All posts tagged "Roeder"

[rebelmouse-image 24749254 original_size="460x276" expand=1]Very good news that Scott Roeder was hit about as hard as you can under the circumstances. The jury probably didn't have to ding him for assault, but did, and that helps make it likely he'll never see freedom again. While part of me wants that to be true for justice, part of it is just the fear that anti-choice nuts are highly likely to recommit, so Roeder needs to be locked away for the safety of other doctors and clinic workers. As anti-choicers are generally cowards---this includes Roeder, who spent 10 years fantasizing about this, mainly because he wanted to get away, and who assaulted two men in his desperation to escape justice---the fact that they will go to jail for their crimes will probably cool down the inclinations of the would-be copycats that activists like Jill Stanek have helpfully pointed in the direction of other doctors. The harsh reality of jail isn't something that people who live fantasy lives really want to deal with.

Using this picture, because it really epitomizes everything fucked-up about anti-choicers, starting with the sense that life itself oppresses them. It's Blog For Choice Day, so join in on your own blogs, or in comments.

So the news came out today that the FBI got a warning a month prior that Scott Roeder was a danger to Dr. George Tiller. The FBI disregarded the letter as not credible, for a number of reasons, including the fact that the guy who wrote it had no specifics. But it's also likely that the FBI was annoyed because the letter came from a personal enemy of Roeder's, a Mark Archer. Archer's wife had a baby by Roeder after she married Archer, and Roeder had managed to secure visitation rights. For somewhat understandable reasons, Archer didn't want Roeder visiting the little girl---the story implies that Archer is raising the little girl as his own, and the Archers want to get Roeder out of their life completely. Of course, the strategy of trying to run someone out of your life by getting him on a "no fly" list is unethical, but it seems that Archer was also freaked out by Roeder, who bragged to Archer's wife that he wanted to blow up abortion clinics.