He gazed downward during most of the hearing.
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He has been held at the El Paso County Jail since surrendering to police on Friday.
When asked by Judge Gilbert Martinez if he understood his rights, Dear replied: “No questions”.
Public defender Daniel King, who represented Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes, will act as Dear’s lawyer.
Dear is scheduled to be charged December 9.
Dear, 57, is accused of fatally shooting a university police officer who responded to the attack, as well as an Iraq war veteran and a mother of two inside the clinic.
Three people were killed and nine were injured at the Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs on Friday.
Wachtel says it’s not clear whether Dear’s extreme religiosity tied to anger is consistent with somebody who as a mental illness or with somebody who hasn’t managed an anger problem over the years. “We will miss her; her cooking, crafting and adventurous spirit”, Paul Markovsky wrote.
“The thing we’re asking for right now is that the Department of Justice begins to investigate these attacks as what they are – domestic terrorism”, said Mitchell Stille of NARAL Pro-Choice America.
The Possible Motive: Multiple news outlets have reported that Dear mentioned “no more baby parts” in a statement taken by law enforcement after he was in custody.
He has been described by acquaintances as a reclusive loner who didn’t seem to have strong political or social opinions.
After the hearing, the district attorney, Dan May, declined to say whether he would seek the death penalty. He did not elaborate. The Colorado Springs center has been the target of protests by anti-abortion activists.
Nonetheless, in the aftermath of the tragedy in Colorado Springs, Planned Parenthood’s main message has been that its doors will remain open for its patients.
President Barack Obama would veto a spending bill if it blocks Planned Parenthood’s money, which would result in federal agencies closing down.
Those looking to help people practice sexual responsibility or merely access basic healthcare for the upcoming flu season can donate to Planned Parenthood here. “But that doesn’t exonerate Planned Parenthood for its own reprehensible past actions”. Federal money can not be used to finance abortions except in rare cases. Investigation documents were sealed at prosecutors’ request.
No records show how the case was ultimately handled.
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The only publicly available clue to his motivation so far is that officers claim Dear said “no more baby parts”, while being led away from the scene after his arrest.
