Texas man threatened deadly force to stop abortion

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Texas man threatened deadly force to stop abortion
By JEFF CARLTON, Associated Press Writer Jeff Carlton, Associated Press Writer – 9 mins ago

DALLAS – A Texas man faces charges after he filed documents in federal court threatening to use deadly force to stop an abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court didn't immediately act to outlaw the practice, federal officials said Monday.

Erlyndon Joseph "Joey" Lo, 27, of Plano, filed documents there Friday saying his religious beliefs entitled him to use deadly force to prevent an abortion. He listed the name of a clinic, its address and the time he was going to show up — noon that day.

"I plan on saving at least one human life in Dallas, Texas," Lo wrote.

FBI spokesman Mark White said he was unsure if Lo went at that time, but said agents worked with Dallas police "to make sure there wasn't going to be an issue at the clinic." Lo was arrested Saturday.

"We take threats to women's clinics very seriously," White said. "And this threat was very specific in its nature."



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100406/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_threat

[Aristus]

1. Dipshit's got a curious definition of "saving lives"...

:eyes:

[happygoluckytoyou]

21. IN A RELATED STORY barbara bush told it is too late to retro-abort george w.

[defendandprotect]

2. Religious license to kill others . . .!!! Who's been telling him that? "Plano" ... familiar?

[WhiteTara]

3. isn't he rather old to be afraid of being aborted?

really. If you don't like abortions, don't have one.

[aka-chmeee]

27. Too Old or Not,

temporal reality seems to be a challenge for some. I had a co-employee (refuse to call him co-worker) who would tear up when telling us that he just didn't know how people born after Roe v. Wade could live with the knowledge that they could have been aborted by their mothers????????
Any extended attempts to argue against his position invariably escalated to the arrival of his "semper fi" Hyde alter ego.

[xultar]

4. In other news the US right-wing pro-lifers were silent about the Collateral Murder video.

Just sayin.

[MadMaddie]

5. Hmmm.....mmmmm

Not a word....

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Not your typical teabagger look...

[gkhouston]

7. Oy. You don't suppose he's hoping to get free dental work done in jail? That's some overbite. n/t

[Historic NY]

14. I don't think he has to worry about his teeth.

[intheflow]

10. Sadly, the ability to believe propaganda knows no racial lines.

Especially if it's Christian-based conservative fundamentalism propaganda. :(

[ronnie624]

19. I have to say, I was very surprised. n/t

[snake in the grass]

8. It still pisses me off that ...

...Janet Napolitano apologized for the DHS report. It was dead on correct. I've yet to see members of Code Pink threaten or kill someone.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. yeah. How can someone in a leadership position

be so...weak? Is that the word? Doesn't seem forceful enough....as to apologize for making facts public.

:puke:

[Ed76638]

9. 999 Trillion in damages

:spray:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[rasputin1952]

26. Acting as his own attorney, he's requsting $1000/hr as well...

:eyes:

I figure this will go down as a psych eval...can't see this one as having too tight a grasp on reality...except maybe his own...;)

[Xithras]

37. I would assume...

I'd assume that he was smart enough to know that "1000 trillion" is wrong, but didn't know what comes after trillion.

Idiot.

[sakabatou]

11. I think his filing will get thrown out of court for being ridiculous

He might also be arrested.

[Javaman]

12. Suicide by cops.

moron living with demons.

[47of74]

13. Moron

I hope he gets a very long prison sentence.

[Mopar151]

15. Hank Hill knew all along

The Boy Ain't Right! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb_jHP13ay4

[SoapBox]

16. And what is he doing about the killing in Iraq? Or, execution?

...hypocrites is what these freaks are...

Yes...it would be wonderful if we did not sometimes need to provide abortion...but, it is the law and
I get sick of all these MEN, that want to control WOMEN'S reproductive organs.

And what exactly is this loon (and the ilk that keeps egging this stuff on) doing about
all the killing of innocent children, women and men in Iraq and Afghanistan?
DON'T even try to tell me that there just have to be "casualties" in war.

Oh...and what about those death sentence executions in Texas and else where?

Put your money where your mouth is clown.

[jmowreader]

17. We have to destroy the village to save it, right?

Planning to "save at least one human life" by shooting someone doesn't sound like "saving a human life" to me...unless he doesn't consider abortion clinic employees to be human, which is thoroughly possible.

[Gamey]

18. Hypocrisy and Irony In Perfect Harmony

[eyeofdelphi]

20. Why is it always a man?

it's always a man, someone who can never even become pregnant, therefore never even HAVE an abortion in the first place. or even be put in the situation where he has to decide whether to terminate the pregnancy or deal with the miracle and the pains of childbirth. it's unconscionable to force someone into a situation that you yourself could never possibly be put in.
and i know, i know. i have seen one woman that did shoot (but didn't kill) an abortion doctor. i'm sure there's a few more. but the vast majority of these abortion clinic killers seem to be male.

[No Elephants]

22. So young to be so nuts.

[secondwind]

23. Don't these people know you are not saving a life? Women will always find a way....they

know what is best for them. Dr. Tiller's motto said it all: TRUST WOMEN.

After Dr. Tiller's murder,I volunteered at the local Planned Parenthood in Boston, and was recently accepted as a clinic escort.

[Vinca]

24. How many kids has "Joey" adopted? How many does he support

out of the goodness of his heart? I've had it with the embryo worshippers. It's easy to make a cause about something you can't see and will make no investment in. It's a whole lot harder to make sure living, breathing children are housed, well fed, clothed, educated and have medical care.

[iamjoy]

25. Terrorist - Plain and Simple

it seems terrorism goes up during a Democratic administration - activities by right wing groups, that is. One person's terrorist is another person's hero or martyr. It is amazing how many right wingers don't get the irony.

[slackmaster]

28. Idiot

Nothing to see here.

[Paladin]

35. You Never Tire Of Minimizing Things Like This, Do You? (n/t)

[Lance_Boyle]

29. 'saying his religious beliefs entitled him'

Now *THAT'S* the most dangerous "entitlement mentality." Stick that one up yer asses with the flashlights and gerbils, fundamentalpatient wackos.

[lbrtbell]

30. Solution for men trying to stop abortions

Forcibly shove the fetus up his butt and tell him not to expel it or else.

All of a sudden, his body would become a lot more important than that fetus he pretends to care about.

[Ian David]

31. If he wants to save a life, then he should adopt a baby.

Or do something about George W. Bush's Texas Futile Care Law.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

33. Criminalize Abortion!!!!!!!!!

It won't stop abortions, but it WILL kill off those slutty women.

[Heywood J]

34. "Authorities said Monday he lives with his parents."

What's his Free Republic handle?

[Supersedeas]

36. the GOP created this atmosphere -- they need to take the lead in snuffing it out: but FEAR is so

important to a Party whose only foundation is laissez-faire absolute deregulation economics that leads directly to Bank Bailouts and the politics of personal identification with Christian fundamentalists.