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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.

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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: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday August 10 2016, @02:22AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 10 2016, @02:22AM (#386073) Journal

    If we can accept the fact that our prison system, as well as our justice system, is broken, we can work from there.

    First question would be, why are petty offenders (dope smokers, petty thieves, and the like) serving years-long or decades-long sentences? Our prisons are overcrowded because the system is broken.

    The individual who committed this assault sounds as if he didn't belong in jail or prison to start with. If he were removed from that jail, he wouldn't have had access to Roof, as is the case now that his bail has been posted.

    Seriously, WTF is anyone in jail for a year or more, awaiting trial? Why was his bail set so high that he couldn't afford it, if bail was set at all?

    Broken.

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