Dylann Roof sentenced to death

[Faith No More]

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?

[Amarok]

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?

Don't be silly and eye for an eye always makes right  and our righteous anger can only be sated by blood

[abaris]

Great news!

So I gather you life has suddenly and greatly improved by him getting death. Seriously, is there anything more pathetic than someone from a different continent resorting to trollish oneliners?

[Amarok]

Great news!

So I gather you life has suddenly and greatly improved by him getting death. Seriously, is there anything more pathetic than someone from a different continent resorting to trollish oneliners?

But abaris don't you know if we don't preform the human sacrifice the victims family won't have there pound of flesh or society will feel cheated or some such religious themed bullshit

[Chad32]

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?

If his mental illness causes him to kill people, then obviously he shouldn't be allowed around other people. Including more sane people in the prison system.

[The Grand Nudger]

Yup, nutters belong in little rooms with windows.

[Amarok]

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?

If his mental illness causes him to kill people, then obviously he shouldn't be allowed around other people. Including more sane people in the prison system.

then send him to a mental hospital and isolate him

[abaris]

If his mental illness causes him to kill people, then obviously he shouldn't be allowed around other people. Including more sane people in the prison system.

That's why folks like Brejvik are isolated from the general (prison) population. You don't have to put them down to achieve that task. In fact, people like that should be studied to the fullest in order to prevent others from going down the same road. It's a known fact that serial killers can't be rehabilitated. But they still can offer valuable insights. In Europe they're confined for an indefinite period of time at a secure mental facility after their sentence - which is usually a stretch of 25.

[Rhondazvous]

I don't see what the advantage is to killing him. He's already behind bars where he is no longer a threat to society.

If the church will pay for the food and everything he will need for the rest of his life I see no problem either.

Yes, since they were so quick to forgive him. How presumptuous can you get, forgiving somebody for what they did to somebody else.

Put him in prison so the skin heads and klansmen can give him thumbs up while he eats up my tax dollars? Oh, hell to the no!

[vorlon13]

why would Roof's official clemency be ahead of any one else's on death row anywhere in the country ?