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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @11:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @11:42PM (#386035)

    Toby Zeigler:
    Mr. President, this next question is on capital punishment, which you oppose: If your youngest daughter Zoey was raped and murdered, would you not want to see the man responsible put to death?

    [President Bartlet completely muffs the response [tripod.com] (a la Michael Dukakis).]

    Toby Zeigler:
    I just mentioned your daughter being murdered, and you're giving us an answer that's not only soporific, it's barely human!
    Yes, you'd want to see him put to death.
    You'd want it to be [both] cruel and unusual, which is why it's probably a good idea that fathers of murder victims don't have legal rights in these situations.

    N.B. Aaron Sorkin is a genius.

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