eBay nixes auction for Tiller killing defendant
Online retailer eBay said Tuesday that it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, the Associated Press is reporting.
Supporters of Scott Roeder wanted to raise money for his defense by auctioning off items including an Army of God manual, an underground publication for anti-abortion militants that describes ways to shut down clinics, including bombing.
Also to be auctioned was a prison cookbook compiled by Shelley Shannon, the Oregon woman who shot and wounded Tiller in 1993 and was later convicted in a series of abortion clinic arsons and bombings.
"Based on the details we know about the anticipated listings, we believe these would violate our policy regarding offensive material," eBay said in a statement.
If the items were posted, eBay said it would remove them from the online marketplace site because the company "does not allow listings that promote or glorify violence, hate, racial or religious intolerance.
