The attempted bombing has earned Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber, a life sentence in jail. The criminal prosecution did not make any deals and he pled guilty. His conviction is without the possibility of parole. Shahzad attempted to set off a crude explosive in Times Square. There was a Times Square evacuation when authorities were alerted to the car the device was in. Street vendors alerted police. The system was not made properly. Shahzad was arrested soon after. He was affiliated with a Pakistan based Taliban organization.
Times Square bomber is stuck for life
An SUV with explosives in it was what Faisal Shahzad tried to leave in Times Square so it’d explode. He was arrested quite soon after his Times Square bomb did not really work. He entered a plea of guilty for the crime in June, based on CNN. He committed 10 crimes and was found guilty for all. 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. He has been called the Times Square bomber leaving him in prison until he dies. He said that America would be defeated soon. He also said that The United States was bound to lose its land soon. This would be because Islam adherents would make it happen.
Pakistani Taliban talked to Shahzad
The Taliban in Pakistan spoke to Shahzad regularly. The jihadist group, called Tehrik-e-Taliban, also funded his bomb operation, based on Reuters. He has a family. This family was moved from Connecticut to Pakistan for him. Shahzad was going to do many attacks. He prepared to keep attacking with each successful bomb. He said that his intention was to kill up to 40 individuals or more. Just a couple weeks after the first, his second plot would have been done. He was stopped at the LuGuardia airport trying to escape Dubai after his New York terror plot didn’t work.
Life conviction requested by criminal prosecution
The criminal prosecution asked for life. That’s the sentence the prosecution wanted. Life in prison was enough of a threat the prosecution thought it would stop others. That is the sentence 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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