Confederate-sympathizer guns down church-goers!

[MichaelMyers]

http://myfox8.com/2015/06/19/charleston-shooting-suspect-dylan-roof-confesses-to-killing-9-people/

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof has confessed to authorities to shooting and killing nine people this week at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., two law enforcement officials said Friday.

One of the officials said that Roof, who is white, told investigators that he wanted to start a race war.

He himself bought the .45-caliber handgun used in the shooting last April at a Charleston gun store, according to the two officials.

Earlier, a senior law enforcement official had indicated that Roof’s father bought him a Glock firearm for his birthday.

So what's prison going to be like for him?

[TheBossInTheWall]

Dunno. The only thing I know about prisons is from tv shows and 'let's shock the viewer' documentaries.

[MichaelMyers]

Dunno. The only thing I know about prisons is from tv shows and 'let's shock the viewer' documentaries.

What say you of these people who want state flag reform.

[TheBossInTheWall]

What say you of these people who want state flag reform.

Get the confederate flag out of any public space/vehicle/etc.

[Jake.Ashworth]

Get the confederate flag out of any public space/vehicle/etc.

I agree and disagree. Its hard for me because I spent the majority of my life in the south and when I see the flag, it represents home, happiness, and good times. I understand some people have diluted it to mean other things, and it offends people. But removing it from all public spaces puts us one step closer to saying that the American flag offends foreigners so we should take it down from public spaces. The smell of certain colognes offend me, but I cant demand that everyone around me stops wearing them.

All of that aside I do support the removal from state run facilities, because the government should strive for unity. The flags should be removed, folded accordingly and put in museums to save for the future. Its a huge part of our heritage and to remove and forget about it would be as detrimental to our national heritage as telling migrants that they aren't allowed to dress in their native garb or speak their native language.

On another note, it should only be removed from state run facilities, any private company or private citizen should be able to fly it as they see fit. We have our freedoms and our liberties still and no matter who is offended, we should never sacrifice individual freedoms. If you don't approve of a company flying the flag, then find somewhere else to do business, hurt them in their pocket book but don't take away their freedoms.

[MichaelMyers]

I agree and disagree. Its hard for me because I spent the majority of my life in the south and when I see the flag, it represents home, happiness, and good times. I understand some people have diluted it to mean other things, and it offends people. But removing it from all public spaces puts us one step closer to saying that the American flag offends foreigners so we should take it down from public spaces. The smell of certain colognes offend me, but I cant demand that everyone around me stops wearing them.

All of that aside I do support the removal from state run facilities, because the government should strive for unity. The flags should be removed, folded accordingly and put in museums to save for the future. Its a huge part of our heritage and to remove and forget about it would be as detrimental to our national heritage as telling migrants that they aren't allowed to dress in their native garb or speak their native language.

On another note, it should only be removed from state run facilities, any private company or private citizen should be able to fly it as they see fit. We have our freedoms and our liberties still and no matter who is offended, we should never sacrifice individual freedoms. If you don't approve of a company flying the flag, then find somewhere else to do business, hurt them in their pocket book but don't take away their freedoms.

Yes it seems there is a distinction between private display of the Confederacy and its display before govt. buildings. Reasoning there being that the govt. should not support slavery, period. But then should we tear down the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Mt. Rushmore, etc. since they were slaveholders too. I am happy to take $20 bills off peoples' hands bearing the image of Andrew Jackson, notorious slaveholder of Native Americans.::cool::

What do you say to those who invoke Nazis, and the fact that the Nazi flag is banned in Germany?

[horcrux2007]

On another note, it should only be removed from state run facilities, any private company or private citizen should be able to fly it as they see fit. We have our freedoms and our liberties still and no matter who is offended, we should never sacrifice individual freedoms. If you don't approve of a company flying the flag, then find somewhere else to do business, hurt them in their pocket book but don't take away their freedoms.

I agree with this. The only time I would say to take it down would be if it's flown over some state or government-operated facility, but if it's a private business or person, they should be able to fly the flag if they want.

[Jake.Ashworth]

Yes it seems there is a distinction between private display of the Confederacy and its display before govt. buildings. Reasoning there being that the govt. should not support slavery, period. But then should we tear down the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Mt. Rushmore, etc. since they were slaveholders too. I am happy to take $20 bills off peoples' hands bearing the image of Andrew Jackson, notorious slaveholder of Native Americans.::cool::

What do you say to those who invoke Nazis, and the fact that the Nazi flag is banned in Germany?

Bloofer, I think this is part of the problem. The conception that the flag represents slavery or a want of it is vastly incorrect. The flag represented hundreds of differences in opinion about the way taxes should be handled and the governments roll in society along with a lot of other things. Slavery was a very small portion of what the south wanted. Most of which would have been excellent for the country. I honestly think the ideal would be changing the way people look at the flag instead of removing the flag entirely. We are slowly moving into the super PC nation where you have to walk on eggshells not to offend someone and if you don't its massively punishable. Its kind of scary, but I don't want to get to serious on here...

[Jake.Ashworth]

A for instance of my point. A school district somewhere up north just banned Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches because of fear that white bread was racist. That's a little blurred, they fear that because they have Hispanic students who wouldn't have encountered white bread culturally that instead they should be using something more culturally friendly to everyone. I think they are going to aim for pita bread. Regardless, this is just a drop of the moronic behavior being bred by the fear of offending anyone.

[ImmortalSlasher]

http://myfox8.com/2015/06/19/charleston-shooting-suspect-dylan-roof-confesses-to-killing-9-people/

So what's prison going to be like for him?

Permanent isolation or some super maximum place with little contact until the death penalty I would guess.

I don't see any way you get out of killing nine people in a church when those people actually let you sit in a Bible study group.

Get the confederate flag out of any public space/vehicle/etc.

I agree. From what I understand that flag and other southern flags have similar characteristics that point to the sort of stuff this guy believed in. There are a lot of things that aren't removed because they are so prominent in society. Monuments, statues, and buildings. But this is just a flag.

[ImmortalSlasher]

A for instance of my point. A school district somewhere up north just banned Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches because of fear that white bread was racist. That's a little blurred, they fear that because they have Hispanic students who wouldn't have encountered white bread culturally that instead they should be using something more culturally friendly to everyone. I think they are going to aim for pita bread. Regardless, this is just a drop of the moronic behavior being bred by the fear of offending anyone.

Honestly it's supposed to be United States. And many times it seems that way only in name. There are different laws across states. And stupid stuff like you mention. Also titles like Hispanic-American, African-American, Asian-American. It should be American first. I remember after 9/11 the silly commercials that tried to get people to believe that. I knew it wouldn't work because it takes more than a disaster for people to understand something like that. It takes generations.

And I actually like peanut butter and grape jelly on whole wheat bread over white bread myself.

[Jake.Ashworth]

Permanent isolation or some super maximum place with little contact until the death penalty I would guess.

I don't see any way you get out of killing nine people in a church when those people actually let you sit in a Bible study group.



I agree. From what I understand that flag and other southern flags have similar characteristics that point to the sort of stuff this guy believed in. There are a lot of things that aren't removed because they are so prominent in society. Monuments, statues, and buildings. But this is just a flag.

"This is just a flag." is as they say a slippery slope... I mean, the American flag is just a flag as well, but I would raise hell if they tried to strip it away. Im just saying, its just a flag can lead to a lot of other abolished rights. We have to be careful with how we screw with freedom, its a delicate thing and its slipping further and further away.

As for how the guy will fair in prison. He will be protected until we kill him. Unfortunately in our seriously fucked up justice system, that will probably be 40 years from now. I whole heartedly wish they would just bring back the days of next day public hangings.

[Jake.Ashworth]

And I actually like peanut butter and grape jelly on whole wheat bread over white bread myself.

SACRILAGE!