Oh, and just a little tidbit for you clamoring for his death. It's largely suspected that the reason Roof chose to defend himself was because his lawyers planned to use his mental health as a mitigating factor, and he didn't want them bringing up details of his life that he would find embarrassing. He very well may be mentally ill. Being found competent to stand trial does not mean he was mentally sound at the time of the murders.
So, the question becomes, are you willing to kill someone that may be mentally ill, or does that not quench your thirst for revenge?
So, the question becomes, are you willing to kill someone that may be mentally ill, or does that not quench your thirst for revenge?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
