Domestic Terrorism

[herveus]

As reported elsewhere, George Tiller was gunned down in the lobby of his church today. A suspect was taken into custody three hours later (and 170 miles away). George Tiller was willing to perform late-term abortions when they were necessary. His Wichita office had recently been vandalized. He had also been acquitted of charges that he unlawfully performed a late-term abortion. The jury in that case took an hour to return a verdict of "not guilty".

This sure looks like a terrorist act to me. It's not a defensible act of conscience, Randall Terry's rantings to the contrary notwithstanding.

Comments

[nostasia.livejournal.com]

This sure looks like a terrorist act to me. It's not a defensible act of conscience, Randall Terry's rantings to the contrary notwithstanding.

Killing is never a defensible act of conscience (except possibly in self-defense), no matter what the so-called "pro-lifers" think. I saw the article earlier and am angry that once again yet another fanatic feels he has a right to take someone else's life just because that person didn't believe the same things he did.

Jesus save me from your followers.........

[dameroksanne.livejournal.com]

In a church. Not buying any justification. Killing in a church by a wingnut who probably proposes religion as his reason for being anti abortion.

What happened to the days when folk respected churches as a sanctuary?

Re: Jesus save me from your followers.........

[nostasia.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew. I also wish I knew how anyone who claims to be Christian (that is, a follower of Christ) could so twist His teachings and misunderstand everything He said as an excuse for violence and killing.

[maggiebowgirl.livejournal.com]

This is one of those frequent times I don't like being from Kansas.

[badfae.livejournal.com]

Well, don't you know, only brown people and liberal loners are terrorists! Everyone else is just defending their beliefs against the godless heathens who threaten them!



...in other words, I completely agree with you.