Who was that insane nut from 1996 Olympics who did those killings?

[Mr. Flibble]

Just heard on my local news channel (FOX outlet) that the guy did so claiming he wanted to make the US look bad.

Gee, guess who was President at the time? CLINTON. As usual, more repuke savages doing whatever it takes.

x(

[XanaDUer]

1. Eric Rudolph.

...

[pinto]

2. Seems he is a seriously troubled guy, attacks on a family planning clinic

and an Atlanta gay bar are on his rap sheet along with the bombing at the Olympics...

[Democrats_win]

3. A charter member of the culture of life.

[ovidsen]

4. I'm so glad that

Mr. Rudolph won't get the death penalty.  Nope, he'll spend
the rest of his days at Colorado's Supermax.  Solitary
confinement.  Delicious prison food served through a door
grate.  If he's really nice, after 3 years he might be able to
eat with a few other inmates.  An hour a day exercise behind
walls so high all he can see is the sky.  A government issued
B&W TV w/religious or educational channels only.  And the
chance to mingle with such luminaries as Ted
"Unabomber" Kaczynski, Richard "my shoes blow
up real good" Reid and Terry "I love Oklahoma
City" Nichols.

Maybe, just maybe he'll start to understand that fatal IEDs in
parks, medical clinics, and gay nightclubs is an improper way
to express political views.

Please don't misunderstand me.  I'm against capital
punishment, and I think the "justice" system is
stacked against too many people with the "wrong"
pigment count/ethnic heritage/socioeconomic status.

But maybe the prospect of a lifetime stay at a Supermax will
be more of a deterrent to budding political mass killers than
any death penalty could be.

Bon appetit!

[Goldmund]

5. Excellent first post

Welcome to DU!

Well, I'm not sure what you're saying; if you're saying that to these particular kinds of criminals life in prison would be a greater psychological deterrent, then that's a long discussion and is definitely worth debating. But also, you have to keep in mind that in our legal system -- and in our culture, really -- death penalty is _considered_ the ultimate punishment. Whether you're for it or against it is irrelevant, and so is -- in a way -- whether or not it's a bigger psychological deterrent to these particular criminals. As far as the legal system goes, it gives the death penalty to those it considers the worst and the most "irreparable" criminals. So the question of, for example, why Scott Peterson gets the death penatly but Eric Rudolph not is a valid question; what exactly is our legal system of values based on? Why does Gonzales allow a terrorist to get away without even letting the court consider a death penalty is also a valid question. Whether or not the criminals would _like_ the death penalty isn't a legal factor when they consider their punishment (it would be too much like euthanasia, I think) -- the only factor is how bad they are deemed based on their criminal history.

[ovidsen]

7. Thanks, and take a bow yourself

I have no proof that a lifetime stay at a Supermax prison (as opposed to execution) would deter future political terrorists, but it sure won't encourage them. Your point that this subject deserves more thought is well taken.

If you think that the death penalty, and justice in the US in general can be very arbitrary, I strongly agree. As I mentioned in my first post, I'm against the death penalty in principle. It goes without saying that one wrongly convicted "killer" put to death is one too many, yet it's happened far too often. Scott Peterson may be guilty as sin, but I'd rather see him locked up than put down. Oh well, considering how justice functions in California, (as opposed to Texas) that's a real possibility anyway... how many decades has Charles Manson been on death row?

And as other posters in other, related subjects have duly noted, how come no one's in the MSM is calling Rudolph a terrorist? In my book, anyone who kills strangers as a means of political expression is just that.

[Runcible Spoon]

8. I dunno.

sounds like his kind of crowd, and the fundie TV is right up is alley too :shrug:

[newyawker99]

9. Hi ovidsen!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[GarySeven]

6. "Because I believe that abortion is murder, I also believe that force ...

... is justified and in an attempt to stop it. Because this government is committed to the policy of maintaining the policy of abortion and protecting it, the agents of this government are the agents of mass murder, whether knowingly or unknowingly. And whether these agents of the government are armed or otherwise they are legitimate targets in the war to end this holocaust, especially those agents who carry arms in defense of this regime and the enforcement of its laws. This is the reason and the only reason for the targeting of so-called law enforcement personnel."

== Statement of Eric Rudolph, psychopathic nut; soldier of one in the army of the "culture of life."
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/noads/0405/13ertext.html