When Aziz Sayyed is released, which will be in less than fifteen years, will he become a loyal, productive citizen? Possibly. But nothing will be done while he is in prison to try to ensure that. Instead, the ideology that landed him in prison in the first place will be reinforced, and anyone who objects will be called “Islamophobic.”
“Alabama college student sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for ISIS bombing plot,” by Ashley Remkus, AL.com, June 20, 2018:
Aziz Sayyed, a former Alabama college student, was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for gathering bomb-making materials and planning to blow up a police building on behalf of the Islamic State group.
Sayyed, 23, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal crime of attempting to provide material support or resources to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
“I’m sorry about the path I’ve taken,” Sayyed told U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon at today’s sentencing. “I don’t know what else to say, your honor.”
Federal prosecutors said Sayyed in 2017 met with a Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent, who he thought was a member of ISIS, and expressed his desire to assist the terrorist organization….