After nearly three hours of deliberation, a jury made the decision to sentence convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof to death row.
He is the first person sentenced to death for a hate crime. The 22-year-old faced either life in prison or execution for gunning down nine unsuspecting churchgoers during bible study on June 17, 2015 at the historic black church in downtown Charleston, Emanuel AME Church.
It “sends a strong message” about the way hate crimes are handled, Malcolm Graham, brother to one of the lives lost at the hands of Roof, told The Associated Press. “No room in a civilized society for hatred, racism and discrimination,” he adds.
In December, Roof, who represented himself during the trial, was convicted of all 33 federal charges against him. During sentencing he told jurors he didn’t have a mental illness nor did he offer any remorse.
His family offered a brief statement upon sentencing. “We will always love Dylann,” they said. “We will struggle as long as we live to understand why he committed this horrible attack, which caused so much pain to so many good people. We wish to express the grief we feel for the victims of his crimes, and our sympathy to the many families he has hurt. We continue to pray for the Emanuel AME families and the Charleston community.”
Dylann confessed to the jury, declining to plead for his life, “I felt like I had to do it. I still feel like I have to do it.”
Needless to say, the internet is celebrating this decision. Even those apparently against the death penalty.
He should be given life in prison
No actualy what i really think is he should be left in a room with plastic all on the walls floors and ceilings let some of the most bad ass looking bangers that can be found that just hate white people give the guys bats knives brass knuckles and some salt and lemon juice for the wounds and let them literaly beat this guys ass into a bleeding pulp all across that room give him a death sentence by hate but at least 2017 is off to a good start last year we lost many good people maybe this year we got some good karma going and a bunch of pieces of shit like this will be taken from the world lol
Death too easy
Agree 1000%
Did you know that right now four blacks are charged with hate crime after kidnapping a white disabled kid and streaming his torture live on facebook videos? Are you not allowed to report it because it doesn’t fit the white genocide agenda of the (((people))) who owns this site and whose slave you are?
Ever heard of journalistic objectivity, Trent?: “..to maintain objectivity in journalism, journalists need to present the facts whether or not they like or agree with those facts. Objective journalism needs to remain neutral and unbiased regardless of the writers opinion or personal beliefs.” It’s pretty hard to see how this happens on this site when the editors show their bias in the comments section – let alone in their ‘articles’ they puke out to serve their (((masters))) agenda.
When that BOY openly killed ppl that didn’t do him ANY WRONG he deserves to die…..His TMRW will end like those who was praying for a better one……I’m glad he couldn’t pass this hate on to children that he may have brought into the world in a few years…..
Why you not reporting about the hate crime against that white boy but about this one and every cop shooting?? Race baiting much??
Actually he should be put in prison for life in a predominantly black prison.
So… He should go to pretty much any prison
I support the death penalty, but what bothers me is the hypocrisy of some of the twitter comments. So they don’t support the death penalty but in this case it’s okay? You can’t have it both ways
Black ppl will still complain that the justice system is supposedly against them
Yeah, because this guy is the only piece of shit out there. Wasn’t he part of an organization?
@gnuccaplease how often do you hear of justice like this. Stupid fool what are you even doing on d site in d first place. U think there’s equality and justice ? What’s death penalty to a someone who kills 9 innocent lives. He already ready to die.
Should not get the death penalty, should be there for the rest of his life so he can get the shit kicked out of him and gang banged every damn day. Give him the good ol’ “I’ll fuck you until you love me” treatment that Mike Tyson once spoke about. Death penalty is the easy way out, that’s why he represented himself, he didn’t want to have to live with this shit he did. He’s a coward who wanted to kill those people but didn’t have the guts to kill himself in the moment, so he wants the government to do it for him. Fuck this guy.
This guy needs to rot in hell. However, I don’t like how this site ignores the fact that 4 dumbass black kids kidnapped and tortured a disabled white kid. There was no article on here because it would make black ppl look bad, but it actually would have made you look better if you showed objectivity in the stories you cover. White, black, Asian, doesn’t matter. This was a fucked up hate crime, but so was the other one and it did not get enough (check that, didn’t get any) play on this site which chooses to veer off the path of hip hop and into social issues on a daily basis. For shame.
Agree with you for once haha
he needs to beheaded and streamed live for the world, fuck this degenerate
The ISIS is strong in this one.
Good. The sooner the better.
So….a white man gets the death penalty and blacks are okay with it? These iberal black hypocrites. Guess it’s ok to pick and choose who should die for murder? What bout the blacks in Chicago murdering each other? That is fine.
He killed innocent people in worship..but you will defend a coward that shoot people in a church the place where it’s non voilence..you sound dumber than a door bell
OJ killed 2 people for no reason and didnt get the death penalty
Rap inspired the murders and media hypes violence for blacks but a white kid shoots some niggas and hes not a gangsta like u?
He dont like black ppl huh? Death is the easy way out. They should of locked his ass in for life with a bunch of blk dudes. Let him kill himself.
What about blacks who hate whites. They get smoked niggggaaaa
he wont be dead for 10 years.
Gangsta rap inspired the shootings. He was just keeping it real like yall wanted right?
look who he killing, this nigga cool with me!