06-18-2015, 09:23 PM
This was absolutely a "hate crime" in my mind, based on the killers own statements and actions.
I think it's highly unlikely that Roof would have been able to kill 9 people with any other weapon.
A knife, or a bat, or something like that could have done some damage, but not likely 9 fatalities when there were several people larger and stronger than Roof; he was outnumbered in a confined space.
Bombs and arson can and sometimes do cause as much or more fatal damage as guns, but Roof was homeless so bomb-building wouldn't have been an option and fire wouldn't have been as effective with aware and awake victims.
In any case, he killed 9 innocent strangers with a gun he should never have possessed. A homeless, druggie, guy who'd been making violent and hateful statements about blacks was gifted a deadly weapon..........by his father. I'm anxious to hear what dipshit dad has to say for himself and if he is charged. He sure as hell should be, in my opinion.
I think it's highly unlikely that Roof would have been able to kill 9 people with any other weapon.
A knife, or a bat, or something like that could have done some damage, but not likely 9 fatalities when there were several people larger and stronger than Roof; he was outnumbered in a confined space.
Bombs and arson can and sometimes do cause as much or more fatal damage as guns, but Roof was homeless so bomb-building wouldn't have been an option and fire wouldn't have been as effective with aware and awake victims.
In any case, he killed 9 innocent strangers with a gun he should never have possessed. A homeless, druggie, guy who'd been making violent and hateful statements about blacks was gifted a deadly weapon..........by his father. I'm anxious to hear what dipshit dad has to say for himself and if he is charged. He sure as hell should be, in my opinion.