Accused Tiller Killer Says More Violence Planned
June 9th, 2009, 6:06 PM EDT
Scott Roeder, charged in the death of George Tiller, says similar acts violence are planned “as long as abortion remains legal.” Roeder called the Associated Press Sunday from the Sedgwick County jail to complain about conditions there. But he’s still in better shape right now than George Tiller.
“I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal,” Roeder said. When asked what he meant and if he was referring to another shooting, he refused to elaborate. It was not clear whether Roeder knew of any impending violence or whether he was simply seeking publicity for his cause.
When asked whether he shot Tiller, Roeder said he couldn’t comment.
just think, this guy is going to cost us $80k a year for the rest of his life to jail him. Just fry him.
average james Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
No death penalty.
Enough death.
Cost is not the bottom line.
If it is, we’re toast.
michael Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Actually, statistics are clear that it costs more to implement the death penalty than it does to incarcerate someone for life.
average james Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I did not know that Michael.
michael Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
I posted a link to some stats that prove my point, but the post is “awaiting moderation.” It will probably show up here eventually.
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
June 10th, 2009 at 2:53 am
the death penalty is expensive because we go about it all wrong.
Instead of hearing all the objections at one shot, we allow them to bring seperate objections stringing out over years until all legal challenges are exhausted. States and anti-death penalty groups keep a list of all possible appeals, and every lawyer dutifully files those appeals one at a time. We could hear all the appeals at one time, and then get on with it.
And like James said, Cost should not be the bottom line [in this matter]
and the Death Penalty is more than appropriate in this specific case.
flap Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I read that too, Michael. I kinda go back and forth on the death penalty but it annoys me when I see people being executed for stuff they did a quarter of a century ago. That’s not justice for anyone involved, really.
michael Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
It’s never justice. Killer the killer is not going to bring the innocent who was killed back. In fact, the institution of the death penalty has led to the death of many innocents, most of them minorities who couldn’t afford a decent lawyer. I don’t think that our legal system should ever implement such a punishment where there chance of rectifying it if we find out we’re wrong. True, if someone is imprisoned for 10 years for something they didn’t do, they can’t get those 10 years back, but at least they can go on with the rest of their life.
michael Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
“Killer the killer” should be “Killing the killer”
hhhhhah Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
ummm, lets see $900k+ for jail or $0.10 for a single bullet.
michael Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
It’s not that simple, man. As you conservatives are fond of pointing out (often with good reason), that’s the way it is when the government is involved.
average james Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I think our government should not be killing anybody,
Defensive war actions and defensive police actions as obvious exceptions.
I think we should stand for human rights, all humans.
michael Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
That’s the core of the issue, James. I’m only pointing out that the whole “this prisoner costs the taxpayers too much money” argument is not only morally irrelevant, but financially irrelevant.
crh3e Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Yeah as michael said it’s not that simple. Once you factor in the court costs the death penalty is more expensive (a bigger appeals process than with a life sentence). I’m not against the death penalty totally but think it should be used in rare cases where families or society deserves retribution. That’s really the only thing the death penalty serves anyway since it doesn’t do well as a deterrant for crime.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I thought it was funny he complained about not getting his sleep apnea machine to wear the first night he was jailed. If you were going to be worried about your CPAP machine that night maybe you shoulda thought about that before killing Dr. Tiller.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
This man is a terrorist every1. Just like the asswipe that shot Meager Eavans and the SNL,s with Patty Hurst and the Unibomber,the freaking clown klansboys to kill and state their reasons without killing as well.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Johnson County, KS (Roeder is from Merriam) is one of the wealthiest counties in the USA. It was the 46th wealthiest by per capita income in 2005. JoCo is a land of SUVs (Land Rovers and Beemers) and high-end shopping. Merriam is up north and not as affluent as southern JoCo but, none the less, it’s a very well off, suburban area.
I’m not sure what that means but you’d almost expect someone like Roeder to come from a backwater county somewhere – living in a trailer park, eating TV dinners and driving an old Ford Taurus.
I hope other doctors servicing women’s needs of all kinds are listening to Roeder and beefing up their armed security in response. The terrorists are listening and Roeder just proved they can make an impact if adequately armed up and more than a bit crazy.
The rest of us can only keep our eyes peeled … on the highway, for old Ford Taurus’s with a Jesus fish on rear bumper and that silly red rose they show off.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
In fact, that Jesus fish on the bumper thing might as well say “Hi there, I’m a domestic terrorist from Kansas”.
The next time you see a Jesus fish car on the road, call the cops and turn him in.
flap Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Jesus fish = terrorist? Puhlease. Actually, though, I’m really offended that you have such a disdain for the Ford Taurus.
average james Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Hahahahahaha
flap Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Being from the South, there also ain’t nothing wrong with trailer parks and TV dinners. LIBRUL!
steve Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
From the south as well,Kentucky style and see nothing wrong with grits and fry potatoes and trailer parks as well conservative.
michael Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
That sort of stereotyping of Christians is just as bad as the way that all Muslims are stereotyped as terrorists.
average james Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Sterotyping sure is a timesaver.
Intellectual laziness. Counter-productive as well.
steve Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I do not find it that way. To distort the word of God. The klan is quite skilled in masking GOD with their brand of terrorism.
Blaming Jewish people when Jesus was a Jew and God being the father of Jesus and you have some muslims doing the same in the name of God by twisting the word of both faiths.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Better start scanning all the christians at the airport, they might have bombs strapped to them.
TDro319 Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
They already do.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:47 pm