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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.

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 DutchUncle on Wednesday August 10 2016, @07:38PM

    by DutchUncle (5370) on Wednesday August 10 2016, @07:38PM (#386357)

    Given that one prisoner can walk up and attack another: Why is this OK at all? In this particular case you justify the attack with the guilt of the victim, but what if the victim is innocent (still awaiting investigated)? What if the victim is the wrong person (that is, the attacker is mistaken in who he believes he is attacking)?

    Suppose that someone on the street believes that you are the person who (insert horrible action here). Is it OK for that person to walk up and start beating you? If not, then it is equally not OK for prisoners to attack each other.

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  • (Score: 2) by dingus on Wednesday August 10 2016, @09:50PM

    by dingus (5224) on Wednesday August 10 2016, @09:50PM (#386400)

    Given that one prisoner can walk up and attack another: Why is this OK at all?

    it's not. Two wrongs made a right, as often happens in this wonderfully morally ambiguous world.

    Suppose that someone on the street believes that you are the person who (insert horrible action here).

    IIRC the guy pleaded guilty and there is pretty much incontrovertible evidence. If someone had seen me shoot up a church, for instance, I think I deserve every punch he throws.

    • (Score: 2) by DutchUncle on Thursday August 11 2016, @12:16AM

      by DutchUncle (5370) on Thursday August 11 2016, @12:16AM (#386453)

      I agree 100% that the guy is heinous. But I also feel 100% that society cannot allow vigilante assault just because the target is heinous, because that opens the door to vigilante assault on anyone at random, for whatever bigoted rationale the vigilante chooses.