Attacking Roeder's manslaughter defense

In Wichita, the judge in the Scott Roeder trial is going to consider whether jurors should have the option of finding the Kansas City man guilty of a lesser charge, such as voluntary manslaughter. That's all the defense has going at this point, because their man has already admitted to killing abortion provider George Tiller last year.

Here's the prosecution's argument:

"The Kansas cases that have allowed an imperfect self-defense argument involve situations where the perceived threat was capable of being carried out immediately and was likely to occur within minutes," Parker wrote.

"It has been the uncontroverted law in the State of Kansas since 1883 that no one can attack or kill another because he may fear injury at some point in the future," Parker added.

Since Tiller was serving as a church greeter when he was killed, they say, there wasn't an "immediate threat." The defense counters that Roeder fits the definition perfectly because he had an "unreasonable, but honest" belief that force was necessary.

Comments

[Chuck McRizzo]

Lets say it all together people

M-U-R-D-E-R-E-R

[You're a Mean Drunk R2D2™]

So does this mean that I can go and kill bad drivers because it was necessary to protect the lives of others?

This asshat needs to be strung up and put to death. Preferably in front of all his friends and family so they can see him die just as he did with Dr Tiller.

I fear what will happen if the Jury even would consider of convicting him of a lesser crime. All it would do would embolden the other anti-abortion activists to go out and kill all Dr's who provide abortions.

[Jane]

OH CRAP! R2D2 is going to kill me!

[Searching]

Ditch the van and he will never recognize you Jane!

[Stifled Freedom]

Looks like they are making up the law as they go.

[Jellybean]

They've got to be allowed to give him SOME kind of defense or any conviction would be over-turned due to a lack of adequate defense.

[parkay]

Tiller would have been back in his abortion mill the next day, illegally killing more viable human babies while shielded by his armed guards and a corrupt criminal justice system that refused to convict him of any of his ongoing flagrant violations of state laws and medical regulations.
Though Roeder was mentally disturbed for years, he was intelligent enough to recognize that drastic vigilante action would be required to change such a dire situation.
But then, John Brown was hung for violent opposition to slavery, a legalized institution that allowed people considered non-human to be abused and destroyed at a whim.

[ApostasyUSA]

Headline should read:

Kansas Judge Warren Wilbert protects the terroist Scott Roeder.

The man wants to justify his murdering of another on ideological terms. Let a terrorist tell you he's a terrorist for whatever ideological reasons, he's still a terrorist.