May 31, 2009
A Monster is Murdered, and Nothing is Gained
"Two wrongs don't make a right."
That childhood admonition stuck with me over the years, and was the first thought to pop into my head when I read that an infanticide practitioner by the name of George Tiller was gunned down in a Wichita, KS church this morning, and that a suspect was in custody.
I'm finding it harder than normal to find sympathy for this murder victim, but with reason.
He was a man who killed babies the age my daughter Kate was when she came into this world. To me putting a baby to death is simply unimaginable and tragic, and it makes him a monster. I cannot imagine the kind of man who would do such a thing, or easily imagine the circumstances in which such an act could be justified if the baby wasn't an immediate and life-threatening medical risk to the mother, but I do try to remind myself that it isn't my place to judge what happens to him, or his soul.
If you believe in God, you know that either Tiller is forgiven for his sins, or he is damned for eternity.
Sadly, there are some small-minded people who find a bit of satisfaction in the thought of an abortion doctor burning in Hell, and think that the only think wrong with this scenario is that the other few doctors nationwide that still practice this barbarity aren't also in morgues.
I don't think they grasp that the murder of this physician is merely the last tragedy of a life tragically led, and that politically-motivated murders rarely accomplish anything more than throwing away two more lives (that of the the victim and the murderer) without coming a single step closer to resolving the underlying disconnect that leaves the sides so far apart.
George Tiller was a monster. So is his killer. Neither should be made into martyrs or heroes, as it is quite clear that neither man was.
Simply pray they both find forgiveness, and hope that when our final day arrives, we find forgiveness as well.
Murder is murder. The man who killed this doctor was not doing society a favor. I am finding it harder to understand my fellow conservatives who can not let the concept of abortion go. It is obvious that a modern woman desires this outlet to avoid an unwanted child. I have been a physician since 1974 and can assure you that the alternative to abortion is much worse than the loss of a few cells from a woman's womb. I invite anyone to come to one of Louisiana's charity hospitals and see the results of those that had a baby they no longer want. If tomorrow we had laws passed to eliminate abortion, it would still occur. So the best is to live with it and forget what others are doing. That is the definition of a true conservative. Otherwise you are no better than Obama. He wants to impose his socialism on us, you want to impose your morality. There is little difference in the end.
Posted by: David at May 31, 2009 05:23 PMDavid:
If someone believes abortion is murder, you can't very well 'let it go', can you?
Posted by: ECM at May 31, 2009 05:25 PMI also enjoy your definition of a 'true conservative' which actually sounds like the definition of a true libertine. (But nice try in attempting to float that one past.)
Posted by: ECM at May 31, 2009 05:29 PMSorry, but the law says that if you use deadly force to save the life of your self or others, you are justified. So, if you believe that life starts at conception, then this was an act of defense of others. Can't have it both ways.
Posted by: Federale at May 31, 2009 07:00 PMThe abortion issue is tough and I usually avoid it, until recently. I suppose the central theme that I feel strongly about is that I'm not pro-abortion. I recently met a Liberal who told me that she was Pro-abortion. I asked her if she meant "Pro-choice", and she said "No, I'm pro-abortion." As in abortions for other people, mandated by the state, and enforced by the police.
Jeez. I can't imagine very many things more terrible than that, and she already has 2 kids.
I told her that I didn't think that was a very good idea, and she called me a Conservative.
That's pretty much the frame of reference for the Abortion issue for me.
Posted by: brando at June 1, 2009 01:49 AMI agree completely with the statement that both men are monsters. Abortion is wrong. Killing Tiller didn't stop abortion though. His killer just gave ammunition to those who say that the pro-life movement is filled with radical extremists, he didn't do the pro-life movement any good. He may have stopped one abortionist, maybe even one of the worst, but he didn't stop abortion on demand.
Posted by: NevadaDailySteve at June 1, 2009 09:12 AMThank you Bob Owens for a very welcome and clarifying statement. I think it's a model way to frame consideration of this event. I also agree with it 100%.
Now, 'David', introducing himself as an M.D., offered some points that merit a response:
' I have been a physician since 1974 and can assure you that the alternative to abortion is much worse than the loss of a few cells from a woman's womb.'
Sir, if you consider aborting a human baby equivalent to 'the loss of a few cells from a woman's womb' you have confessed with your own words to having no empathy or regard for human life itself. I fear for your patients.
' I invite anyone to come to one of Louisiana's charity hospitals and see the results of those that had a baby they no longer want.'
There are practical and loving options to both abortion and unwanted deliveries. There are many couples who would gladly adopt every offered infant, I believe.
' If tomorrow we had laws passed to eliminate abortion, it would still occur.'
Irrelevant. By that logic, why bother having any laws? Theft will still occur, right?
' So the best is to live with it and forget what others are doing.'
So David is saying that if some people are going to do something, the responsible stance is to ignore whatever they are doing.
' That is the definition of a true conservative.'
Chicken droppings. That is the definition of a morally blind, self-centered, unethical, uncaring and unthinking person. In comparison, a sincere ditch-digger contributes more for the good of society. You should be ashamed of yourself, sir.
Sincerely, Peter Warner.
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