Moussaoui has expressed his intention to plead guilty to conspiring with Al-Qaeda. FoxNews says that he is simply waiting for the judge to determine whether he is mentally fit to enter his plea. This is the second time he has tried to plea guilty. He also tried to enter a plea in 2002, but he withdrew his plea a week later. This time his lawyers are asking the judge to ignore his request.

It seems that lawyers have this idea that they need to make sure every defendant gets away with as much as he can. I do not see why that is healthy. Certainly if a person thinks his innocent, he should be able to do whatever he can rightly do. On the other hand, if a person knows they are guilty and wants to atone for their sins, that should be encouraged. It is probably healthier both for society and the individuals committing the crimes if they simply accepted and came to terms with what has been done. It would be terrible if lawyers tried to prevent this from happening.

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