So I brought in an article about the jury selection for the trial of Scott Roeder.
In case you don't know, on May of last year, Roeder killed a man named Dr. Tiller at a church because he was doing late-term abortions at his clinic.
Roeder justified this by saying that he had to save the lives of unborn children.
The judge said that Roeder could be convicted of manslaughter, which would earn him ten years in prison.

And here I'm thinking wth. Murderers usually get a life sentence, but because this man killed another because of a difference in belief, he can get off easy? Am I the only one who sees injustice in this? Would it be okay for me to kill Christians because they believe in God and I think that's wrong? No? I didn't think so.

We discussed the article in class, and someone said he killed one to save the lives of many. Okay, that's a fair argument, but should the beliefs of one group affect how the entire nation lives? Today's America is extremely diverse, and it's supposed to be a nation where we are free. Do I, as a pro-choice person, have the right to tell pro-life people that they are wrong? No, and that is not what I am saying at all. Do you, as a pro-life person, have a right to tell me I'm wrong? No, because we are all entitled to our opinions.

I honestly hope they don't make abortion illegal. Why? Because it's still going to happen, it'll just happen illegally. Remember the Prohibition decades ago? People still drank alcohol. You know how pot and cocaine are illegal? People still do it. But through legal abortion, the chances that the mother can still stay alive are good. I don't think the coat hanger offers those kinds of chances. Now tell me, would you rather have one life lost or two?

Bottom line: Regardless of Roeder's beliefs, he had no justification in killing that man, and should be punished like any other murderer.

If you want to discuss, leave a comment, but keep it civil or I will not respond