Benjamin's story sounds depressingly familiar. A loner while in college, he got recruited by something called the World Church of the Creator, which basically consists of a cockamamie web site written by Matt Hale, who calls himself the group's "Pontifex Maximus" (latin for Pontificating Maximum Ass). Matt advocates a racial holy war on the "mud races" and further expansion of the white race. Matt's method of recruiting was well suited for the likes of Benjamin - Start with a brain full of dung and saturate with an extremely flammable substance (like bigoted bile) until it's ready to explode. Then light a spark and stand back.
The spark in this case appears to be Matt's unsuccessful efforts to become a lawyer. He had been deemed unfit to practice law in Illinois due to his reputation as a racist pig, and when an appeal failed late last week, Benjamin took it personally. He began his shooting spree hours later. Matt, who had built the pyre, poured on the gasoline and thrown the lit match, denied any responsibility in true Eddie Haskell fashion: "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver, I tried to warn Benjamin against violence, but you know how people have their own free will!" Matt believes Benjamin is "a martyr for free speech for white people."
But don't look so hopeless, let's look at the bright side of this. Benjamin Smith killed himself! The world is a better place! Let's all dance and sing and shout out loud, "Ding Dong, the wicked wanker's dead!" This is a Late Bigot! We'll never have to see his smirking, acne-strewn face as he's led into some courtroom where he gets a soapbox for his repugnant racist rants. We won't have to look at a picture of him proudly displaying his chest with the "Sabbath Breaker" tattoo. (Translation: "I don't get laid on Sunday mornings.") We ought to have a jubilant national parade to celebrate Liberation from Benjamin Smith Day! Take a moment, right now, and cheer the fact that Benjamin has now gone on to a place where he'll have lots of kindred spirits. While the iron's hot, let's pass the Benjamin Smith Memorial Gun Control Law: All gun shops must post a copy of the Ten Commandments!
According to the police, Benjamin shot himself once in the chin while he was fleeing them in a van, and then twice more, in the leg and chest, as he was struggling with them. Soon after, he bled to death in a nearby hospital. We can only hope that the last thing Benjamin saw in his miserable life was the sight of a black emergency room worker smiling and waving good-bye.
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