Why Did Eric Rudolph Get a Sweetheart Plea Agreement?
by rayman Given all the excitement of the past few weeks in Congress, one story that’s largely been overlooked is the DOJ’s dubious plea bargain with Eric Rudolph, thus avoiding a trial. Why was the government so eager to cut a deal with Rudolph’s lawyers? The official line is that foregoing a trial will prevent Rudolph from becoming a martyr. Via David Niewert, here’s a rather more disturbing explanation, courtesy of Georgia political columnist Bill Shipp: If youre a conspiracy theorist, you have another answer. The government is reluctant to dig deeply into Rudolphs background or to identify publicly the forces that inspired him to become a pro-life killer. Letting him enter a guilty plea serves the purposes of the politically-attuned Justice Department as well as the defense. That sounds a bit nutty, you say? That explanation is no nuttier than a leading lawmans assertion that Rudolphs avoidance of trial finally brings closure to the case. Surely he is kidding. One other thing: The
