Well I agree vigilante justice from a legal perspective is never justified since we live in a system of procedural justice and Tiller did nothing illegal anyway which is where the immorality of his acts conflict with the law.

It is also interesting to note that states have afforded protection to those who are not their citizens or constituents such as animals and more relevantly the unborn child through feticide laws and applying child abuse laws to the unborn child. Look at the case of Cornelia Whitner convicted of criminal child neglect to her unborn.

Obviously the court recognised constitutional right to abort from Roe v Wade prevents these state laws applying specifically to abortion in the first two trimesters and then the state has discretion to allow abortion in the third trimester which Tiller’s state obviously permitted. So as stated earlier he did nothing illegal since his actions were ultimately state endorsed for late term abortion.

With all this in mind the state should punish the man who “thwarted” their ability to maintain good order and protect one of its citizens regardless of the fact that Tiller was a piece of moral filth.

At the end of the day substantive justice for Tiller’s victims has already been done and the man who killed him is facing the legal consequences as he should.

It is also interesting to note that states have afforded protection to those who are not their citizens or constituents such as animals and more relevantly the unborn child through feticide laws and applying child abuse laws to the unborn child. Look at the case of Cornelia Whitner convicted of criminal child neglect to her unborn.

Obviously the court recognised constitutional right to abort from Roe v Wade prevents these state laws applying specifically to abortion in the first two trimesters and then the state has discretion to allow abortion in the third trimester which Tiller’s state obviously permitted. So as stated earlier he did nothing illegal since his actions were ultimately state endorsed for late term abortion.

With all this in mind the state should punish the man who “thwarted” their ability to maintain good order and protect one of its citizens regardless of the fact that Tiller was a piece of moral filth.

At the end of the day substantive justice for Tiller’s victims has already been done and the man who killed him is facing the legal consequences as he should.

When we so flagrantly abjure the very laws we pretend to uphold, we do no less evil than the man who slew 10 legions of infants.