Why isnt Christian terrorist Eric Rudolpth living in Gitmo with the other terrorists?

Question

Double standard? Eric Rudolph was a member of the Christian terrorist group " The army of God"
Im sure that there is no such thing as a good terrorist, so why isnt this scum bag that attacked an innocent abortion clinic serving time in gitmo?

Answer 1

Probably because no one believes him to be a part of a broader conspiracy. To my knowledge, no such "army of God" exists in this country, and if they do, they clearly haven't had any further attacks here or elsewhere. There just doesn't seem to be any risk, so trying and imprisoning him as a U.S. citizen through traditional methods seems reasonable. Of course, he very well may still get the death penalty.

Answer 2

Gitmo is too good for him. Death penalty is justice. But you are correct in calling him a terrorist. And yes, I'm opposed to most abortions. As much as I oppose abortion, I oppose his actions more.

Answer 3

Rudolf was given a fair trial and sentance in accordance with the law--with full protection of his civil rights.

The detainees (most of whom probably are terrorists) on the other hand, have not been given trials, have not been indicted, much less convicted, of any crimes. The Bush administration has admitted tha tsome of them AREN'T terrorists--but continue to hold them anyway.

In short--it's a concentration camp, not a prison. Butt, Bush has made himself crystal clear--since they're Muslims, instead of right-wing fake Christians like Rudolf, that's okay.

Answer 4

They dont lock Americans in there I often wonder why John Walker Lind isnt in there.

Answer 5

So was Paul Hill, anti-abortion murderer, and former christian minister.
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Two weeks ago, death threat letters containing rifle bullets were sent to top state officials involved with the execution, but a resolute Governor Jeb Bush, who signed Hill's death warrant, said he "would not be bullied" and refused to halt the execution.

"When they crucified Jesus, the heavens darkened," said Neal Horsley, a Carrolton, Ga., activist whose newsletter, the Abortion Abolitionist, hails Hill as a hero. "Speak to this nation, O Lord, speak your wrath."
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/09/04/florida_executes_antiabortion_killer?mode=PF

"We thank you for the little children that he saved," prayed the Rev. Michael Bray, of Bowie, Md., the author of a book that justifies the killing of abortion doctors. "A man died here today for the sake of the truth and the sake of justice."

Hill's supporters, carrying signs with messages such as "Killing baby killers is justifiable, let Paul Hill live" and "Dead doctors can't kill" were corralled into a protest area across from the prison. Many carried posters with graphic pictures of aborted fetuses.

Fringe elements of the anti-abortion movement that condone clinic violence have invited attacks on Web sites that proclaim Hill as a martyr.
http://www.news4jax.com/news/2452478/detail.html

Hill supporters released two dozen yellow balloons at the moment of the execution. They dropped to their knees to pray at 6 p.m.

"Paul Hill is a hero," said Bob Lokey, 63, who drove from Alabama with other Army of God members and Hill supporters. "I wouldn't shrink from lopping off the head of every abortionist out there."
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/04/news_pf/State/Hill_s_last_words_pre.shtml

Followers of the Army of God, an underground antiabortion network that has claimed responsibility for a number of attacks on abortion providers, including clinic bombings in Atlanta in 1997 and Birmingham, Ala., in 1998, proclaim themselves chief among Hill's admirers.

Don Spitz, a defrocked Presbyterian minister attached to the Army of God, says "justifiable homicide" is the way forward, the mainstream antiabortion advocates having "proved" that peaceful means will not reverse the 1973 US Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. "Their way obviously doesn't work and hasn't worked for 30 years," he says. "Now the state is murdering Paul Hill and I believe there will be far-reaching consequences."

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0902/p02s02-uspo.html