Accused Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof Assaulted

"Accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof assaulted by inmate in jail shower"

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"The hate-filled South Carolina man accused of slaughtering nine worshipers inside a church last year was roughed up in jail Thursday morning, officials said.

Dylann Roof was getting ready for his morning shower when he was assaulted by another inmate inside the Charleston County Detention Center, Sheriff Al Cannon said at a Thursday press conference.

Inmate Dwayne Stafford, 25, “punched (Roof) a number of times and assaulted him quickly” before a jail guard pulled the two apart, Cannon said.

The 22-year-old alleged killer was bruised but not seriously injured and returned to his cell after medical staffers examined him.

Roof and his lawyer are not pressing charges against Stafford, who was booked into the jail in January 2015 on strong-armed robbery and first-degree assault charges.

“They have no desire to pursue charges,” Cannon said.

The internet swiftly praised the vigilante inmate.

Roof has been in protective custody ever since his June 2015 arrest.

Under protective custody protocol, jail guards lock all other inmates in their cells before allowing Roof out of his to shower and use the rec room. Police are investigating how Stafford was able to get loose from his cell while Roof was out of his, including the possibility of an electronic malfunction.

Additionally, two staffers are supposed to watch Roof while he’s out of his cell — but at the time of the attack, one was taking a break and the other was delivering toilet paper to an inmate, Cannon said.

Roof was arrested and charged with nine counts of murder in state court and a slew of federal crimes following the alleged rampage inside Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church.

He prayed with the black congregation for an hour during an evening Bible study before he pulled out a gun and opened fire, police said. He killed the church’s senior pastor and eight other worshippers before fleeing the scene. When he was arrested a day later, he told police he wanted to start a race war.

After his capture, police uncovered Roof's bigoted manifesto in which he claimed he had “no choice” but to kill black people. Photos on his social media accounts showed him wrapped in a Confederate flag.

Roof is facing the death penalty in both his state and in federal trials."

Good.

What a shame...

Officials initially said Stafford could have faced additional third-degree assault charges because of the jail attack. The investigation into the incident is continuing, even though Dylann has said he doesn't want to press charge

Dwayne Stafford has also been released on bail after his bond of $50'000 was posted, this came just over 24 hours of his attack on Dylann Roof

Dylann Roof confesses almost immediately after arrest:

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Roof laughs while confessing "I did it":

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Dylann Roof police interview FULL

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Meh. I guess he should've expected it.

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Dylan roof journal is also online
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Dylan Roof writes about regretting not finding love and stuff it kind of reminds me of someone.

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Dylann Storm Roof's Website:

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Dylann is 21 years old, 5'9" 120 pounds - DOB: April 3 1994.

Dylann saw himself as a white nationalist.

While reading about the Trayvon Martin shooting, Dylann claims that is when he started on his pathway to violence.  

He was hoping to start a race war/civil war by doing the shooting 9:05-9:11 PM on June 17 2015.

He claims he had 8 magazines for his Glock 41 .45 caliber pistol. He states that he shot 77 rounds in the church - 7 magazines with 11 rounds per magazine. He had 1 loaded magazine at the end.

He was planning on killing himself at the end of his rampage. He expected to confront cops outside the church afterwards but there were none. He then decided not to kill himself.

In his writings, he states that he has Hashimoto's disease.

Maybe he will get the death penalty

I think he might get the death penalty or life in prison without parole. I am not sure if they can show he was mentally ill. I mean Dylan Roof did have an addiction to some sort of pain medication so maybe the lawyers can be like Dylan Roof was on drugs and then spare him the death penalty.
I think he was not ugly I am not sure why people say he should look at mirror he is a handsome young man although I do not support race violence.

That was weird comment about white women not dressing nice, I am not sure what he meant by that comment, he did seem to have negative opinion about white women because he called a lot of white women "damaged goods" showing a misogonystic side.

I think Dylan Roof does have a point about the prison rape thing however. I mean you can make a movie about a man getting raped in prison by another man and have that joke "you drop the soap" and people will laught at that.

But If you make a movie about a man raping a women and make it like a comedy scene, people would get offended it is a double standard.

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Tomb wrote:

As an aside, I don't know of anyone who laughs about rape, be it in prison or otherwise. But, there's no worries for Dylann, he'll be so closely guarded and segregated from others that nary a hair of that special haircut will be touched.

"Special haircut" made me lol there haha

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Home videos of Dylann shooting in his garden surfaced and all the true crime community could talk about on Tumblr are his aesthetics, the way he looks, making gifs and treating him like a pop star.

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Tomb wrote:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Ewww! I've not seen that yet, but I did watch the entire 2 hour interview. The media made a huge deal about him laughing about the shooting, but what I saw was an uncomfortable moment on his part, where he was deciding how much he was going to tell. Absolutely, there are a few laughs or chuckles, but to me, they seem indicative of being uncomfortable and trying to make a decision. Idk, maybe I'm wrong. At first I thought he wasn't a smart person, but he clearly was. He was smart enough to be so incredibly ignorant and naive to believe, and act on, what he read on racist websites. Those photos of him in front of Civil War and slavery landmarks? He probably found a list online and visited each one with the express purpose of taking pictures to put on his website. He didn't research the history. There are people who devoted whole careers to researching the histories. He didn't research what venom they may be spouting, he just found what he was looking for. Hell, I can find a Yeti sighting in my neighborhood online. Does that make true? No, I'm going to research everything. It's who I am.

It's such a heinous tragedy, and I cannot for the life of me, find anything redeeming about him. I'm constantly amazed by the survivors' and victims' families grace, faith and forgiveness. It's an awful burden to carry for the rest of their lives.

I watched it a couple of days ago and I think I agree. I don't think the laughter was hateful or because he was proud of himself. In the first few minutes of the interview he confesses saying, "I went to that church in Charleston...and you know...I did it," and he laughs but when they try to get him to say it out loud he hesitates and says, "It's not that I don't want to say it because I don't want to make myself seem guilty. I just don't really like saying it." About one hour into the interview they finally tell him how many people he killed because he had previously estimated that 4 or 5 people had died and it really seemed to shock him when he heard the number, confirming that not only was he a murderer, but he had killed 9 people. They tell him the number of victims and he expresses disbelief and doesn't say much but when asked how that makes him feel, he says, "It makes me feel bad." He does not seem proud of what he did and maybe this is related to the fact that he does not seem to be very clear on what he hoped to accomplish by doing this. However, it's apparent throughout the interview that he isn't deeply remorseful and he actually appears to be rather calm and at ease through most of it. I thought the most interesting remark came when the FBI agent says, "Do you regret it or is it mission accomplished? It's kind of one or the other," and he responds, "No, it isn't one or the other."

The other thing that stood out to me through the interview was how much hesitation and uncertainty there was when they were asking Dylann about his activities before the shooting. At times, I wondered if this was because he was considering whether he wanted to tell the truth but even when they asked about the movie he saw the day before the shooting, he seemed very confused despite a seemingly honest attempt to give an accurate answer. He seems to struggle while relating the sequence of events just three days prior to the interview which could definitely have been because he was lying or trying to hide something but several minutes into the interview they ask him how long ago he bought the gun and Dylann asks what month it is, mistakenly thinking that it might be July. This makes me think that his memory and sense of time are genuinely spotty and it makes me wonder about how heavy his drug use was and what his state of mind was leading up to the shooting. Drug use was one subject that he seemed especially uncomfortable talking about, which is strange considering that he had already admitted to murder.

Here it is on Youtube if anyone would prefer this format to what was linked above.

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Tomb wrote:

You have the confession but no real WHY.

Because he's an idiot who led what he felt was a meaningless existence until he found something to do that gave him "purpose"? Sort of like how I imagine some terrorists are born. No-hopers going nowhere fast, clinging on to some sort of "cause" in life. Seriously, between re-reading his stupid manifesto and watching the interviews of the equally moronic company he kept, I'm about done for the day.

After watching the videos above, the 2 hour long confession video and everything else that goes with this shooting since it happened...I can't understand why he did this I don't even think he understands why. First of all those videos above are just special, I couldn't help but laugh at the way he is dressed and how obviously drunk he is missing the target a lot of the time and the surprise at the recoil. As for the confession video, my opinion on the laughing is not only that he is extremely nervous (rightfully so) but also he is following the tone of the room. Both of these FBI agents were somewhat lighthearted and they let out a laugh every now and then and have friendly conversation with him about where he lives and so on, obviously to make him feel comfortable to he will share as much info as possible. Watching that video you don't get the feeling you are watching someone confess to committing a mass shooting by how they talk, only by what they are saying. I also agree with the user who said that his memory seems spotty. This kid is an obvious pill head, I don't even need testimony from his friends to figure that out, I've been there, its obvious.

I don't see why a lot of us want to sympathise with Eric and Dylan, but as soon as something like this happens you all fall into the crowd and start wishing that he's beaten, murdered or write an age long paragraph about how much you dislike him. You cannot hate Dylann Roof and sympathise with E&D. They both had racist, sexist, and homophobic ideas, as well as the fact that they literally shot and killed thirteen people. Dylann Roof does not deserve death more than E&D did. He literally did the same thing... And who knows, perhaps if he lets the Jury bring up his mental health in court then the public will know if he's ill or not. And then everyone can stop being hypocritical and defend him because he's 'mentally ill and doesn't know what he's doing' until the next mass shooter comes along and gets everyone's wrath. I'm not defending anybody here, but...it's pointless to sympathise with Eric and Dylan and then attack Dylann.

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I don't see why a lot of us want to sympathise with Eric and Dylan, but as soon as something like this happens you all fall into the crowd and start wishing that he's beaten, murdered or write an age long paragraph about how much you dislike him. You cannot hate Dylann Roof and sympathise with E&D. They both had racist, sexist, and homophobic ideas, as well as the fact that they literally shot and killed thirteen people. Dylann Roof does not deserve death more than E&D did. He literally did the same thing... And who knows, perhaps if he lets the Jury bring up his mental health in court then the public will know if he's ill or not. And then everyone can stop being hypocritical and defend him because he's 'mentally ill and doesn't know what he's doing' until the next mass shooter comes along and gets everyone's wrath. I'm not defending anybody here, but...it's pointless to sympathise with Eric and Dylan and then attack Dylann.

You're right he doesn't deserve a death sentence more than Dylan and Eric. All 3 of them deserve it. Between the
3 of them, they murdered over 20 people. Dylan and Eric killed themselves though so talking about them getting a death sentence is kind of pointless. And I can tell you exactly why some people sympathize with Dylan and Eric but not this guy. It's because of the horrible bullying that a lot of people believe Dylan and Eric went through. The fans of Dylan and Eric think that they shot up Columbine to get revenge on all the bullies that made their life a living hell. And since a lot of them can sympathize with that because they're bullied themselves, they feel like they understand where Dylan and Eric were coming from.

This moron, Roof, wanted to start a race war. He wasn't getting revenge for being bullied or made fun of. He was just an asshole who didn't like black people so he decided to murder some of them hoping it would start a huge war between whites and blacks.

And Roof's "mental state" is not going to help him out. They have him on video confessing that he knew exactly what he was doing and that he felt bad about doing it because they were being nice to him. He said he was thinking about just getting up and leaving. He said he sat there for over 20 minutes deciding if he should do it or not. Very rarely does someone get off for their crimes because of mental health. The only one I can even think of who got let off for their mental state was that woman who started a fire around her husband's bed while he was asleep because he beat her up every day for 15 years or something like that. She was found not guilty due to temporary insanity. And besides, Roof's trial is just about over. They already found him guilty and we are just waiting to see if he gets life in prison or the death penalty.

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I get what you're saying, but I also agree with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

I think some of it also has to do with E&D's ages as well; they were just high school kids who still lived with their parents, while all these modern mass shooters have all been adults. The fact that E&D killed themselves alone will attract sympathizers. But there is a difference between what happened at columbine and these more recent mass shootings. E&D spent 4 years at that school, they knew many people who went there, and basically had a negative history with it. Its not the same as say James Holmes targeting a crowded movie theater, or Adam Lanza choosing a nearby elementary school, or Dylann Roof walking into a church he had no affiliation with and shooting it up b/c he doesn't like black people. E&D had a more "understandable" reason behind what they did (even though we all know now that bullying wasn't their only reason) as well as a valid connection to where they chose to carry it out. The same can't be said about these other more recent mass shooters, and it just makes them look like copycats trying to outdo whoever the previous shooter was and see who can make the more shocking headline.

Tomb wrote:

No comparison. Roof may as well have well went to a hospital nursery and shot newborns. There is nothing comparable between Roof and Eric & Dylan.

Yeah, because shooting cowering kids who had never even met Eric or Dylan who were hiding under tables and laughing at them while they were dead/dying in pools of blood is really honorable and totally not in any way comparable to Dylann dumbfuck Roof shooting other innocent people.

Eric and Dylan evoke sympathy from others, because somehow they raised the issue of bullying. This problem is fairly common and is close to many people (whether children or their parents). People are always more sympathetic to the fact that they understand that they are close. It is pure psychology.

Love wrote:

Eric and Dylan evoke sympathy from others, because somehow they raised the issue of bullying. This problem is fairly common and is close to many people (whether children or their parents). People are always more sympathetic to the fact that they understand that they are close. It is pure psychology.

Except people like to ignore the fact that there were numerous reports of Eric and Dylan bullying other students prior to the massacre and they even admitted doing it themselves.

Inb4 some long winded excuse from a sympathiser "I don't condone their actions, BUT..."

Lol @ people taking the moral high ground by basically decrying Roof as a disgusting POS (which he is) with no proper explanation for killing people, yet apparently it's not as bad for Eric and Dylan to have shot innocent kids they had never even met.

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Love wrote:

Eric and Dylan evoke sympathy from others, because somehow they raised the issue of bullying. This problem is fairly common and is close to many people (whether children or their parents). People are always more sympathetic to the fact that they understand that they are close. It is pure psychology.

Except people like to ignore the fact that there were numerous reports of Eric and Dylan bullying other students prior to the massacre and they even admitted doing it themselves.

Inb4 some long winded excuse from a sympathiser "I don't condone their actions, BUT..."

Lol @ people taking the moral high ground by basically decrying Roof as a disgusting POS (which he is) with no proper explanation for killing people, yet apparently it's not as bad for Eric and Dylan to have shot innocent kids they had never even met.

I wonder Eric and Dylan could have so much more to mock other people if they had the opportunity. Limiting their own bullying - empathy for others or lack of opportunities? It's like, I know I don't like liars, though I lie a lot, I can, because I'm better than you. The double standards of society in which people cover up the struggle for a place under the sun.

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Tomb wrote:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] You need to engage in something called reading comprehension. There IS a huge difference in shooting up a school where people have an opportunity to escape and entering a CHURCH and waiting until the congregants bow their heads to pray to open fire. HUGE difference, especially when it's a HATE CRIME because these people were nothing more to him than black. I don't condone ANY of these violent acts. YOU will not find a SINGLE post of mine where I have said anything good about any of these people.

This is not a school shooting, and it won't be treated as such, nor was Anders Breivik and countless others who shoot up malls, restaurants, etc.

Maybe this is an irrelevant distinction to you but this was a bible study group in a meeting room of the church and not a service in the sanctuary. They were sitting around tables, much like the victims in the library were. They attempted to hide underneath the tables just as the Columbine victims did. Eric and Dylan taunted Isaiah about his race, not because they were racist but because they were being cruel and their victims meant nothing to them. They taunted many of their victims, while Dylann Roof did not. What difference does the setting or race of the victims make when you're shooting at random, unarmed people that have nothing to do with your pain or anger?

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: I understand that your question was not addressed to me, but I hope it is okay if I say my opinion.

Though both cases are really horrible and sad - in this direction, I cannot see any difference between the two -, the motivations were not completely the same in each case.

Eric and Dylan "just" wanted to rage freely. For them, it seemed to have no importance what the victims' race were. They were extremely angry and they did the shooting without control.
Dylann Roof picked his victims based on their race.

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