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Suppose, Person A, Person B and Person C all conspire to murder a child...

Sometimes an accomplice is guilty of a lesser crime than first degree murder. That caveat aside, all nine persons are complicit in and therefore guilty of murder.

Now, would your hero, Scott Roeder be justified in killing each of the above nine people prior to their committing the actions detailed in these three scenarios?

I never claimed he was justified - only that a jury could and, in my opinion, should find him not guilty.

Justice is not what our nation wants. If it were, Roeder would've had no cause to kill Tiller, since Tiller would've either stopped murdering children or he would've been executed for his crimes.

The best a people can do is come as close to justice as they're able. Roeder's act, though against the law, comes closer to justice than the Supreme Court - and every other governmental power in our country.

Of course "closer" won't justify it. But it'll sure hold up a mirror to America, so we can see just how little we really care about justice.

I never claimed he was justified - only that a jury could and, in my opinion, should find him not guilty.

Fair enough.

Roeder was justified in killing Tiller because as a Christian, Roeder believed that abortion is the taking of a human life and that by killing Tiller he would prevent Tiller from killing additional babies.

Okay, how about this one:

Kumar is a Hindu and believes as his religion teaches that cows are sacred and should never be killed.

Kumar discovers that name and location of the church where the man who runs the local slaughterhouse attends. Kumar, being very adherent to his religion walks into that church and shoots the man who runs the local slaughterhouse, so that he will not kill any more cows.

At his trial, Kumar's attorney argues that his client was justified in shooting the slaughterhouse guy so that he would never kill again.

Now remember, under our Constitution, Christianity, Hinduism and all religions have equal protection and the people are free to practice either religion.

If you are going to find Roeder not guilty, won't you also have to find Kumar not guilty?