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“A background check should have denied the firearm because of a previous arrest for drug possession”33
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NoChange wrote:
If SCOTUS had taken it and found in favor of Roof, the sentencing phase of the trial would have been redone. It would not have thrown out the sentence.
The issue appears to surround a disagreement between the client and the attorneys on how to (or not to) use mental illness in a trial.
Also, this seems more to do with how different districts handle mental illness evidence.
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“I told them that I had to do it, and obviously that’s not really true.”
“But what I meant when I said that was, I felt like I had to do it, and I still do feel like I had to do it.”
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NoChange wrote:
I feel personally violated over the fact that my tax dollars paid for that haircut.
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For those who will not read the rather short article.
Roof had asked the court to decide how to handle disputes over mental illness-related evidence between capital defendants and their attorneys. The justices did not comment Tuesday in turning away the appeal.
Roof fired his attorneys and represented himself during the sentencing phase of his capital trial, part of his effort to block evidence potentially portraying him as mentally ill.30 -
I take it one of these things caused him to do what he did. Now obviously, it's inexcusable, but it does happen for a reason. The number one thing men want is respect. A man who feels disrespected, especially by too many people in society is a dangerous man.
1) rejection from peers/society
2) rejection, bad experience with women
3) mother/father wound where he perceive one or both to not love him as a young child
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Should appeal on the grounds that 10+ years of being passed around as the prison "stress ball" is a cruel and unusual punishment unsuitable to the description of incarceration
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White supremacy built America.
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MAWA wrote:
White supremacy built America.
Sheep don't want to try to cancel America though. They have double standards indeed.
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samcallan wrote:
Roof fired his attorneys and represented himself during the sentencing phase of his capital trial, part of his effort to block evidence potentially portraying him as mentally ill.
the reason why he did that is because:
He thought that, after the race war, he would be freed by white nationalists if he was not labeled as mentally ill
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Togber wrote:
samcallan wrote:
Roof fired his attorneys and represented himself during the sentencing phase of his capital trial, part of his effort to block evidence potentially portraying him as mentally ill.
the reason why he did that is because:
He thought that, after the race war, he would be freed by white nationalists if he was not labeled as mentally ill
That was his major miscalculation in three parts:
A. That he thought he was going to trigger a race war.
B. That white nationalists are anywhere close to having the capability of waging such a war.
C. That freeing him would be a priority even if they did and succeeded.
Silly FBI pretends that white nationalist are some major threat. They are really a disorganized almost pathetic joke.
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MK Ultra vibes galore.
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revenge is not a state matter. Capital punishment is government overreach.
No matter the facts of a particular case, allowing government to kill punitively leaves the door wide open to tyranny. You may be next50 -
MAWA wrote:
Togber wrote:
the reason why he did that is because:
He thought that, after the race war, he would be freed by white nationalists if he was not labeled as mentally ill
That was his major miscalculation in three parts:
A. That he thought he was going to trigger a race war.
B. That white nationalists are anywhere close to having the capability of waging such a war.
C. That freeing him would be a priority even if they did and succeeded.
Silly FBI pretends that white nationalist are some major threat. They are really a disorganized almost pathetic joke.
D. That the guards will even allow those “white nationalists” to enter the death row to rescue him
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The guy had a bad day and made a mistake. I'd let him out to give him a second chance. He doesn't seem like a bad dude.
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hxyeyd wrote:
The guy had a bad day and made a mistake. I'd let him out to give him a second chance. He doesn't seem like a bad dude.
He planned this shooting for a while after doing a lot of research.
And he had no remorse.
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it doesn't really matter one way or the other because he's never getting out. i say just give him the life sentence and save all the public taxes that are wasted on these appeals.
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Of General Interest
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No scholarship limits anymore! (NCAA Track and Field inequality is going to get way worse, right?)
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2024 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion
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Matt Fox/SweatElite harasses one of his clients after they called him out
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I’m a guy. I see a female psychiatrist. I’m developing feelings for her and confused.