Doctor Murderer Scott Roeder Gets 50 Years...

ponderingturtle said:
He was sentenced to life in prison, he will not be eligible for parole until 50 years. So he the only way at the moment he will serve less than 50 years is if he dies first. But he might serve more than that.
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He'll be 101 at his first parole hearing. I hope he lives to be 100.
 
As a non-believer, I'm a little surprised there aren't more Scott Roeder's out there. If the faithful truly believe a zygote is a human and abortion is systematic mass murder, shouldn't more be mobilized to stop it by whatever means necessary? Thankfully somewhere, somehow most of them seem to know better.
 
The Stranger said:
As a non-believer, I'm a little surprised there aren't more Scott Roeder's out there. If the faithful truly believe a zygote is a human and abortion is systematic mass murder, shouldn't more be mobilized to stop it by whatever means necessary? Thankfully somewhere, somehow most of them seem to know better.
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I would hope the vast majority of them think their god is capable of killing via lightning strikes and heart attacks and these a-holes like Roeder who believe they get to decide for this god they claim is almighty get the message, the god they believe in would be insulted the Roeders of the world think he needs their help.
 
The Stranger said:
As a non-believer, I'm a little surprised there aren't more Scott Roeder's out there. If the faithful truly believe a zygote is a human and abortion is systematic mass murder, shouldn't more be mobilized to stop it by whatever means necessary? Thankfully somewhere, somehow most of them seem to know better.
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Whenever someone tells me they think abortion is murder I have a really hard time not saying "Really, you sure don't act like it."

If I thought there were locations in my city where children were being murdered every single day I would not be protesting with signs.
 
Wasn't there a website about ten years ago that had photos of doctors who performed abortions, listing their addresses, and when they were murdered they would put "X" over their face, like a scoreboard? I think it was forced to shut down fairly quickly.

Such a sick society we live in sometimes.
 
I'm listening to him prattle on during his sentencing hearing on In Session ontruTV. He's using the opportunity to voice his rant against abortion.

Oooh.... he's getting a smackdown from the judge. Shame real smacking isn't involved.
 
The Stranger said:
As a non-believer, I'm a little surprised there aren't more Scott Roeder's out there. If the faithful truly believe a zygote is a human and abortion is systematic mass murder, shouldn't more be mobilized to stop it by whatever means necessary? Thankfully somewhere, somehow most of them seem to know better.
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While the Catholic Church has taught abortion is murder since 1869 (and it has been a sin nearly since the start of the Church), the fact remains that abortion is legal, and (AFAIK) almost always done at the request of, and with the consent of, the mother. While violence may be justified to protect one's life or the life of another, the use of violence in the case where an act is legally sanctioned by the legitimate public authority is not justified, nor is it sanctioned by the Church.

A similar case may be made for euthanasia, assisted suicide, or capital punishment. While an obligation exists to preserve the dignity of life, that obligation does not get fulfilled through violence. In the case where the government has deemed acts contrary to the dignity of life legal, the obligation must be fulfilled through conversation, discussion, and changing the minds of others.

I suspect those who find violence as the answer in these cases to miss the point where religion is about free will, and the importance of free will with respect to the goodness of our acts.
 
dudalb said:
I have become very skeptical when it comes to "minimum" sentences. A lot of Parole boards find ways to get around them.
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Kansas doesn't have the execution thing going, so apparently they've made due with a special class of life sentence they call the "hard fifty". No chance of parole until after fifty years. Most of the argument at Schroeder's sentencing was whether or not he merited that. They decided he did.

So unless they change his sentence he'll be locked up at least that long. Do you have any reason to think they change that sentence there very often?
 
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