Posted on 05/24/2016 2:50:06 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a white man accused of killing nine black parishioners at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina, last June, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
The nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm compelled this decision, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a statement.
Dylann Roof, 22, is accused of opening fire on June 17, 2015, during a Bible study session at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
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Good!
He deserves it for murder, of course. But, I suspect there’s a racial political push here, too. There’s not much the DOJ does these days that doesn’t have political overtones.
Yeah, I would say killing half a dozen people at a Bible Study merits the death penalty.
Surprised it took them this long.
Why are the feds prosecuting and not the state?
Ditto on both. If people like Maj. Hasan were held to the same standard, then it would feel more like justice.
Forced to wonder, how often does the DOJ seek the death penalty and in which cases?
Hopefully, one day, everyone will be able to agree to execute scum like this and his race won’t matter. White or black, if you shoot up a Bible study, you deserve to die.
Oh, so now libs love the death penalty.
Why are the feds prosecuting a state crime?
What about the Africans that have murdered white people Lynch? Remember the one in Oregon a few months ago? Or is justice to Lynch whitey only?. Racial preferences even when it comes to murder—this is the Lynch mentality.
Well, offender being white certainly plays into it, especially when the victims are black. Not saying in the least that this sentence isn't warranted, just pointing out the utter duplicity of a leftist regime (where's Mumia nowadays?)
Whatever sentence he gets, I hope he can repent and sincerely seek mercy from the Lord before he dies--- or there's worse coming.
I would think that anytime a "special" group is involved, it becomes a federal issue. They'll soon take over all law enforcement, because their "special" groups are embedded in society.
Will they do the same for the San Bernardino wiser and abettor?
“Well, offender being white certainly plays into it...”
Paging Captain Obvious!
As it should be.
However, it’ll just stir the pot on the Confederacy and #BLM.
You called?
It wasn’t the Confederate Battle Flag Roof referenced in his so called “manifesto”. But the use of the Bully Pulpit and the murders that resulted from the Zimmerman trial that he used as his “rationale”. But anyone want to bet that gets to be allowed to be used by his defence team ?
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