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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 GreatAuntAnesthesia on Wednesday August 10 2016, @09:16AM
> He deserves to be drawn and quartered, hacked apart, hung in a gibbet, or anything else that the grieving relatives can dream up.
So, just out of interest... what if the relatives of the victims unanimously decide to forgive him? The victims were all churchgoers after all, it's likely that their families would be christians too.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday August 10 2016, @01:53PM
You may have missed a post above. jmorris noted that they have already forgiven Roof. Public statement made, and all. That is their prerogative. And, it is your prerogative to forgive any who harm you, and yours. Depending on ones view of life, then you and those relatives of Roof's victims may well be better people than I am. I can accept that concept.
The state, however, is exercising it's own prerogatives, which I support.
If the state forgives Roof, I will truly be shocked.