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| Illinois 'yout' gets 3 years for bid to join Islamic State |
| 2016-11-19 |
| Mohammed Hamzah Khan had just been sentenced to a little more than three years in prison Friday for trying to fly overseas to join the Islamic State terrorism group when the judge told him to pay close attention to the way he'd just been treated under U.S. law. Though Khan had faced up to 15 years behind bars, he'd instead been given a remarkable second chance, U.S. District Judge John Tharp said. He was afforded his right to counsel, his family and friends were allowed to support him in court and federal authorities had agreed to provide resources for years to come to get his life back on track. It was the opposite of what he would have faced under Islamic State's brand of justice, Tharp said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 I didn't know Illinois gets to issue its own passports... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2016-11-19 15:48 |
| #2 with good behavior he'd be eligible for release in August when he plans to enroll in college. With a full ride scholarship I'm sure. He looks more like a colonist. I wonder if we should revert to the less PC term of INVADER. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-11-19 13:46 |
| #1 The picture doesn't look like what I would call a man from Illinois. He looks more like a colonist. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-11-19 02:44 |