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closeupready

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1. Life behind bars, and ...

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:04 AM

Aug 2016

I just hope one day when he reflects back on his life from the inside of a cage, it occurs to him that murdering two complete strangers was not worth throwing a bit less than 2/3 of his remaining life away, in addition to potentially casting his family in a bad light.

No more sunsets at the beach, no more hitting McDonald's at 12 midnight just because you've got a hankering for a Big Mac, no more films with your kids at the cinema, no more Christmas with the family.

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New York man in court charged with murdering Muslim cleric, assistant [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 OP

Life behind bars, and ... closeupready Aug 2016 #1

The article says his motivation remains unknown. NaturalHigh Aug 2016 #2

Turf struggle, perhaps. Igel Aug 2016 #3