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News: $1 Million Bond For Charleston Church Shooting Suspect
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$1 Million Bond For Charleston Church Shooting Suspect
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Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old accused of killing nine people at a black church in Charleston, S.C., appeared via a jailhouse videolink today for his first court hearing. The judge set a $1 million bond for a weapons possession charge but said he did not have the authority to set bail on the nine counts of murder.
"We have victims, nine, but we also have victims on the other side," Judge James Gosnell said. There are victims on this young man's side of the family.
"We must find it in our hearts at some point in time not only to help those that are victims but to help his family as well," he said.
"We are a loving community and we will reach out to the victims — all of them," the judge said.
During an emotional courtroom scene, family members of some of the victims gave statements, many saying they forgave the shooter and calling on him to repent his sins.
"I just wanted everybody to know, to you, I forgive you," a daughter of Ethel Lance, 70, one of the nine people killed at Emanuel AME church on Wednesday night said. "You took something very precious away from me.
"You hurt me. You hurt a lot of people. But I forgive you. I forgive you," she said.
The Rev. Anthony Thompson, the husband of 59-year-old victim Myra Thompson, called on Roof to "Repent, confess. Give your life to Christ."
Felicia Sanders, the mother of Tywanza Sanders, 26, said of the suspect, who reportedly sat in the church for a full hour before opening fire: "We welcomed you Wednesday night at our Bible study with open arms."
"Every fiber in my body hurts and I'll never be the same. ... May God have mercy on your soul," she said.
Alana Simmons, the grand daughter of victim the Rev. Daniel Simmons, 74, pleaded that the court ensure "hate won't win."
The sister of Depayne Middleton Doctor, 49, admitted "For me, I am a work in progress and I acknowledge that I am very angry.
"We have no room for hate, so we have to forgive," she said.
More with a video at http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...ooting-suspect
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This Judge is ****ing stupid. Just watch the video at the link
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Why do they mean they have victim's on that man's side of the family? I mean sure, they are grieving him but I don't feel comfortable with them using that term Idk
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That's only for the weapons charge. There's no bond offered for the nine murder charges. I feel like this is crucial to note.
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Forgiving him will just give others more incentive to do the same 
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"We have victims, nine, but we also have victims on the other side," Judge James Gosnell said. There are victims on this young man's side of the family.
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They are not victims.  They raised a psychotic and hateful person. You are your environment, and him going to prison for the rest of his life or him possibly facing capital punishment does not mean I should feel sorry for his family. He can rest in piss.
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I'm not sure why we have to detract from the 9 murders and focus on the family as "victims" but okay...
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The judge's emphasis on the murderer's family as victims is a bit disturbing. It's, like "Wait, wait--let's not mourn these 9 brutal deaths too much because this kid is going to jail alive and his family won't get to see him and buy him more guns as birthday presents." 
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Originally posted by LoKoPaNdA
Why do they mean they have victim's on that man's side of the family? I mean sure, they are grieving him but I don't feel comfortable with them using that term Idk
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As if this child grew up in a vacuum and his parents had nothing to do with his ideologies.
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They are not victims. They raised a psychotic and hateful person. You are your environment, and him going to prison for the rest of his life or him possibly facing capital punishment does not mean I should feel sorry for his family. He can rest in piss. |
I agree but I don't think they would teach him to kill other people.
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During an emotional courtroom scene, family members of some of the victims gave statements, many saying they forgave the shooter and calling on him to repent his sins.
"I just wanted everybody to know, to you, I forgive you," a daughter of Ethel Lance, 70, one of the nine people killed at Emanuel AME church on Wednesday night said. "You took something very precious away from me.
"You hurt me. You hurt a lot of people. But I forgive you. I forgive you," she said.
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That's only for the weapons charge. There's no bond offered for the nine murder charges. I feel like this is crucial to note.
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I agree. I think people should be aware of this fact.
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Originally posted by vuelve88
The judge's emphasis on the murderer's family as victims is a bit disturbing. It's, like "Wait, wait--let's not mourn these 9 brutal deaths too much because this kid is going to jail alive and his family won't get to see him and buy him more guns as birthday presents." |
Right? That really upset me.
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of course this crazy mofo has a damn bowl cut, ill be on the lookout for now on. Dont come near me if u have a bowl cut
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of course this crazy mofo has a damn bowl cut, ill be on the lookout for now on. Dont come near me if u have a bowl cut
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Such a disgusting judge. It's so insensitive to even say something of that nature, to even say that in front of the REAL victims families is inappropriate.
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I agree but I don't think they would teach him to kill other people.
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They gave him a gun as a present. Most criminals are not taught by their families to be criminals. However, they enabled his lifestyle. As if they didn't know he was this psychotic, hateful person before any of this. Parents KNOW.
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They gave him a gun as a present. Most criminals are not taught by their families to be criminals. However, they enabled his lifestyle. As if they didn't know he was this psychotic, hateful person before any of this. Parents KNOW. |
Apparently, the parents gave him money for his 21st birthday and he used that money to buy the gun himself.
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The parents are clearly at least partly responsible for the way this man acted. The kid got his hateful views from his parents and they should be charged with inspiring him to kill these people.
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
They are not victims. They raised a psychotic and hateful person. You are your environment, and him going to prison for the rest of his life or him possibly facing capital punishment does not mean I should feel sorry for his family. He can rest in piss. |
THIS wtf???
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