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Shoe Bomber Sues Over Jail Conditions - REID WANTS BETTER DEAL
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| August 20, 2004
Posted on 08/21/2004 8:11:34 AM PDT by traumer
British shoe bomber Richard Reid is suing US prison authorities over his harsh prison conditions.
The Londoner is being helid in a maximum security jail in Colorado for attempting to blow up an American Airlines flight in December 2001.
But he has appealed to a judge to be allowed the "same rights and privileges as other inmates" at the prison.
Reid is trying to end his isolation and lack of access to Arabic-language religious books.
In May, prison authorities told the inmate he had been placed on special administrative measures.
These restricted his access to letters, the media, telephone and visitors.
A federal prison official told him it was because "there is a substantial risk that your communications or contacts with persons could result in death or serious bodily injury."
In his case, Reid, 31, said his cell had a window but he could not see out of it.
He was given a life sentence for attempting to use explosives in his shoe to blow up a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: richardreid; shoebomber; timemag; timemagazine
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:11:34 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
Haha, what a loser.
Admax is not fun, and I'm sure he's not too happy there.
Very little stimulation, if any, is allowed.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:12:56 AM PDT
by
Guillermo
("If you don't like what somone's saying about you, sue them" John Kerry)
To: traumer
In his case, Reid, 31, said his cell had a window but he could not see out of it.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:13:40 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: traumer
Give him back the original deal ... put his sneakers back on him and stake him out in a field out of blast range from the rest of humanity. Give him a Kerry ZippoTM lighter and let him try for the 72 virgins behind door number two. Happy landings.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:14:51 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(When it came to Intelligence, Kerry was absent)
To: traumer
Tell him we'll give him what he asks: but only if he wears women's panties on his head. That'll create a dilemma for him.
To: traumer
Strap him in a electric chair and then he won't worry about conditions except for the heat.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:15:52 AM PDT
by
Piquaboy
To: traumer
"Reid, 31, said his cell had a window but he could not see out of it... "
Perhaps something like this ?
7
posted on
08/21/2004 8:16:56 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
I think they should fry this guy just for having caused the inconvience of having to remove my shoes in every airport in America.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:18:09 AM PDT
by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: dead
To: traumer
It's stories like this that truly tug at your heart..how can we be so mean to a guy who's only crime was wanting to blow up innocent men, women and children who never did anything wrong to him? I mean, come on, we all make mistakes in life..
To: traumer
Why hasn't this guy had an "accident" yet?
Seriously.
To: dead
To: traumer
A federal prison official told him it was because "there is a substantial risk that your communications or contacts with persons could result in death or serious bodily injury."Well, if the shoe fits.....
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:21:16 AM PDT
by
EGPWS
To: BerniesFriend
Isn't he a minority? Paging the ACLU ...
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:21:23 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
Hang him like he deserves. Better deal all around.
15
posted on
08/21/2004 8:21:42 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(antidisestablishment libertarian)
To: traumer
Introduce him to a cellmate who`s into the "ass bomb".
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:21:54 AM PDT
by
Imaverygooddriver
(Never forget: "We will take things away from you for the benefit of the common good"-Hitlery Rodham)
To: traumer
He may need a cell-mate...
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:22:20 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
At the same time, a British jail warden is apologizing for offering pork on the MENU to jailed muslim terrorists.
To: traumer
Put him in one of these.
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:32:16 AM PDT
by
kennedy
To: NonValueAdded
Give him a Kerry ZippoTM lighter and let him try for the 72 "virgins behind door number two."
Speaking of "ZippoTM"
Did I read somewhere that "Zippo" is Kerry's Secret Service name?
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posted on
08/21/2004 8:32:51 AM PDT
by
Highway55
("You're either on the bus, or off the bus.")
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