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Mass Murderer Dylann Roof Assaulted; Assailant's Bond Posted Quickly

posted by n1 on Tuesday August 09 2016, @08:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-wrongs-does-it-take-to-make-a-right dept.

-- OriginalOwner_ writes:

Common Dreams reports

In a much-hailed, if modestly problematic, act of righteous revenge, [on Thursday August 4,] an African-American inmate allegedly sucker-punched [...] Dylann Roof--an act that sparked much online praise for the "vigilante hero", a fundraiser for donations to his commissary account, and, finally, the posting of his $100,000 bond by a supporter.

Roof is in protective custody at the Charleston County Detention Center for killing nine African-American churchgoers in South Carolina in 2015. He was in the shower when Dwayne Stafford, a 26-year-old inmate reportedly doing time for either weed violations or strong arm burglary, allegedly got out of his cell, reached Roof, and landed a couple of punches to his face. The sheriff said Roof was attacked "for no reason", which many would argue was less than accurate.

Roof suffered only minor injuries, and his lawyer declined to press charges.

[...] The next day, 18 months after he'd originally been arrested, an anonymous supporter posted [Stafford's] bond, and on Friday he was reportedly freed.

I find that heavy.com typically has the facts quickly on violent crimes.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by captain_nifty on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:02PM

    by captain_nifty (4252) on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:02PM (#385959)

    So someone is imprisoned for 18 months after an arrest. Why???

    Speedy trial... speedy trial... that sure seems like it rings a bell.

    But with government actively ignoring the constitution, I guess the sixth amendment shouldn't mean anything anymore either.

    Of course a discussion on the 8th would also be in order ("Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted")

    I'm just waiting for them to start boarding troops in peoples homes and the supreme court explaining how it's not really your home or some other nonsense to justify it.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:07PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:07PM (#385964)

    So someone is imprisoned for 18 months after an arrest. Why???

    I don't know either, but I see that we won't bother to let any facts get in the way of a good self-righteous diatribe.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:29PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:29PM (#385976)

    If it were the government's fault, you can expect his PD to be all over that. But counsel for the defendant will often file one continuance after another, in which case the right to a speedy trial does not apply.

    • (Score: 4, Interesting) by weeds on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:35PM

      by weeds (611) on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:35PM (#385980) Journal

      A lawyer once told me that his job was do drag it out as long as possible until the other side quits.

      The longer it takes to go to trial, the more people will forget.

      • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @11:29PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @11:29PM (#386025)

        Also makes more money for him. Pretty messed up, ain't it.

  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @11:09PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @11:09PM (#386020)

    http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/judge-police-takeover-henderson-homes-not-covered-third-amendment [reviewjournal.com]

    According to the Mitchells’ lawsuit, a Henderson police officer asked Anthony Mitchell to allow police to use his house to gain a “tactical advantage” over the neighbor, but Anthony Mitchell rejected the request.

    The lawsuit claims police later knocked down Anthony Mitchell’s door with a metal ram and entered his house without either a warrant or his permission. A Henderson police officer then arrested Anthony Mitchell, according to the lawsuit, and multiple officers searched his home

    (Here's a summary of the root cause of this sort of problem. [soylentnews.org])

  • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Wednesday August 10 2016, @12:22PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Wednesday August 10 2016, @12:22PM (#386230) Journal

    I'm just waiting for them to start boarding troops in peoples homes and the supreme court explaining how it's not really your home or some other nonsense to justify it.

    Just stop paying taxes and see who comes along and tells you to leave your home.