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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: 3, Insightful) by Spook brat on Wednesday August 10 2016, @03:22PM
I can take a guess at what's wrong; they're not thinking about how such a punishment would be carried out. All of these people advocating rape and torture are advocating having state-sponsored rapists and torturers on hand to make that happen, or else they're volunteering to do the job themselves. It makes me think of the government assassins in the movie Grosse Pointe Blank who were unclear on the moral line between carrying out their kill mission and making the main character's hit for him to speed things along. [imdb.com]
I don't want rape or torture to be a part of our society AT ALL, and I'm not going to ask anyone to do something to a criminal that I wouldn't be willing to do myself with a clear conscience. The people clamoring for the application of cruel and unusual punishment for capital crimes haven't put much thought into it.
PS - for the record I'm still in favor of a humane execution; it's similar to the mercy killing of a sick animal. I like the idea of N2: effective, efficient, economical, painless, readily available. I don't think they should be a public spectacle; publicizing executions as a deterrent sounds like state terrorism to me, and in some cases (esp. serial killers) may have an effect opposite what's intended.
Travel the galaxy! Meet fascinating life forms... And kill them [schlockmercenary.com]