Degenerate Democrats
2009-11-09 22:55:00 UTC
http://abcnews.go.com/m/screen?id=9036328&pid=4380645
Scott Roeder tells Associate Press he shot Dr. George Tiller and
has no regrets.
Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas
abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The
Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn
children.
Scott Roeder, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., spoke to the AP in a
telephone call from jail, saying he plans to argue at his trial
that he was justified in shooting Dr. George Tiller at the
abortion provider's Wichita church in May.
"Because of the fact preborn children's lives were in imminent
danger this was the action I chose. ... I want to make sure that
the focus is, of course, obviously on the preborn children and
the necessity to defend them," Roeder said.
"Defending innocent life that is what prompted me. It is
pretty simple," he said.
Roeder is charged with one count of first-degree murder in
Tiller's death and two counts of aggravated assault for
allegedly threatening two ushers who tried to stop him during
the May 31 melee in the foyer of the doctor's church. Roeder has
pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial in January.
In a more than 30-minute interview with the AP, Roeder did not
apologize for the slaying.
"No, I don't have any regrets because I have been told so far at
least four women have changed their minds, that I know of, and
have chosen to have the baby," Roeder said. "So even if one
changed her mind it would be worth it. No, I don't have any
regrets."
His confession came on the same day abortion opponents across
the nation release their "Defensive Action Statement 3rd
Edition" that proclaims any force that can be used to defend the
life of a "born child is legitimate to defend the life of an
unborn child." The statement's 21 signers demand Roeder's jurors
be allowed to consider the "question of when life begins" in
deciding whether lethal force was justified.
Among the signers are Eric Rudolph, James Kopp and Shelley
Shannon all serving prison time for targeting abortion doctors.
Lee Thompson, attorney for the Tiller family and executor of his
estate, has said allowing such a defense would "invite chaos and
be tantamount to anarchy." The Kansas Supreme Court rejected
such a defense in a 1993 ruling over an abortion clinic
trespassing case.
Tiller, 67, had been the target of relentless protests for most
of the 36 years that he performed abortions at his Wichita
clinic, where he practiced as one of the nation's few providers
of late-term abortions. He was shot in both arms in 1993 and his
clinic was bombed in 1986.
Scott Roeder tells Associate Press he shot Dr. George Tiller and
has no regrets.
Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas
abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The
Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn
children.
Scott Roeder, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., spoke to the AP in a
telephone call from jail, saying he plans to argue at his trial
that he was justified in shooting Dr. George Tiller at the
abortion provider's Wichita church in May.
"Because of the fact preborn children's lives were in imminent
danger this was the action I chose. ... I want to make sure that
the focus is, of course, obviously on the preborn children and
the necessity to defend them," Roeder said.
"Defending innocent life that is what prompted me. It is
pretty simple," he said.
Roeder is charged with one count of first-degree murder in
Tiller's death and two counts of aggravated assault for
allegedly threatening two ushers who tried to stop him during
the May 31 melee in the foyer of the doctor's church. Roeder has
pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial in January.
In a more than 30-minute interview with the AP, Roeder did not
apologize for the slaying.
"No, I don't have any regrets because I have been told so far at
least four women have changed their minds, that I know of, and
have chosen to have the baby," Roeder said. "So even if one
changed her mind it would be worth it. No, I don't have any
regrets."
His confession came on the same day abortion opponents across
the nation release their "Defensive Action Statement 3rd
Edition" that proclaims any force that can be used to defend the
life of a "born child is legitimate to defend the life of an
unborn child." The statement's 21 signers demand Roeder's jurors
be allowed to consider the "question of when life begins" in
deciding whether lethal force was justified.
Among the signers are Eric Rudolph, James Kopp and Shelley
Shannon all serving prison time for targeting abortion doctors.
Lee Thompson, attorney for the Tiller family and executor of his
estate, has said allowing such a defense would "invite chaos and
be tantamount to anarchy." The Kansas Supreme Court rejected
such a defense in a 1993 ruling over an abortion clinic
trespassing case.
Tiller, 67, had been the target of relentless protests for most
of the 36 years that he performed abortions at his Wichita
clinic, where he practiced as one of the nation's few providers
of late-term abortions. He was shot in both arms in 1993 and his
clinic was bombed in 1986.