Posted on 07/22/2015 10:26:35 AM PDT by reaganaut1
WASHINGTON — Dylann Roof, the man suspected of killing nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., last month is expected to face federal hate crime charges, two law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
Mr. Roof, 21, already faces nine counts of murder in state court and could face the death penalty there. But Justice Department and F.B.I. officials have said the Charleston shooting was so horrific and racially motivated that the federal government must address it.
The Justice Department had also been considering the seldom-used charge of killing someone while obstructing religious freedom, which is eligible for the death penalty. It was not clear if prosecutors decided to seek that charge.
South Carolina does not have a hate crimes law, and federal officials have said they believe that a murder case alone would leave the racial component of the crime unaddressed.
A grand jury was expected to hand up a federal indictment on Wednesday afternoon. It was not immediately clear how that indictment would affect the state prosecution. The Justice Department has the option to keep its case on hold and wait to see how the state case ends before deciding whether to proceed with a second trial. Under federal law, a hate crime does not, by itself, carry a possible death sentence.
Authorities have linked Mr. Roof to a racist Internet manifesto and said he was in contact with white supremacist groups before launching his attack on the Emanuel A.M.E. Church. He was photographed holding a Confederate flag and a handgun.
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uhhh....after all those state counts of capital murder, what’s the point?
Grandstanding about “causes” — not working justice on a culprit — is the name of the game here.
If he had declared “I love you all!” while killing them, I guess he would be in a much better legal position.
the feds can incarcerate his corpse after we execute him.
Black justice
Isn’t murder the ultimate act of hate?
LMFAO!
Just a waste of tax payer dollars so someone can showboat.
He’ll probably get 9 death sentences or 9 x life. Not much more you can do to punish him.
Funny how the Muzzies who kill Americans NEVER get slapped with hate crime charges. That’s reserved ONLY for Caucasians.
He is going to be convicted of murder in South Carolina, so I don’t see the point of this.
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Exactly. The hate crime charges are theater.
But the arab in Chattanooga, right?
Same point as hanging, drawing and quartering Oliver Cromwell after he died!
Much better would be a 30 day Life Sentence. Death sentences are just too cruel.
BFD. 9 counts of murder... this is a cherry on top.
<<< a murder case alone would leave the racial component of the crime unaddressed. >>>
Kinda like Planned Parenthood butchering black babies.
“what’s the point?”
Practice for DOJ staff attorneys at taxpayer expense.
Frankly, I think the chances for conviction would not only be small, they could possibly engender an insanity defense. He sat with those people for an hour before shooting.
Its about earning brownie points...
Silly, liberalism IS a mental disorder.
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