Man sentenced to life in TN church shoot

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Man sentenced to life in TN church shoot
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Mon, 02-09-2009 - 1:24pm

I hope he never gets out.


Man sentenced to life in Tenn. church shooting
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110ap_church_shooting.html



KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An out-of-work truck driver smiled Monday as he pleaded guilty to killing two people and wounding six others at a Tennessee church last summer because he hated its liberal politics.



They showed he planned the attack on the church, where his ex-wife was once a member, because he hated the church's liberal politics and Democrats, whom he believed "were responsible for his woes."


The Unitarian Universalist church promotes progressive social work, including advocacy of women and gay rights.



John Bohstedt, one of the church members who tackled Adkisson, said he didn't believe Adkisson was insane, but was manipulated by rhetoric aimed at liberals.


"Unbalanced, yes. Bitter, yes. Evil, yes. Insane, not in our ordinary use of the word," Bohstedt said.


"There are a lot of people who hate liberals, and if we stir that around in the pot and on the airwaves, eventually there will be people (like Adkisson) ... who get infected by the violent rhetoric and put it into violent action," he said.


Bohstedt said he was worried about future violence: "Do you think there are other Jim Adkissons out there listening to hate speech? I do."



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Registered: 01-04-2009
Mon, 02-09-2009 - 2:54pm
I am glad he got a life sentence.

 

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Registered: 01-04-2009
Tue, 02-10-2009 - 6:31pm

Just an update - Adkisson's manifesto is now posted online.