Eric Rudolph's Argument Against Abortion

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We, so often as people come across mysterious and unusual cases on the news, which in the end creep the hell out of us. They creep the public out or sometimes astonish us or sometimes even mess with our minds as we try to differ truth from lies, right from wrong. There was one particular person who did this to the public his name was Eric Rudolph. Rudolph was a person who thought of himself as righteous, he believed that his course of actions were right. What he did was wrong to many people, but to some it was right. What he did was bomb abortion clinics, and because of this people began to hate and praise the man. Some would even go far to call him a hero for fighting what he believed in. I chose this case because abortion is such a controversial topic that no one wants to approach and I thought it was interesting because I had never heard of it before. Eric Rudolph, was born in Merritt Island, Florida. He was born on September 19, 1966. He had lived with his father for the early years of his life but than after his fathers death in 1981, …show more content…
The next bombings that he had committed was on in Atlanta at an abortion clinic (January, 16, 1967). Another bombing was at a lesbian bar (the other side lounge) which was in Atlanta and ended up killing three people. Rudolph bombs were dangerous and unstable they were made out of dynamite that were surrounded by nails. He stated that he never wanted to hurt anyone but he knew if he wanted to accomplish his goals, the violence had to happen. His family had agreed with his crazy ideals.
Rudolph was suspected by two witnesses, which saw a man leave suspiciously into a truck where his license plate was caught and handed to the police. This later on caused him to become the main suspect of the bombings. The FBI put Rudolph into the top 10 most wanted list, and the reward for capturing him was 1 million

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