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Woman who shot Wichita abortion doctor, bombed clinics in 1990s released from prison
The Kansas City Star ^ | 05/22/18 | Judy L. Thomas

Posted on 05/23/2018 12:30:29 PM PDT by Simon Green

The Oregon woman who shot and wounded a Wichita abortion doctor 25 years ago and firebombed several clinics in three states has been released from federal prison, causing concern among clinic operators who worry her release could spark a new wave of attacks.

Rachelle "Shelley" Shannon, whose actions triggered a federal investigation into the possible existence of a nationwide conspiracy of anti-abortion terrorists intent on shutting down abortion clinics, left the Waseca Federal Correctional Facility in Minnesota on Monday and was being transported by bus to Portland, where she will be staying in a halfway house, according to her friends.

Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Portland did not return calls seeking comment Tuesday, but a Federal Bureau of Prisons website was updated to say she is no longer in BOP custody.

Shannon was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the 1993 shooting of George Tiller, the first attack on the outspoken doctor. In 1995, she received a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to a series of bombings, arson and vandalism of clinics in California, Oregon and Nevada.

(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; hysteria; parole
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1 posted on 05/23/2018 12:30:29 PM PDT by Simon Green
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See the irony.

Abortionists, concerned that the woman might injure them.


2 posted on 05/23/2018 12:34:31 PM PDT by lurk
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To: Simon Green

She shot a Witch Doctor? OK, well that what those abortion doctors are...


3 posted on 05/23/2018 12:36:18 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Simon Green

How much time did Billy Ayers do?


4 posted on 05/23/2018 12:36:48 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: lurk

Hmmm, she had her own little way of aborting the aborters. What came around went around.


5 posted on 05/23/2018 12:37:15 PM PDT by Kevin in California
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To: lurk

I don’t think I can condone shooting the doctors, but almost I can.

What a brave committed woman. She will not have to be embarrassed when faces The Lord at judgment day. I wish I was as committed as her.


6 posted on 05/23/2018 12:39:21 PM PDT by JAKraig (my religion is at least as good as yours)
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To: Jim 0216
She shot a Witch Doctor?

Just winged him. Another person murdered him about 16 years later.

7 posted on 05/23/2018 12:39:57 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: lurk
See the irony.

Abortionists, concerned that the woman might injure them.

Yes, ironic. Rachelle undoubtedly saved lives at the cost of her freedom.

8 posted on 05/23/2018 12:41:27 PM PDT by eldoradude (Walk a mile in a man's shoes and he'll never catch you.)
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To: Simon Green

Man, that photo would scare you out of months worth of sex.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...


9 posted on 05/23/2018 12:47:20 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Jim 0216

“She shot a Witch Doctor? OK”

Kansas, not OK.


10 posted on 05/23/2018 12:51:39 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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11 posted on 05/23/2018 12:54:18 PM PDT by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: Rebelbase

Ah, it’s only OK if it was an OK Witch Doctor, not a Kansas Witch Doctor. Got it.


12 posted on 05/23/2018 12:56:51 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: DoughtyOne

“Man, that photo would scare you out of months worth of sex.”

I think the only really relevant question here is whether Laz would hit it.


13 posted on 05/23/2018 12:58:03 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: Jim 0216

What she did was illegal. I cannot say that it was wrong.


14 posted on 05/23/2018 1:00:13 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Simon Green

A cop killer terrorist from the seventies recently released in NY.


15 posted on 05/23/2018 1:02:01 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you)
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She shot Killer Tiller ? Shoulda got a gold medal for that.


16 posted on 05/23/2018 1:02:06 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: treetopsandroofs

The charges against Bill Ayers were dropped because Deep Throat violated his rights by spying on him. Much better to spy on candidate Trump...


17 posted on 05/23/2018 1:06:41 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: Simon Green

Compare this to Cecile Richards. Richards actually pushed the buttons and work the mechanism to kill millions via Planned Murderhood.


18 posted on 05/23/2018 1:12:33 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: DoughtyOne

She knows how to use guns and bombs, so you’d better reconsider!


19 posted on 05/23/2018 1:12:56 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: MplsSteve

Laz will have to explain that interesting news to the forum.

LOL


20 posted on 05/23/2018 1:19:06 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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