ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Eric Rudolph

Eric Rudolph was a man who did some very bad things a long time ago. He hurt people and caused a lot of damage. He set off bombs in a few different places, which means he put something dangerous in a public area and made it explode. That's really not okay to do. He did this because he didn't like some things that were happening in the world around him.

Some people thought he was brave for doing this, but other people thought he was very wrong. The government and police officers worked really hard to try and find him and put a stop to his bad behavior. They finally found him hiding in the woods, and he went to jail for a lot of years.

It's never okay to hurt other people or damage things just because you're upset about something. There are better ways to express your feelings and work towards making things better in the world.