I came upon this and wanted to ask for the opinions of visitors
of EH:
From Wikipedia:
Rev. Paul Jennings Hill (February 6,
1954 September 3, 2003), was an excommunicated Presbyterian
minister and anti-abortion activist connected to the Army of God,
who was convicted of the murders of Dr. John Britton and his armed
escort James Barrett outside a Pensacola, Florida abortion clinic
on July 29, 1994. In addition to the two murders, Hill
wounded June Barrett, the wife of James Barrett. Sentenced to the
death penalty under Florida law, Hill died by lethal injection,
making him the first person to be
executed in the U.S. for killing a physician who provided
abortions.
Hill's actions in 1994 were part of an upsurge of violence against
abortion providers in the United States in the 1990s, which was
disowned by mainstream pro-life activists. In a statement before
his execution, Hill said that he felt no remorse for his actions,
and that he expected "a great reward in Heaven." During his trial,
the judge did not allow Hill to explain his justification for the
murders to the jury. Hill said he viewed them as defensive, rather
than retributive, acts. Hill left behind a manuscript manifesto
titled "Mix My Blood with the Blood of the Unborn" which his
backers promised him they would have published. It has been
available online on his official site since 2004.
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Is killing another human being justifiable if for the right
reasons? Or is he just a fanatic that the world can do without?
