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In reply to the discussion: The Charleston Shooter: Is He Or Isn't He? [View all]rocktivity
(44,600 posts)58. Federal Hate Crime Charges to Be Filed
Last edited Wed Jul 22, 2015, 06:12 PM - Edit history (1)
Charleston Shooting Suspect Roof To Be Indicted On Federal Hate Crime ChargesDylann Roof...will face federal hate crime charges along with more than a dozen other serious charges he's already accused of...(T)he Justice Department will unveil (the) charges...today.
We've won a battle, but not the war. Where's the domestic terrorism charge?
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I agree that his actions qualified as domestic terrorism, but I suspect his initial motivation
Stardust
Jun 2015
#6
He's a terrorist. No doubt. I think his goal went further than "domestic" though.
MADem
Jun 2015
#10
Unnecessary to meet the legal test; assassination of a political figure is a disjunctive in the definition.
Fred Sanders
Jun 2015
#22
Methinks both Faux Noize and these Republidiots may just be in the making of their own undoing with
nightscanner59
Jun 2015
#28
9/4 UPDATE: Prosecutors calling for death penalty (but not for domestic terrorism)
rocktivity
Sep 2015
#59