Police have identified the man charged with killing three and wounding nine at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic as Robert L. Dear. There hasn’t as yet been much information about Dear released to the public, but author Joyce Carol Oates’ book research had led her to believe how the suspect might be viewed:
Had finished new novel "A Book of American Martyrs" months ago–before this latest Planned Parenthood shooting. Not "ripped from headlines"-
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) November 28, 2015
Researching novel into anti-abortion culture, discovered (not surprisingly) that the shooter is acting out the directives of many others–
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) November 28, 2015
@JoyceCarolOates he may "act alone" but he is not a loner & in most cases will be honored as a martyr. Anti-abortion = religious imperative.
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) November 28, 2015
He could be “honored as a martyr”? That brings up an important question:
https://twitter.com/nmrussell2/status/670607106521718785
We’ll wait for an answer.
https://twitter.com/damaninmiddle/status/670617147811323904
Anti-abortion = Don't kill babies in the womb https://t.co/VH7Z48q5VP
— Bob ن (@BobHicks_) November 28, 2015
1. Are you sure of facts? 2. Hope he gets death penalty 3. Only "martyr" to those fundraising off his actions https://t.co/B4IwlZHlwg
— BarbaraMcMahon((?)) (@southsalem) November 28, 2015
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@JoyceCarolOates This man is a murderer, those who are against killing of innocents ,are against killing of ALL innocents,young & old.
— Erin -center RT (@ErinEhyde200) November 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/670608936895164417
Shorter @JoyceCarolOates: pro-life are religious extremists worse than ISIS, because they're not or something. https://t.co/2MgDlZa0TR
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) November 28, 2015
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