Dylann Roof Appeals Sentence
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He and his lawyers filed the appeal Tuesday in the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, with his legal team saying he was too mentally ill to stand trial or represent himself at his sentencing.
His appeal makes mention of his young age, dropped out of school in the 9th grade ... and most importantly schizophrenia spectrum disorder, autism, anxiety, and depression. It further says that he believed his sentence didn’t matter because white nationalists would free him from prison after an impending race war which smacks of delusions in my opinion.
Be all of this as it may, young Mr Roof violated a right of everyone I hold to be paramount above all others: I feel that if you are worshiping in accordance with your faith in a place set aside to practice that faith you should be safe from attack.
This kid pulled a weapon and killed those who had embraced him and taken him into their fold.
I don't care how schizoid he was or whatever else was going on with him. He did the crime and now wants to get away without paying the full price for that murder of innocents in a place of worship.
He simply doesn't deserve to get away with this level of murder, particularly after besmirching the Confederate Flag and desecrating a house of God with the murder of nine persons participating in worship services. The facts that he had no qualms regarding these atrocities and lacked any modicum of contrition is contributory to the facts surrounding the heinous act.
Some things are more important than consideration of age, education, and even mental illness.
He violated the commandment which states THOU SHALT NOT KILL and was arrogant and abusive regarding the circumstances. It is time to send him to the White Throne for judgement by the one true God ... and his victims will be there as well.