Scott Roeder abortion trial was a setup

My take on the case of Scott Roeder, who killed Dr. Tiller, a late-term abortion doctor:

The judge did a bait and switch by starting the trial with a manslaughter option to the jury, and then pulled it back. The reason Roeder testified was to get a manslaughter verdict. Because the judge pulled the manslaughter option, a lot of lawyers will get work on appeals.

Abortion will never find a political answer. If the jury had come back with a not-guilty verdict, abortion clinics would all be closed Monday. The abortion providers knew a not-guilty verdict would put their lives at the same level as the babies they killed.

This whole trial was a setup. The first thing that goes in a courtroom is freedom of speech. If the jury was presented with how many late-term abortions Tiller had preformed, they would be glad someone put an end to it. This jury could have made history by ending abortions. Some jury in the future will.

Dell Lawrence

Marion