Poll: What is Scott Roeder guilty of?

[alwayspondering]

Forget what Scott Roeder was found guilty of in court. What do you think he was guilty of?

 

[lux et lex]

Is this really a question? He's guilty of 1st degree murder.

Wow...easiest question I've gotten all day today.

 

[jayem]

He was convicted of one count of 1st Degree murder for the killing of George Tiller, and two counts of aggravated assault for threatening two other people in the church with a firearm. Which is exactly what he did. He planned for some time to kill the doctor, so I'd say he definitely is a pre-meditated murderer. And he might also be called a domestic terrorist.

 

[mpok1519]

Oh man please someone say he rid the world of a serial killer! It entertains me to expose the crazies...


Roeder is a murderer. He's guilty of being a psychopathic and homicidal maniac.

 

[Gracchus]

I don't know how he stands in the "eyes of God". I don't know which god is looking. Thor? Tammuz? Huitzecatalopetl? Is it the one who saved neither the "babies" nor Dr. Tiller?

I guess that any god is powerful enough to handle Mr. Roeder without my input, and doubtless will, without my help. Maybe, if it is the Christian God, Scott Roeder will have a place of honor at the divine tea party, right next to saints Adolph Eichmann, Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Jack the Ripper.

 

[mpok1519]

Ooooh snap! BUrRRRrNN!

 

[SithDoughnut]

Last time I checked, intentionally killing someone illegally is defined as murder. So that is what he is guilty of. I'm not entirely sure what the distinctions between degrees of murder is in the US, but I think that first degree murder covers what he did, as it was premeditated and intentional.

 

[EvangelicalChristian]

Murder.

Easy question.

 

[PreachersWife2004]

Just because he killed someone who killed unborn babies doesn't mean he's guilty of any less himself. Roeder killed, it was wrong, and he's guilty.

Only TV makes vigilantism a la Dexter seem cool.

 

[nolongerhome]

It concerns me when a person's religious beliefs allow them to start doing things like justify murder.

 

[SithDoughnut]

Who picked 'other'?

 

[PreachersWife2004]

It concerns me when a person's religious beliefs allow them to start doing things like justify murder.

You must be way freaked out by Islam then...

 

[nolongerhome]

You must be way freaked out by Islam then...

While there is not a single religion in the world that doesn't cause me that same concern, Islam is definitely a major worry, naturally.

I think the problem, though, is not as much the religions as it is the people themselves - I get the feeling that the abortion doctor killer or the suicide bomber, had their places been swapped at birth and grown up in the other religion, would probably end up following a similar paths.

 

[Gracchus]

Who picked 'other'?

I picked "other" because the question didn't specify which god was looking at Scott Roeder and it is very problematic to discuss the opinions of an unspecified deity.

ETA: In fact it can be next to impossible to discern the opinions of a specified deity.

 

[clep]

I am not sure how this could be perceived any other way than the outcome of his conviction.

 

[Supernaut]

He is definitely a murderer. No ifs ands or buts.

 

[sbvera13]

In the eyes of which god is a good question. Would the OP happen to be referring to the one who murdered every firstborn son in Egypt (Exodus 11)? Regardless, in my eyes, Roeder's guilty of murder as convicted.

 

[Monarchist]

wait up. Christianity doesnt condone murder. If he is a Christian then his beliefs dont allow murder and he knew that.
The position you take is unfair and to judge the man is wrong
Obviously Mr Rueder murdered somebody because he felt that a crime was being commited and his hands were tied in relation to helping
You on the other hand flippantly ignore children who have their lives taken in the womb, probably not only ignore it but support it
You moraly judge Mr Rhodes based on what, your beliefs based on what?
Rhodes has killed and I can understand why he did what he did and I can not find it in myself to condemn him
In another time another place he could have been a hero

Yeah I believe he rid the world of a serial killer but that doesnt make it right
Happy

Two crimes have been commited

 

[Monarchist]

In the eyes of which god is a good question. Would the OP happen to be referring to the one who murdered every firstborn son in Egypt (Exodus 11)? Regardless, in my eyes, Roeder's guilty of murder as convicted.

God doesnt murder anybody he doesnt need to
He is the creator

 

[mpok1519]

^woah! Sarcasm I hope. Since when does God murder people?