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I'm rather surprised that no thread has yet been established here about the trial of Dylann Storm Roof for the murders of nine black churchgoers in South Carolina, which is now underway. So I'll start one.
A bunch of new details have emerged in the first days of the trial, including writings of Roof and release of his confession for the murders. His defense attorneys aren't even trying to get him acquitted, just flailing around in hopes of getting him off death row. And that's their job, and nobody should fault them for doing that. It's the way our criminal justice system works, and everybody should be glad it works that way.
But this guy is a big symptom of a behind-the-wallboard attitude that still exists in this nation. This innocent-looking "kid" (yeah, he's chronologically an adult, but could pass for fifteen) with the bowl haircut has, for whatever reason, become a complete unrepentant racist monster. There's no question he'll be convicted, the only issue is the sentence. Frankly (and it's hard for me to say this) I think right now he should not get the death penalty. He needs to be locked away in maximum security at a Fed Supermax, for as long as he lives.
I didn't link anything, because the meagerest amount of searching for a major news site, or for his name, will get you all you need to know. I'm just appalled that my country has generated people like this.
caw
A bunch of new details have emerged in the first days of the trial, including writings of Roof and release of his confession for the murders. His defense attorneys aren't even trying to get him acquitted, just flailing around in hopes of getting him off death row. And that's their job, and nobody should fault them for doing that. It's the way our criminal justice system works, and everybody should be glad it works that way.
But this guy is a big symptom of a behind-the-wallboard attitude that still exists in this nation. This innocent-looking "kid" (yeah, he's chronologically an adult, but could pass for fifteen) with the bowl haircut has, for whatever reason, become a complete unrepentant racist monster. There's no question he'll be convicted, the only issue is the sentence. Frankly (and it's hard for me to say this) I think right now he should not get the death penalty. He needs to be locked away in maximum security at a Fed Supermax, for as long as he lives.
I didn't link anything, because the meagerest amount of searching for a major news site, or for his name, will get you all you need to know. I'm just appalled that my country has generated people like this.
caw