Because Paul Hill killed a couple of people outside an abortion clinic, he's a murderer. If a few hundred people had done the same thing, and were successful in eliminating legalized abortion in this country, they would be called "a just, righteous movement of principled people."
I'm not necessarily arguing in favor of what Hill did -- I just think it's kind of interesting how the issue is approached.
"If a few hundred people had done the same thing, and were successful in eliminating legalized abortion in this country, they would be called "a just, righteous movement of principled people." I must disagree. They would be called, rightly, two things in quick succession: Rioters and Targets.
I would shed no tears at all for them.