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Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Scott Roeder, who is accused of killing a Kansas doctor known for performing late-term abortions.
Police and prosecutors say Mr. Roeder walked into the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita last May 31 and shot Dr. George Tiller once in the head.
Now here is the part I find disturbing:
Judge Wilbert also said he was open to the defense presenting evidence that Mr. Roeder might be guilty not of first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison, but of the far lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter, which carries a sentence of about five years.
Manslaughter? 5 years for premeditating a murder, then walking through the door and shooting someone in the head? I don't buy it. If this is how it turns out for crazy radical righties, then would crazy radical lefties be justified for only a 5 year sentence for assassinating the president because they feel he is killing "innocent" people in Afghanistan? In either case, murder is murder, under the laws of the land.
If I had my way, this killer would be tried as a terrorist, and given the maximum sentence that is usually reserved for those who commit acts of terrorism, because this is exactly what it was - an act of terrorism.
Article is here.
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