When Boelter was indicted on federal charges (to which he has pleaded not guilty), The New York Times reported, “Nothing revealed by the prosecutors suggests that the shooter was motivated by religious fervor.” The Times offered no other motive, but Boelter’s past, and his own words, point to a likely religious motive — like those of every other anti-abortion assassin.
The rest of us needn’t turn a blind eye to the obvious. In fact, the preservation of democracy in our time requires that we don’t.
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