Along with fellow felon Eric Rudolph, Kopp represents just how far out of whack people can get in a religious fervor - descending into the depths of murder and violence in the name of their "just cause".
Mr. Kopp has once again found his way into the news, this time as he represents himself on charges peripheral to, but related to his murder of Dr. Slepian.
An anti-abortion extremist defending himself against charges related to a doctor's slaying decided not to cross-examine the man's widow.
Instead, he gave her an apology.
"Mrs. Slepian, I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I respect you and your family," James Kopp, 52, said quietly to Lynne Slepian, wife of Dr. Barnett Slepian, after her testimony Tuesday at the start of Kopp's federal trial.
Yes, you "respect" them Mr. Kopp - after committing murder and fleeing the country so you could avoid facing the charges you would inevitably have to face. What a lying hypocrite.
He then turns around and tries to lessen his own culpability in the outcome of his actions:
Kopp used his opening statement to tell jurors that Slepian's death was "a full-bore, 100 percent tragedy" but was not murder because it was not malicious or premeditated.
He has acknowledged planning the shooting for a year and then firing a high-powered military rifle with telescopic sights from the woods behind the Slepian home, but he has said he meant only to wound the doctor to prevent him from performing abortions.
"Shoot them in the head, blow up a car, riddle their body with bullets like they do in the movies. That's how you kill someone" with premeditation, Kopp said.
He urged jurors to look for evidence of premeditation or malice toward Slepian. "If you don't see it, that's me proving my case," he said.
It wasn't so bad, he didn't mean to kill the doctor. No, I'm sure he didn't - Kopp shot him through the kitchen window of his own home. Unless Kopp is some kind of genius sharpshooter on an off day, the intent was to kill, or at the very least maim. Give me a break.
Just in case you think these guys are "isolated nutjobs", take a look here or here. These guys are portrayed as "heroes" by the people behind these neo-terrorist groups.
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