Muslim gunmen shot to death by police. The beheading plot against Geller was never carried out.
Days later, Wright´s uncle, Ussamah Rahim, told Wright in a phone call that he couldn´t wait to attack Geller and decided instead to go after “those boys in blue.” Hours later, Rahim was approached by officers in a Boston parking lot and was fatally shot after he pulled out a knife and moved toward them, officials say.
Prosecutors had once again urged the judge to send Wright away for life, calling him in court documents “extremely dangerous” and “a serious threat to the United States.”
Wright’s lawyers had asked for a sentence of 14 years. They argued in their brief to the judge that, among other things, the coronavirus pandemic puts his life at risk behind bars. They said Wright “continues to renounce ISIS and radicalism” and “seeks to educate others about the destructiveness of radicalism.”…
Wright took the stand at his trial and insisted he never really wanted to hurt anyone. He told jurors that he didn´t actually support the terror group and said his conversations about violence were just “trash talk” fueled by a desperate desire for attention.
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year tossed his conviction of the charge of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization….
Kola says
Praise God!!
Thanks for sharing.
Love you God bless you.
Our. Lord reigns.
Jesus is Lord
mortimer says
Why is it that so many Muslims see cops as the enemies of Islam?
While officials of the Mohammedanism do not oppose police per se, they are generally more suspicious and encourage passive resistance. However, there is NO OTHER RELIGION with so many of its more serious adherents calling for attacks on police!
Islam believes that its members have a right to break the law if it impedes the punishment of blasphemers.
The dirty kufaar all ‘have it coming to them’ merely because they exist.
mortimer says
30 years hard time for the ‘religion of peace’! Thanks, your honor.
Cheryl Lefever says
there is a Marxist/Communist/Jihadi alliance at work in this country. The defund the police movement is part and parcel to the “communist revolution” that very well may explode in the near future. Communists hate the police, and blame them for everything from the “unfair” killing of African Americans to all kinds of social injustices…..virtually making the perpertrators of crimes the victims They are not rational, and yes they are strange bedfellows with the jihadis and every other American hating groups out there. It goes that deep.
gravenimage says
Mortimer wrote:
Why is it that so many Muslims see cops as the enemies of Islam?
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Because even the most Isamo-pandering police department will act to protect Infidels from violent Jihad, and all pious Muslims *hate* this.
Seth says
Rare indeed, a faint glimmer of light in the enveloping gloom.
Sylvia Drummond says
May Pamela Geller thrive and prosper. A very brave lady
gravenimage says
Hear, hear, Sylvia!
maria says
Yes she is the bravest lady and I am very grateful for her fight against the evil
Boycott Turkey says
Great News I hope he rots
Martin Slann says
What pleasant news to begin the weekend.
Michael Copeland says
The report says the Garland attackers were shot “by police”.
In fact they were shot by private security hired by Geller and Spencer.
gravenimage says
True, Michael. I believe at least one of them was an off-duty police officer, but that is still a very different matter. My understanding is that local police–and the FBI–refused to take this threat very seriously.
James Lincoln says
gravenimage,
Yes, but it was even worse than that.
The FBI *clearly knew* that the threat was coming but did not pre-position a full team to stop the jihadis. They were eventually stopped by a private security team hired by Spencer and Geller.
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/05/suspicious-fbi-role-in-garland-jihad-attack-is-major-fbi-scandal-on-comeys-watch
peter says
Please keep posting some positive news like this one in our fight against jihad ,lest the people give up hope !Thanks
livingengine says
CAIR and the Sarsour Scam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49A37ZQu-5c
BigAl7769 says
I love in the Boston suburbs and never heard about this.
Keith O says
About time we had some good news.
I’m just surprised this fine example of humanity wasn’t released with an apology and a cash settlement.
Peter WF says
Excellent appeal. I love the outcome.
Can’t help bad (or good) luck.
gravenimage says
Boston: Muslim who plotted to behead Pamela Geller gets one of his convictions overturned, gets even longer sentence
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A surprising bit of good news.
Chrissie01 says
I love it. I often observed how Merkel’s darling guests, receiving legal aid for every screXXX misdemeanor they’re accused of at thetaxpayer’s expense, randomly protest any court ruling (because it costs them nothing). The judge explains in no uncertain words at the beginning that a new proceeding anuls the previous one, implying that punishments may vary for better or for worse. And then sometimes they get more than what they got before.
Their faces are a sight to see…then.