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[Head of Vengarl]

Bah, I would have preferred he got life in prison.

 

[SillyEskimo]

They better hurry up and kill him before Trump gives him a cabinet position.

 

[styl3s]

So he gets the easy way out? Man, he would suffer more in jail for life. I don't agree with this.

I would rather live in prison for the next 60 years then cease to exist.

I never look at death as a easy way out especially considering the guy had no notion of killing himself or having the cops which tells me he didn't want to die. I know a lot of people on GAF are against the death penalty but i can't think of anything to say about it other than good riddance.

 

[Tarkus]

would rather he rot



being against the death penalty is too damn radical? lmao

You want to pay for every breath this piece of garbage takes? He would have killed your family if you're a minority.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Fam needs to rot in jail among the general population and get his ass beat every day. He wanted death.

I don't think this is a compelling portrait of justice either to be honest.

 

[Forerunner]

Well he'll probably be on death row for years, so he is going to rot anyways. ADX Florence isn't a nice place at all, it breaks most people.

 

[Jeremy]

I don't think Dylann will be the martyr he believes he is going to be. He'll just be a dead, racist mass murderer to anyone that's not a white supremacist.

 

[Velcro Fly]

He's probably going to be middle aged by the time they kill him anyway.

 

[Mark L]

I remain against Capital Punishment, but I will not mourn his death.

 

[Slayven]

And so he becomes a martyr.

Only to people that would idolize him anyway.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

He's probably going to be middle aged by the time they kill him anyway.

Was thinking that myself..

Only to people that would idolize him anyway.

Seriously. Who gives a fuck..

 

[Buzzman]

There's quite a cognitive dissonance here when you have people decrying the Death Penalty as barbaric, while simultaneously commenting that he should stay alive to suffer for longer.

 

[HawksWinStanley]

Taxpayers now have to feed him, keep him healthy, and pay attorney fees for those fighting for and against his execution.

And people keep saying how they'd prefer he rot in prison. The dude will be welcomed to prison as a hero by others like him, regularly fed, sheltered, clothed, will get any healthcare he needs, etc. How many free people would give anything to rot like that?

 

[DragonGirl]

Who cares if they "gave him what he wanted"? This isn't a fantasy revenge story where you analyze a plot. When it comes to somebody who we know without doubt is guilty of something as barbaric as this then yes, remove him permanently. I don't want to pay for his up keep so he can sit in a cell and no, I don't want to torture him either. Just kill him and be done with it. Also, yes, I'm against the Death Penalty, but only in practical terms - based on the poor record of our justice system putting innocent people in prison or being overly harsh in sentencing. But here? Nah. Put a bullet in his skull and leave him to fade in the annals of history.

 

[minor effort]

You want to pay for every breath this piece of garbage takes? He would have killed your family if you're a minority.

Every part of the justice system costs money. It will cost money whether he's imprisoned or executed.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

He deserves death.

Probably a dumb question but does he get to choose how he dies? Or is that up to the justice system?

 

[Brian_FETO]

I don't see the benefit of keeping someone like this alive

Obviously life imprisonment takes a mental toll on you but you aren't being "tortured", you're just living your life in a box. Dude isn't being forced to face his actions, he's just separated from society

Save the world some money and oxygen and get rid of this piece of shit

 

[Tagyhag]

That's exactly what he wanted. How can people be so blind?

 

[KingBroly]

He deserves death.

Probably a dumb question but does he get to choose how he dies? Or is that up to the justice system?

Court decides.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Roof is a monster, but the death penalty is a completely barbaric and unacceptable practice in 100% of situations.

 

[metalslimer]

Still against the death penalty. Also the legal preceding an appeals to stay the execution especially when the death penalty will probably go to the supreme Court at some point before he is killed will make this extremely expensive anywah

The death penalty is a useless barbaric practice that does no one any good.

 

[marrec]

That's exactly what he wanted. How can people be so blind?

I don't think they much care about what he wants at this point.

 

[highrider]

There's quite a cognitive dissonance here where you have people decrying the Death Penalty as barbaric, while simultaneously commenting that he should stay alive to suffer for longer.

Was just thinking the same thing. Bizarre.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

There's quite a cognitive dissonance here where you have people decrying the Death Penalty as barbaric, while simultaneously commenting that he should stay alive to suffer for longer.

It's kinda funny, no? And he wouldn't "rot" the way folks imagine it. He'd be quite cozy..

 

[BFIB]

I don't see the benefit of keeping someone like this alive

Obviously life imprisonment takes a mental toll on you but you aren't being "tortured", you're just living your life in a box. Dude isn't being forced to face his actions, he's just separated from society

Save the world some money and oxygen and get rid of this piece of shit

Problem is, he wants to die for this. Because in his mind, then he wins.

 

[Slayven]

Who cares if they "gave him what he wanted"? This isn't a fantasy revenge story where you analyze a plot. When it comes to somebody who we know without doubt is guilty of something as barbaric as this then yes, remove him permanently. I don't want to pay for his up keep so he can sit in a cell and no, I don't want to torture him either. Just kill him and be done with it. Also, yes, I'm against the Death Penalty, but only in practical terms - based on the poor record of our justice system putting innocent people in prison or being overly harsh in sentencing. But here? Nah. Put a bullet in his skull and leave him to fade in the annals of history.

Pretty much

 

[Got]

gross

 

[The Beard]

He deserves death.

Probably a dumb question but does he get to choose how he dies? Or is that up to the justice system?

I'm pretty sure there are no options. Lethal injection is the only remaining form.

 

[DrSlek]

Welp..



But then taxpayers gotta feed him and keep him healthy..

Carrying out the death sentence isn't exactly cheap, if I recall correctly. I believe one of the arguments against it is that it's actually more expensive than just keeping the offender in prison.

 

[Futureman]

I'm against the death penalty but in a case like this I guess I don't really care what happens. He is 100% guilty and showed no remorse.

 

[Big Blue]

Good. Bury him under the jail.

 

[necrosis]

Man. In general I'm against the death penalty, but in a situation like this, it's hard to not wish that this guy experiences the worst conceivable death.

 

[Ac30]

Can you leave the Alt-left sentiment out of your comments on this situation? Fuck him, left him burn alive.

Lmao, this is alt-left sentiment? Scandinavia is an alt-left hellhole confirmed

 

[sugarhigh4242]

Bah, I would have preferred he got life in prison.

Yeah, there's no doubt Roof did it, and in a vacuum, I'd say he deserves death.

But I oppose the death penalty because the state gets it wrong. Innocent people are executed. Black men are disproportionately more likely to be executed than white men. It can't be justified, and I don't believe it serves any substantive deterrent effect.

 

[Brian_FETO]

Problem is, he wants to die for this. Because in his mind, then he wins.

I mean that sucks but it's not like he's gonna live to see the results

If people are coming from anti-death penalty in the sense that innocent people get killed then sure, I'm familiar with shit like the West Memphis Three where it's complete bullshit and the state doesn't want to admit they made a mistake. However, if you're opposed to it because you want someone to be tortured.......I can't really agree with that (as garbage as these "people" can be)

 

[The Beard]

That's exactly what he wanted. How can people be so blind?

So, if someone claims they want to be executed, they shouldn't be? Do people on death row know about this loophole?

 

[Melkezadek]

The death sentence is never good. A society should be above the level of a killer, no matter how terrible the crime

I'm sorry, but I don't accept that. This scum killed 9 innocent people, who's only sin was the color of their skin. Any one of those people could have been our grandparents.

He had no remorse. He wasn't going to "suffer" in prison.

If this makes me a bad person, I accept that. But enough with the platitudes. I didn't weep for Bin Laden, and I don't weep for Dylann Roof.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

I'm pretty sure there are no options. Lethal injection is the only remaining form.

ah okay, damn I didn't know that. i guess now that i think about it tho it makes sense. i can't remember the last time someone got the electric chair.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

It's kinda funny, no? And he wouldn't "rot" the way folks imagine it. He'd be quite cozy..

He'd get healthcare and an education

 

[God Dayumm]

Fam needs to rot in jail among the general population and get his ass beat every day. He wanted death.

No. Solitary confinement and treat him like a Schrodinger cat. It's not a death penalty if you don't check if he is alive, right?

 

[MattKeil]

Carrying out the death sentence isn't exactly cheap, if I recall correctly. I believe one of the arguments against it is that it's actually more expensive than just keeping the offender in prison.

Most of that cost comes from constant appeals associated with trying to get the sentence overturned, not the actual process of executing someone.

 

[Nephtis]

Put him in isolation until his day of execution.

No contact with any humans. Not even a word heard by someone else. Just put his meals on a tray with no fork, spoon, or knife so he has to eat it all by hand. Allow a 5 minute shower every 2 days.

Some of a bitch deserves no less.

 

[Bounceounce]

I don't support the Death Penalty, but life imprisonment is no less cruel than it as far as I can see so this is probably better for him and if I was in his position I would without a doubt prefer death.

Put him in isolation until his day of execution.

No contact with any humans. Not even a word heard by someone else. Just put his meals on a tray with no fork, spoon, or knife so he has to eat it all by hand. Allow a 5 minute shower every 2 days.

Some of a bitch deserves no less.

Torture?

 

[metalslimer]

People have to accept that whether they like it or not the death penalty will be struck down nationwide in the future.

 

[lem0n]

Welp..



But then taxpayers gotta feed him and keep him healthy..

I didn't say anything about all that!

Really though, it's always a tough situation on how to handle shitheads like this... I think I'm still okay with keeping him alive, forgotten and alone though. We gave him what he wanted and I hate that

 

[Tarkus]

He shot people in the head to kill because they were black. You people want him to be able to inspire more people in prison to do the same thing again? Death to him

 

[minor effort]

This thread is already providing good examples of why the court system needs to remain a dispassionate arbiter of justice. If you oppose capital punishment for sound reasons, you need to oppose it even when your gut-level reaction to Dylan Roof's horrific crimes wants you to act otherwise.

 

[E92 M3]

The jury did a good job.

 

[Bronetta]

One day we'll figure out that killing people doesn't undo their crimes or the hurt they caused.

Neither does letting them live.

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

Ten wrongs don't make a right.