'Jihad Jane' gets 10-year term

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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

The Montgomery County woman who supported violent jihadists under the online screen name "Jihad Jane" was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday.

U.S. District Court Judge Petrese B. Tucker described acts undertaken by Colleen LaRose - including plotting the assassination in 2009 of a Danish cartoonist who had offended some Muslims - as "gravely serious."

But Tucker declined to impose a multi-decade sentence sought by prosecutors.

Pleading for clemency, LaRose, wearing a dark headscarf and green prison jumpsuit, said she remained committed to Islam but has since rejected violent jihad.

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Allentown Morning Call: Jihad Jane sentenced to 10 years in terrorism plot

[burnsei sensei]

1. I hope she'll be okay.

She deserves a few prayers, I think.

[closeupready]

2. That's about right, along with mental health counseling.

She seemed mentally ill even BEFORE the trial; after learning about her background, I'm of the firm opinion that she definitely needs counseling of some sort to work out all that she's gone through.

[MADem]

3. She had a messed up life, but conspiracy to commit murder isn't a minor misdemeanor. nt

[demosincebirth]

4. We chose what we to in life. She's 3X7, and she's lucky she only got ten yeas.

[MADem]

5. She had a REALLY messed up life. From childhood she was abused.

I think the fact that she had a messed up life worked in her favor, plus, she provided assistance to law enforcement after her arrest.

It's an appropriate sentence.