http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/us/charleston-church-shooting-suspect/
Why would anyone kill nine innocent people in a church?
The white 21 year-old is being accused of gunning down nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He wants to plead guilty to 33 federal charges, but his lawyer said in court that he couldn’t advise his client to do so until prosecutors say whether they’ll seek the death penalty.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/03/us/dylann-roof/
He shot 9 people including a senior pastor and a South Carolina state senator. Dylann said he had no other choice but to shoot “black people,” because someone had to do it and he was the only brave one.
How could anyone think like that? Dylann had problems with drugs and heavy drinking during his life, he dropped out of school before failing 9th grade twice. He’s had trouble conversing with his family members. His uncle was concerned and decided to mentor him but that didn’t work. Dylann wouldn’t listen and instead he played video games and smoked pot in his room all day.
He has been charged with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He also faces federal hate crime charges, for which he faces the death penalty. I don’t think a 21 year-old should be going through this; especially the death penalty.
Environment matters in creating a healthy culture and world view. While he made his own choices, environment matters. If his parents would’ve been there for him more frequently nothing like this would be happening. Dylann has had a rough childhood but he does deserve consequences for murdering 9 innocent lives. He has opened social wounds of past racism with this hate crime and the consequences continue to echo through our society today.
nathalie031 • Oct 6, 2015 at 10:10 am
The environment you grow up in and events you experience are big influences on shaping you as a person. It’s really unfortunate that he didn’t get the help he needed, and that it led to something major like this. That’s why we need to always make sure to reach out to anyone that we feel like might be in a tough situation. We, ourselves, may not be able to do much but there is people out there who can help.
korils • Oct 5, 2015 at 1:39 pm
i agree that a persons childhood contributes to the way a person acts for the rest of their lives. how ever, i wouldnt say that he doesnt deserve his consequences because he did infact cause the crime. he is his own person and he cant blame his actions on the past.
cruz_26 • Oct 1, 2015 at 5:26 pm
You made a good point. Parenting is very important. He definitely needed help but obviously it’s too late. He made his decision, and he deserves do face the consequences for it.
miss_isssa • Oct 1, 2015 at 2:48 pm
I think that if Dylan would have been paid more attention too, and received the help he needed he wouldn’t be in the position that he is in now. Its obvious that the drugs and alcohol could have had a lot to do with her choice to kill these nine innocent people. But i also think if as a child his parents taught him right from wrong he wouldn’t have done what he did. I personally do not agree with the death penalty. I do think that he should be put in jail for life for what he did though.