James Kopp is Found Guilty(Murderer of Abortion Doctor)

FoxNewsChannel | 3/18/03 | Myself

[Poohbah]

The man is a murderer -- but at least he didn't try to hide.

Au contraire! He hid out in France for quite a while.

He did the honorable thing: he submitted his actions to the judgement of the State and left it to them to decide his innocence or guilt.

Only AFTER the State captured him.

The fact that he openly admitted to the act and chose a judgement over a jury circus speaks well of his character.

The fact that he claimed to not have murderous intent while capping off a 7.62x39 round at another human being speaks ill of his character. He holds an advanced degree, so I'm not according him the benefit of assuming he's merely an idiot.

Deadly force is that force which, when applied to the human body, is likely to cause death or serious bodilt injury. I learned early in life not to point a weapon at something I wasn't willing to kill.

But the law has spoken. Kopp is a murderer, and now goes to his just desserts -- which should be death. I hope he has the decency to go to that punishment with dignity. May God have mercy on his soul.

He fled to France, which won't extradite anyone facing capital punishment. He committed the murder in a state that doesn't have the death penalty.

[farmfriend]

I miss read the title and thought another Dr. had been killed. Glad they put him away. Killing the Drs. is not the answer.

[farmfriend]

ping

[B-Chan]

What can I say? I said he was a murderer. I said he was a fugitive. I said that he deserved to be convicted. I said that by all rights he ought to get the death penalty. (Unfortunately, he was not tried on a capital charge.) I also said that the fact that he did not want a jury trial and that he admitted to the shooting spoke well of his character. I stand by those remarks. But in case I haven't made myself clear enough: James Kopp is a fugitive and a murderer and deserves to die for his crimes.

[MoGalahad]

Agreed, DES. Murdering people is not the way to get the pro-life message across.

[RJCogburn]

He did the honorable thing: he submitted his actions to the judgement of the State and left it to them to decide his innocence or guilt. The fact that he openly admitted to the act and chose a judgement over a jury circus speaks well of his character

You are kidding, I presume. Honorable? Speaks well of his character?

He did flee the country, apparently leaving his character behind here in the USA.

[B-Chan]

See post #25.

[RJCogburn]

I am talking only about his admission of guilt and his request for summary judgement,

Nope. Don't buy it.

He may be trying to protect those who aided him before and after he committed murder. Hopefully, those folks will be the next to go down...every one of them.

[RJCogburn]

"I'm still searching for an article from today"

Here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/867587/posts

and here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/867585/posts

[amused]

Not surprised but glad to hear the judicial system actually works on occasion.

[FreeTally]

also said that the fact that he did not want a jury trial and that he admitted to the shooting spoke well of his character.

Uh, he said he was "just tyring to wound" the Doctor. If he had character, he would have plead guilty and accepted the punishment given without trying to mitigate the circumstance.

[RJCogburn]

Here is the AP/NYTimes version:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/868025/posts

[Behind Liberal Lines]

He was extradited from France. In order to get him back from France, the US and the state of New York had to agree that they would not ask for or impose the death penalty.

Just one more reason to "accidentally" bomb the French embassy again. ;-)

[Behind Liberal Lines]

The man is a murderer -- but at least he didn't try to hide. He ran and hid in France. In order to get him back from France, the US and the state of New York had to agree that they would not ask for or impose the death penalty.

[Catspaw]

Just one more reason to "accidentally" bomb the French embassy again. ;-)

Oh, don't tempt me :-))

But also note the other two countries he hid in were Mexico and Ireland, both countries with the same extradition policies as France.

He planned his escape very well indeed.

[WaveThatFlag]

But also note the other two countries he hid in were Mexico and Ireland,

Killing people is not consistent with the pro-life point of view. However, it should be noted that this crime would not have been comitted in Ireland, where abortion is illegal, and where masses of women are in fact not dieing as a result of mysterious "back-alley abortions."

[Redleg Duke]

"Do the crime...serve the time!"

Murder is murder, regardless.

[B-Chan]

When I say that his actions at trial speak well of his character, I am talking only about his admission of guilt and his request for summary judgement, not about his previous actions. Kopp is obviously a fugitive and a murderer and deserves to jerk at the end of a hempen rope.

[dmz]

ahh, yes. the honorable murderer with plenty of good character. what an effen load of hooey that is.

He ran and hid in France, friend. It took, what, 2 years to find him.

He is a coward, a murderer, and entirely without moral convictions.