[quote]The shotgun-toting assassin of Malcolm X was paroled Tuesday, 45 years after blasting the charismatic activist as his pregnant wife and daughters watched in horror.
Thomas Hagan, who just turned 69, left the Lincoln Correctional Facility in Harlem around 11 a.m. - the last of three men convicted in the Feb. 21, 1965, killing to walk free.
"The family is happy that he's off today," said Hagan's 21-year-old daughter outside their home in Sunset Park.
Hagan - once a militant Nation of Islam member known as Talmadge X Hayer - did 23 years behind bars and 22 years in a work-release program for the murder.
He was sentenced to 20 years to life for the Audubon Ballroom killing in front of 400 Malcolm X followers, including the activist's family.
Hagan was still spending two nights a week in the W. 110th St. lockup, half a block from Malcolm X Blvd., as part of a work-release program dating to 1988.
Hagan was rejected for parole 16 times before state officials cleared him on March 3.
Hagan, who was shot and nearly beaten to death while trying to escape after shooting Malcolm X, was jailed immediately after the slaying.
Hagan remains the only suspect to acknowledge his part in the murder of Malcolm X at the ballroom on upper Broadway.
Malcolm X was target for death because he was a "hypocrite" who turned against Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, the longtime inmate once said.
Two other men were convicted, but Hagan insisted they were innocent. Both were paroled in the 1980s.
Hagan later said he was sorry for killing the 39-year-old activist.
"I have deep regrets about my participation," he told the parole board last month. "I've had a lot of time, a heck of a lot of time, to think about it."
Hagan was released a day sooner than expected because his paperwork was done early.[/quote]
Wow, amazing how the years go by. Wonder how long he'll stay alive outside that little box of his.
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My inner black militant just cried a tear.
Malcolm X was the man.
its ok guys he said sorry
[QUOTE=KmScMT;21605384]its ok guys he said sorry[/QUOTE]
its okay, i forgive him.
Wasn't malcom X a radical black rights guy? like... violent?
[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21605511]Wasn't malcom X a radical black rights guy? like... violent?[/QUOTE]
He reformed after leaving the Nation of Islam (after a row over the leader marrying teenagers or something) and becoming a Sunni Muslim and going on a hajj, or something.
[QUOTE=HubmaN;21605524]He reformed after leaving the Nation of Islam (after a row over the leader marrying teenagers or something) and becoming a Sunni Muslim and going on a hajj, or something.[/QUOTE]
And islam killed him?
Yeah, the killers were apparently from the Nation of Islam.
[QUOTE=HubmaN;21605551]Yeah, the killers were apparently from the Nation of Islam.[/QUOTE]
So they killed him for leaving? not for being for black rights?
Which is why radical muslims are huge fucking dicks
[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21605574]So they killed him for leaving? not for being for black rights?[/QUOTE]
I think for trashing their leader and organization.
who is malcolm x?
[QUOTE=Raiskauskone;21606172]Which is why radical muslims are huge fucking dicks[/QUOTE]
Don't be fooled, Nation of Islam is not even similar in any way in Islam.
Nation of Islam is a bullshit religion who thinks black scientists created the world and will do it over and over every 25,000 years.
Here's a 100% accurate description: [U][IMG]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1456/79889471.png[/IMG][/U]
[QUOTE=starpluck;21607429][img]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1456/79889471.png[/img][/QUOTE]
Looks like they're both equally retarded in a different way.
I like Playboy X better.
He was killed because he turned his policy of hating the "white man" to "lets be friends". Some people in his organization didn't like that so they killed him.
Just a narrow generalization.
I actually kind of liked him after watching that movie about his life.
[QUOTE=Raiskauskone;21606172]Which is why radical muslims are huge fucking dicks[/QUOTE]
No, Nation of Islam is a piss stain, even us real muslims hate them.
That table made my day, I haven't had a chuckle in a while.
[QUOTE=JDK721;21607570]Looks like they're both equally retarded in a different way.[/QUOTE]
Yes, especially that "All races equal, judged on behavior". Who wants that?
[QUOTE=Murkrow;21609427]Yes, especially that "All races equal, judged on behavior". Who wants that?[/QUOTE]
Good job singling out the only one that makes sense and ignoring the rest. That's the only one I agree with.
I say he served his time. He may regret what he did since he lost over half his life in jail.
Good for him. I'm not cool with all this kill whitey everything is his fault bullshit.
[QUOTE=starpluck;21607429][IMG]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1456/79889471.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I don't like slamming beliefs but good god Nation of Islam is a pretty stupid religion
[QUOTE=OutOfExile;21614504]I don't like slamming beliefs but good god Nation of Islam is a pretty stupid religion[/QUOTE]
I'd say they rather seem like a cult. But indeed, the stuff they state is pretty retarded.
Nation of Islam was like the original Scientology.
[QUOTE=Mudbone;21609922]Good for him. I'm not cool with all this kill whitey everything is his fault bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Malcolm X didn't believe in any of that
As cool as X was, I'm not going to be pissed off. The man's 69 years old, and spent most of his life in prison.
He'll be dead in a gutter somewhere in a few days.
[QUOTE=Vinze;21615759][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=27049&dateline=1260527669[/img]
:irony:
...What? It's kinda worth knowing about...[/QUOTE]
Are you implying that his avatar is a picture of him
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