So much for the
"sanctity of life":
A man has been arrested and charged with offering a $250,000 reward for killing Michael Schiavo.
Richard Alan Meywes was arrested in Fairview, North Carolina by the FBI and the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office.
On March 23, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office forwarded an email to the FBI in Tampa which purportedly offered a $250,000 bounty on "the head of Michael Schiavo." The email placed an additional $50,000 bounty for the elimination of a judge who recently denied a request to intervene in the Schiavo case.
"The elimination of a judge"...also known in the reality-based community as cold-blooded murder.
Is this the point we're at? Killing life in a crusade to preserve life? Chipping away at our nation of laws bullet by bullet?
More from the AP:
"The e-mail also made reference to the recent death of a judge in Atlanta and the death of (a) judge's family members in Illinois," the FBI said.
Meywes faces federal charges of murder for hire and transmission of interstate threatening communications.
If they mean to kill every judge who ruled against the Schindlers...why, there goes a large percentage of the federal court system!
I'm hoping this story is not just a blurb, but that it gets the proper exposure it should get. On the heels of the Lefkow murders and the Atlanta courtroom slaying, this arrest proves that again that the assault on our court system and American way of life is not only figurative--but quite literal, and all too real.
Update [2005-3-25 20:43:27 by georgia10]:: Sadly, this news item is not surprising, given the hyper-hysterical environment promoted by the activists and the media. When you have John Gibson urging “the storming of the Bastille” and websites dedicated to Judge Greer The Murderer, it creates the type of environment that pushes people over the edge.
Just head on over to Freeperville and you read such choice quotes as “I want to see the governor just tell the judge to go to hell and put cops on her bedside watch with orders to shoot to kill anyone attempting to murder this woman.”
Update [2005-3-25 21:2:1 by georgia10]:: Trying to stay ontop of this story, I came across some extremely disturbing statements by conservative radio talk show host Hal Turner back in 2003. He has apparently been making similar statemets recently; the statement quoted below is from 2003 though:
Unless Gov. Jeb Bush intervenes by 8:00 PM this coming Monday evening, using the Florida Statutes to protect citizens from abuse and neglect, thus saving this woman from starvation, I intend to use my worldwide talk radio show to issue a "CALL TO ARMS" for the purpose of taking control of the hospital long enough to rescue the woman, and further, to take into custody the woman’s former husband, the State Court Judge who ordered this atrocity, and anyone else who dares stand in the way of the rescue. Those interfering with the rescue, or resisting arrest, may be doing so at the wrong end of guns.
The closer we come to Terri's wish beign fulfilled, the more desparate the rhetoric and the acts become. Those who are praying for Terri should also take some to pray for the safety of all involved, on both sides of the issue.
Update [2005-3-25 21:22:21 by georgia10]:: Some more context, especially with respect to Judge Greer:
Judge Greer, a self-described “compassionate conservative” who has been handling Mrs. Schiavo’s case, has become a target of religious conservatives and others who object to ending any life prematurely. The New York Times reported on March 17th that an online petition seeking his impeachment has gathered nearly 7,000 signatures. He has received hate mail calling him a “judicial murderer,” his courthouse has been picketed and his life has been threatened.
Just so you all know, Judge Greer has been
under police protection, given all the threats on his life:
The judge, who is registered blind, is now in fear for his safety and is accompanied by two sheriff's deputies everywhere he goes.
I'm not sure if Michael, or the Schindlers, the lawyers, or anyone else has specific protection. Most likely though, I would think.
Update [2005-3-25 21:43:58 by georgia10]:: I mentioned wingnut Hal Turner above. Rose Siding over at DU has found something
a bit unnerving on his site:
WHY AREN'T THESE COPS BEING SHOT DEAD AS SHOULD BE DONE?
10 Year Old Boy Arrested After Attempting To Bring A Glass of Water to Terri Schiavo!
These cops are enabling the death of a competely innocent, totally helpless woman, Terri Schiavo, who is being systematically starved to death. They deserve to be shot in the head and killed!
I'm keeping all these cop photos in case I decide to do something to them later on.
(accomanied by a photo of cops arresting the girl)
the next post read:
OPERATION "EXTRICATE" IS A "GO"
NOW the site reads:
Web Site Updates Temporarily offline.
I am traveling to do something important.
http://www.halturnershow.com /
Some posters on the first thread contacted law enforcement. Do you suppose they are keeping an eye the situation?