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Van Gogh suspect confesses guilt
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| jesteraver |
"The man charged with the murder of the controversial Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh has confessed to the killing at his trial in Amsterdam.
Mohammed Bouyeri, 27, said he acted out of his religious beliefs and that he would do "exactly the same" if he were ever set free.
Prosecutors say Mr Bouyeri killed Mr Van Gogh in a ritualistic murder committed in the name of radical Islam.
The November 2004 murder shocked the Netherlands and raised ethnic tensions.
Mr Bouyeri, who has dual Dutch-Moroccan nationality, could face a life sentence if he is convicted.
"I take complete responsibility for my actions. I acted purely in the name of my religion," he told the court in Amsterdam.
"I can assure you that one day, should I be set free, I would do exactly the same, exactly the same," he added.
His lawyer told the court on Monday there would be no defence case put forward by Mr Bouyeri or on his behalf.
'Martyr' hopes
Mr Bouyeri is accused of shooting and stabbing Mr Van Gogh to death as he cycled along an Amsterdam street.
A note stuck to his body with a knife threatened the Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who wrote the script for Mr van Gogh's film Submission, about violence against women in Islamic society.
Mr Bouyeri was arrested following a shoot-out with police just minutes after Mr Van Gogh's killing.
The prosecution said Mr Bouyeri had hoped to die a "martyr" at the hands of the police.
The murder sparked a wave of revenge attacks on mosques and counter-attacks against Christian churches in the Netherlands." (Courtesy of BBC News)
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| starsearcher |
| good...put him in jail for life...enough freaks in the world...i'm so sick of it already :mad: |
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| fastmp3 |
| ya we're sick of it |
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| Falcon-X |
| Well then I hope he never does come out. Prison is supposed to rehabilitate and teach a lesson so that when they come out they wont do these things again... obviously this man dosent think that way. So keep him in there or just shoot him since thats what he wants. |
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| fastmp3 |
| they will release him just like homolka :stongue: |
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| Falcon-X |
| Well at least homolka didnt say she would kill other people. altough you have to admire this guys honesty hes a good guy after all, let him out :whip: |
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| starsearcher |
| The only thing you CAN do is put him in prison for life...that way you are taking away from him what he really wants - die a martyr (a whole other retarded topic I don't want to get into)...unfortunately Western society with all our "being nice" laws as I call them, doesn't allow us to abuse these people which is what we should be doing with them. THAT would be a real punishment...not sitting in a small confined area for the rest of your life :mad: |
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| fastmp3 |
| IMO life-time prison is more punishing than dead sentence |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
IMO life-time prison is more punishing than dead sentence |
Depends what prison...some prisons are not such a bad place at all...although overall I would agree with you in most cases. |
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| fastmp3 |
at the end prison is prison
you might watch tv or get access to internet, it's still prison : you can't go out |
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| Falcon-X |
| Well I still dont understand why we dont make them work in the prison to pay their food and their bed at night. Instead of just paying evertything for them :whip: |
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| fastmp3 |
they work i think (as cooks, cleaning bed sheets and crap like that, etc ...)
some of them study and get degrees :eek: |
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