Shooting suspect Dylann Roof confesses to attack, according to reports

[oberliner]

Source: The Guardian

The suspect in the mass shooting of nine church leaders at Bible study in one of America’s oldest black congregations has confessed to carrying out the attack, according to media reports.

CNN is reporting that it has been told by two law enforcement officials that Dylann Roof has told authorities that he was the shooter. NBC reported the same. The Guardian cannot confirm this.

According to the CNN account, the 21-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, said that his motive had been that he wanted to start a race war.

Roof is being held at the Al Cannon detention center in North Charleston.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/19/shooting-suspect-dylann-roof-confesses-reports

[rpannier]

1. A Race War??? Uh, oh

How will Faux spin this one?
or will they just ignore it as a crazed lone wolf thing

[BeyondGeography]

2. He said faith war

Obviously misquoted.

[durablend]

11. Nono he said War on Christmas

Or Easter or some other national religious holiday

[underpants]

4. They are dancing around using "black church" as much as they can

I've seen several clips where they are not mentioning anything race related. They had whackadoodle preacher EW Jackson on who said guns in church would help. They interviewed the woman who called in Roof's car, it was all about how God put her in the right place and told her to call (actually she asked her boss and HE called the cops).

[heaven05]

6. door number one

and then door number two, then somehow this is going to end up the victims fault they were murdered, maybe just because they were black and enraged this white victim of some kind of cultural "mental illness". He saw the confederate flag flying over the state capital and just got pissed, "those people were taking over and they had to go"?

[on point]

8. They know their continuing hate mongering against Obama, and 'Entitlement' is a source

of blame. They helped stir up things and incite people. They are afraid to go there.

[shenmue]

3. Just heard this on the Stephanie Miller Show

If he pleads guilty, at least we won't have to spend money on a trial.

[jwirr]

7. I would rather see a trial. This could be the beginning of that talk about racism that is so needed.

[Sunlei]

5. used to be just family/friends to poison young, impulsive, minds with that crap

[Abouttime]

9. I hope he goes to trial

The country needs to see what created a monster such as him. I bet he was raised a rush baby listening to hate radio from a young age and a steady diet of Fox News.

[rocktivity]

10. The FBI can go ahead and file the terrorism and civil rights violations charges now.

And throw in some accessory charges to his father for buying him a handgun if he knew he had a drug problem.

Charles Manson must be feeling proud -- he had been trying to start a race war, too.


rocktivity

[wordpix]

12. he, he, welcome to the prisons inhabited mostly by people of color

May they treat you as you deserve to be treated

[oberliner]

13. They are most likely pursuing the death penalty

South Carolina governor urges death penalty charges in church slayings

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/south-carolina-governor-urges-death-penalty-charges-in-church-slayings/2015/06/19/3c039722-1678-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html

[bemildred]

14. Officials: Suspect in church slayings unrepentent amid outcry over racial hatred

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The gunman charged with killing nine people in an African American church was unrepentant and unashamed during a confession to police, espousing strong anti-black views for the officers who questioned him, law enforcement officials said Friday.

Dylann Storm Roof not only confessed to causing the Wednesday night carnage in Charleston, but said he wanted his actions known, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is unfolding.

Roof’s words added to an emerging portrait that suggests the 21-year-old was driven by runaway racial hatred in the attacks — unleashed after Roof spent nearly an hour quietly watching a Bible study group before opening fire, authorities claim.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/south-carolina-governor-urges-death-penalty-charges-in-church-slayings/2015/06/19/3c039722-1678-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html