[MHGinTN]

I had no idea who the guy was until I saw a TV picture of him (the one on the right above, the artist's rendering) a few days later. I have somewhat of a photgraphic memory and the photograph of him (on the left above) looked too little like the man I saw to register in my mind. The artist's rendering, however, is very close to what he looked like in that bar.

While the reponses have been interesting (to my query to Physicist), I will tell those interested in 'the rest of the story' that I called the Knowxville FBI office (# 1-865-544-0751) to report my 'possible sighting' and I was never contact 'directly' beyond that call. Mister Rudolph was worth one million dollars at that time, and I have posted before on the web that I would gladly turn him in--with his permission if he contacted me to do so--for the million to use in the pro-life information campaign. I've never been contacted by him, however.

BTW, I don't consider his killing (homicide) of the innocent security guard in B'ham, AL (at a clinic on the street where I'd made physican calls many times during my tenure as a pharmaceutical sales rep in B'ham) to be any different than the serial killers slaughtering innocent unborn children. Both behaviors are wrong ... killing begets more killing; killing innocents is not pro-life.

[eddie willers]

I had no idea who the guy was until I saw a TV picture of him (the one on the right above, the artist's rendering) a few days later.

Whew!....Thanks for the clarification.

[William McKinley]

I am glad to hear that clarification, MHGinTN. By the way you phrased it the first time, it sounded as if you had recognized him in the bar and had done nothing.

Obviously, anyone who had encountered this guy in the past months who did not know who he was are not guilty of anything.

However, those who did know who he was, and who helped him avoid capture, would have been complicit in any subsequent killings by him, and also contributed to an environment where domestic terrorists would feel emboldened by his lack of capture.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Please be careful what you say around here. On a long thread like this, some people might not get around to reading your explanation.

I wanted to throw up when I read that a FReeper had seen this man and had not done anything about it.

I'm glad to know that didn't happen. (In your case, at least.)

[cgk]

Yes, MHG you'd best be careful what you say around here. Wouldn't want any FReepers to get the wrong idea about you and call the FBI!

(/sarcasm)

[stands2reason]

Thanks. I take back my previous posts. You should make yourself clearer next time!

[Cathryn Crawford]

Have any of you read a book called Gideon's Torch? It deals with how a good-intentioned man with pro-life views got sucked into the net of violence to fight violence. It's heartbreaking and very sad, but worth the read if you can stand it.

Some people say that the pro-life movement is actually in the middle of a war, and that in war, actions are justified that would not necessarily be in everyday life. However, in my opinion, (and this is just my opinion!) the bombing of and killing of abortionists is wrong, despite the fact that, in a way, it could be justified by saying that it was to protect the victims of such.

By doing this - by killing these people - aren't we in fact making ourselves to be as wrong as them? Aren't we placing ourselves in the role of hypocrite? Yes, there are arguments for both sides that can be justified, but in the end what the pro-life movement is doing by supporting this is harming themselves.