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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: 5, Insightful) by JNCF on Tuesday August 09 2016, @09:16PM
being punched in the face is the least that a neo-nazi mass murderer like Roof deserves.
And the whole question is, are we trying to punish people or are we trying make society happier/safer/whatever?
If we're trying to punish people, sure, hook him up to a car battery and make his life a living hell until his heart goes out. Personally, I have no interest in that. I don't get off on other peoples' suffering; I'd much rather see a man executed than tortured.
If we're trying to improve life, assaulting somebody in a shower seems counter-productive. With this goal, prison seems useful only as a means toward rehabilitation or harm-mitigation.
I can't tell you what goals to have, but if you get your jollies from seeing people suffer in prison I really hope you don't live near me.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 10 2016, @01:29AM
Sadly those types are everywhere, just hope it never comes up.
(Score: 2) by dingus on Wednesday August 10 2016, @03:55AM
Oh, personally, I think prisons should be for rehabilitation rather than punishment. Most of the people in them could be integrated back into society, especially if we make the conditions better.
Once you start talking about unrepentant mass murderers, I think things change. Sure, execution is the most resource-efficient way to dispose of human garbage. Makes sense to me. But if they're dead-set on keeping him imprisoned, might as well get a few punches in even if it's only symbolic.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 10 2016, @12:20PM
You've never truly lived until you have brutally tortured someone. The feeling of power and control is only amplified by their hysterical cries for mercy followed by screams of agonizing pain. And I don't kill them. I just make whats left of their short, pathetic, meaningless existence so unbearable that they commit suicide. I make them kill themselves indirectly. It's beautiful. BTW, I'm a Microsoft developer.