Tiller’s Death and the Internet and Right Wing Extremists
Posted by Anthony on June 1, 2009
Before Tiller was shot dead in his ELCA church, the last time an abortionist was shot was more than 10 years ago. [Source] Since Roe vs Wade was passed 8 total (including Tiller) have been killed and 17 ‘targetted’ (whatever that means). [Source].
It is not hard to find insinuations and outright accusations that these killings represent a ‘fascist’ right wing extremist movement. Today, the self-described last in the world late-term abortionist, Dr. Warren Hern, said: “The anti-abortion movement message is, ‘Do what we tell you to do or we will kill you,’ and they do. This is a fascist movement.”
The statistics, however, do not bear this out, do they? In thirty-five years, just 8 abortionists have been killed. Between 1980 and 1989, 304 gas station attendants were killed. 115 liquor store workers were killed. 806 grocery store workers were killed. 56 Jewelry store workers were killed. You get the idea: It is more dangerous to work at a gast station, liquor store, grocery store, or jewelry store (or drive a taxi, etc) than it is to be an abortion ‘doctor.’
Since Roe vs. Wade, thousands have been killed by Islamic terrorists. Just a couple of months ago a man beheaded his wife- right here in America.
Since Roe vs. Wade, hundreds of thousands have died in automobile accidents.
Yet, when 8 people are killed over the course of 35 years, that is a sign to some that the pro-life movement is out of control. If this were a sane world, this low figure would prove the opposite- that a group of people who believe that the unborn are no less persons than the Jews who were exterminated by the millions by Hitler (another group deemed ‘non-persons’ by social convention) nonetheless has done a bang up job working legally. Read the rest of the entry… »
