Militia leader says conviction is God's punishment
Source: Associated Press
Militia leader says conviction is God's punishment
Updated 4:57 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2012
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP# An Alaska militia leader convicted of conspiring to kill federal law enforcement officers says the charges against him are manufactured but they might be God's punishment for being too prideful.
Schaeffer Cox, 28, wrote a letter from jail that is being circulated among his friends and supporters while he awaits sentencing in Anchorage. His letter was included in an email bulletin sent to members of University Baptist Church, where Cox's father is the pastor, and a church member is collecting letters asking the judge for leniency, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported #http://bit.ly/MprqMr).
He faces up to life in prison following his conviction in June.
"To be passionate and full of zeal is good, but I was foolish and full of pride," Cox wrote. "In my foolish pride, I got on my soapbox to wag my finger at the government for every little thing they did wrong. I taunted them until they had enough and manufactured a case against me. While the criminal charges that were brought by man are lies, the spiritual charges brought before God are true."
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Schaeffer Cox, front, center
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papa3times
(150 posts)It is so sad to see a young person throw their life away on utter nonsense! He was brought up in this religious extremist environment and is more than willing to throw his life away for a cause that he thinks is righteous, true, infallible even. He is sorely mistaken and probably will die believing this nonsense but there is always hope. Maybe he will expand his reading and study beyond the hateful bile that he finds in the bible and spews forth as his life's mission and find something worth while to do with his life. If he ever got a clue maybe he could help deprogramming others like himself and actually do something positive in his life.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Welcome to DU!
Julie
cali
(114,904 posts)Bonhoeffer threw away his life for a cause he thought righteous, true, infallible even
Generalizations (generally) suck.
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)GiveMeFreedom
(976 posts)always get help from the members who've been there a long time. Like how to pick up a dropped bar soap, which lipstick color goes with which eye shadow. . .
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)But yes, the long timers will probably send out the welcoming committee as well.
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)Or, more correctly, they might be humanity telling you we take threats against cops' lives seriously.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)And super creepy.
patrice
(47,992 posts)Archae
(46,328 posts)SemperEadem
(8,053 posts)you willfully broke the law. Period. God had nothing to do with it.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)I bet a lot of these wackos have psychotic tendencies.