A Charleston, South Carolina judge allowed family members of the 9 AME church shooting victims to speak to gunman Dylann Roof in court this morning.
Roof, 21, is charged with 9 counts of felony murder and 1 count of weapons possession in the shooting deaths of 9 members of historically black Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. on Wednesday.
Roof was captured the next morning when a sharp eyed resident spotted his car in Shelby, N.C., about 3.5 hours north of Charleston, S.C.
The 9th grade dropout waived extradition and was flown back to Charleston Thursday evening. He attended his bond hearing via video hookup from the jail behind the courthouse as Magistrate James B. Gosnell Jr. presided.
“it’s important to hear from the victims and let them speak out,” said Judge Gosnell.
The judge allowed distraught family members to address Roof. Some of the family members declined to speak. Loud sobbing could be heard in the courtroom as Esther Lance, the daughter of Ethel Lance, spoke directly to Roof.
“I just want everybody to know… to you… I forgive you. You took something very precious away from me. I will never talk to her ever again. I will never be able to hold her again. But I forgive you… and have mercy on your soul.
“You hurt me, you hurt a lot of people, but I forgive you,” she said as Roof showed no emotion.
Lance, 70, (pictured top) worked as a custodian at the church for 30 years. Six females and three males were killed during the massacre. 3 survivors, including a 5-year-old girl, played dead and were not shot.
One survivor described her harrowing experience to The NY Times. She said Roof entered the room where the Bible study was being held. She said he sat quietly next to church Pastor Clementa Pinckney.
About a half hour later, Roof became argumentative with church members over bible scriptures.
At some point Roof stood up, produced a handgun and aimed it at the head of Suzie Sanders, 87, pictured above right. Her nephew Tywanza Sanders, who was described as the peacekeeper of his family, begged Roof, “You don’t have to do this.”
Roof reportedly replied, “I have to do it! You are raping our women and taking over the country.”
Tywanza dived in front of his aunt. He was the first to be killed. Witnesses say Roof reloaded his weapon 5 times during the carnage.
The judge denied bail on the felony murder counts. He set bail at $1 million for the weapons possession count.
Roof’s next court hearing is set for October 23.
Man those details are down right sad. ? R.I.P
I woulda told his bytch ass to rot in hell and not shed a fukkin tear in his presence.
This is how you are going to leave us Sandra!
One time for Ms. Lance daughter.
I would and could not and would have had to ask God to forgive me later
I also heard the judge expressed sympathy to the shooter’s family first. Anybody know if that’s true or not?
“I just want everybody to know… to you… I forgive you. You took something very precious away from me. I will never talk to her ever again. I will never be able to hold her again. But I forgive you… and have mercy on your soul.
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Phuck Dat!!!! We are too forgiving thats why they keep stepping on our azz. Too busy trying to love thy enemy and they’re shooting at us GTFOH. Drop this bastard in population for 10 minutes and turn the damn light off *case closed*
I’m sure Sandra would have lead with that .
I pray that is not the damn case.
She betta than me…**crys***
Me too! Especially this soon.
God bless these folks man. Lord have MERCY.
There should be no bail on any of the charges….I don’t care if it is $1 million….I’m sure all the racist fundamental groups are setting up a Go-Fund Me page, doing a candy bar fundraiser and making a personal donation…IN HIS HONOR…he is the ideal, the posterboy of their deluded beliefs…
I seen a page yesterday in support of him. ?
Their home state didnt even have the decency to honor them by lowering ALL flags in their honor. I want heads to daggone roll man. I am so tired of racism I dont know what to daggone DO!
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And this is not a psycho, an act of terrorism and a hate crime, right America (I’m not gonna say yt America cause some black and brown fools were contradicting this as anything but what it really is)
Black people need to stop with the muhphuckin forgiving…blacks have been killed and brutalized but always praying, asking for non violence and forgiving these DEVILS. WHAT HAS PRAYING DONE FOR OUR PEOPLE? 400 years of praying did NOTHING! We are victims and continuously abused by the people in this country and all we can do is pray. We are a weak punk ass group of people and whites have trained us soooooo well.
Zackly!! Ain’t shyt wrong with his ass. He should be classified as a domestic terrorist and water boarded til he reveals what underground organization he’s a part of cuz he damn shole ain’t do this all by his self!
There is another poster w/a name similar to yours. I thought it was you.
Is Obama going to go on air and call him a thug like he did the baltimore rioters?
look into dudes eyes; nobody is home! he don’t care about the pain he has caused all of these people! again! the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! we don’t give a dang so let the mugga fugga BURN! let mr roof burn until the end of time!
Well damn.
SC racist as HAYLE!
Cause summer the way my petty set up..the judge would a had me removed.. in handcuffs
Chile.
I hate she gave him the satisfaction of knowing she was hurt. I’da been in Black Panther-mode like a muhfukka…all black er’thang head to toe, straight-faced and got as close as I could to the camera and laughed heartily while telling him how bloody and raw his ass and mouth were gonna be once the real racists in prison got ahold of him – regardless of solitary confinement.
lawd..and just looking in the eyes of the elders…just imagine the horror, the tears and the shock in their eyes and on their faces. I declare..the debil is walking this world and snatching up folks left and right…Bless them.
If that’s true, then that is absolutely horrible…His dad purchased his handgun for his 21st birthday in APRIL…I am pissed at his family for giving him the means to commit this senseless act of violence….
Yeah…I saw that too. **Sansmile**
as bad as that sounds i have to agree. lawd have mercy.
It couldn’t have been me & my family. That boy was out numbered, ain’t no way he would’ve killed that many, if any. My grandma is 69 & we fight damn it. We FIGHT! I just can’t believe he easily murdered that many in ONE room! God bless them.
Let me get this straight. He’s been planning the attack at least 6 months & got a gun for his birthday a few months ago. ?? If he was black they would be trying to find something to charge his parents with also.
They were taken unaware Chile..
I’m guessing bullets were flying and folks panicked. We all hope we’d know how we would react in certain situations but you just never know how fear can and will cripple your senses. It’s sad but true…hindsight is always 20/20.
This is disgusting.
We are so quick to forgive, we need to show we do not accept the way we are treated.
That church was targeted.
A church in a state where the confederate flag waves freely.
I want that terrorist on death row.
I want other racist folk to see, we aren’t gonna take their sh*t anymore.
…stay safe whitty…
He had a gun. It’s actually quite easy to kill that many.
:hugs: thanks luvie…
Thank you. I wouldn’t give that sob the satisfaction. Maybe they are just better than me.
Then he stopped and reloaded 5 times
WTF was going on while he was reloading? U are right cause my family stay strapped…granny and all. Reminds me of that school where the yt youngin stabbed 75+ people. U might stab one or two before we charge your azz but not 75 SMDH
It’s 100% true. Pissed me off. He was a total a**.
Yes it sounds bad but it’s the truth. It hurts and I just want to scream because their utter disdain for us will never END….NEVER….
If the USAG puts pressure on the local prosecutor, they def have a case against the parents. Why tha fukk you give your loner ass high school dropout a gun…shoulda been getting his slimy ass into GED courses or a damn job.
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Apparently her an hern gangsta.. packin erwhere
Yes, Summer…you are correct….chile if he was black he would have already been dead due to the officer fearing for his life. His whole family would have already been in jail for conspiracy, threatening public safety, terrorism, and a whole array of other charges that are reserved for us…
…but this monster will have a “mental illness” excuse…its already in the works…the uncle said he barricaded himself in his room all the time….I’m sure they will argue that it was the “hate groups” that poisoned his otherwise precious and innocent mind and he heard voices that made him do it…
UUUGH!!! There was no need to talk to him……NEWSFLASH….he doesn’t give a f__k!!! I know that the lady is in pain, but there is no way in hell that I would be in front of him (or any white person) sounding like a broken down slave, talking about “you hurt me, you hurt a lot of people”……DUH…..that was his point. (eye roll)
IKR>.it aint like the mawtha fawka a hunter by trade..sheesh.
i feel like that too. especially when i watch the news every morning at 4am.
In addition to being an addict. He was arrested this year for possession
See…she talkin about forgiving this muhfucka..they wouldn’t forgive her if she sold cigarettes on the street to feed ya kids…they wouldnt Forgive her for walking through a white neighborhood with a hoodie and skittles, they not going to forgive he for any effing thing. They will put the blame on her and US and would love to see us dead and will come up with any excuse to justify it. But we always forgiving these crackas and their deathly amount of hate they have for us.
Judge talking bout everyone’s a victim here.. the people who died and HIS family.. Uhmmm whet?:(
…Good question…take away Kanye…
Smh rip someone gave this guy a gun?his parents should be locked up with him
No surprise here. Charleston blacks are step n fetch. They mistake Christianity for slavery mentality.
Summer I was wrong. He sure did! God Bless us all
Smh. I feel like slapping them,what forgiveness are you speaking off??? Smh no wonder people can walk into our sanctuaries and shoot us dead,we’ll forgive the next day. Literally…
You are CORRECT!!!
IT IS WAAAAAAAAY to soon to be in a forgiving mood or place. I would be ready to ATTACK him. But the guest is correct as this was a place of slave trade.
Where?
FB
Right sparing a MF uwho could of given 2 fucks about you or your family…..obviously from the post. Put that god mess aside and demand the death penalty
No! I was hoping it wasn’t true. ?
Why would you buy a druggie and mentally ill kid a gun?!?!?!? I want to talk to his parents. Idiots
Black people are waaaaay to forgiving when it comes to shït like this!!!!
My God, you can’t even go to the house of God and speak to him in peace without worrying about your life! It is so sad to know how guns have made there way to the wrong hands!!! May God receive with opens arms his new angels…Dylan Roof, you are in the hands of the Father now, his judgement will be greater than any man can conceive
Yup he sure did.. I listened live on CNN… He said his family members are victims too…
You are right..religion has really taken the fight out of us and it has truly dumbed us down.
NOPE
Not to come off as self sanctimonious.but don’t knock PRAYER.cuz without IT you wood live 24/7 without ANY help from the GREAT I AM!no matter how evil this world gets (and it’s promised to get worse than this,if you can believe it).GOD STILL IN IT!!!!AND EVERYTHING-NO MATTER HOW BAD IT HAS BEEN OR IS,HE’S PROMISED IT GONE WORK FOR THE GOOD OF HIS WILL! again this just me.not forcing my own personal belief upon anyone. just sharing the bedrock of my belief.<3
There is no forgiveness .
This dude is a coward in so many ways. He took out mostly women, and older ones at that. I cannot wait until he sees how prison treats hateful people like him.
Most times forgiveness is more for your own sanity and peace of mind than truly wanting to free the person in the wrong.
He did. It made me angry.
OH
MY
GOSH
And the President didn’t make them do it either…
yes the details are the worst i ever seen , but i dont think the judge should have allowed this confrontation simply because nothing they say can change a demonic spirit , he betta hope his rotten soul can survive what man can niot do to him .. the familie members need healoing not confrontation it does no one no good to relive this horror in a way that judge is self serving .. i alway say the kkk is in judge chamber ,in police uniform and in the white house even . you dont know who is advocating this tragedy … and saying they are remorseful we are foool and tricked by white folks every day . … yes some of them are out raged but there is no way to tell .. how many more of this roof guy is out there .this is the tragedy to name one. HELL IF THERE IS A HELL GOTTA BE HORRIFIC CAUSE THERE IS NO WHERE ON EARTH THAT THIS MAN SHOULD BE .AND IF THEY KIll him on death row tommorow that would be justice but not relief for these families . he will not die instead be a tax burden for the same people he victimized SHAME ON OUR COUNTRY
Chile I can not believe what I’m reading Jesus ….. smh dang man … why did I click on this post why
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SLAVERY HAS TAUGHT US TO BE COWARDLY PUNKS . .WE ALWAYS PRAY FOR EVIL WHITE WHO HATE OUR GUTS . . SLAVERY the white man is the one who gave us the bible and told us how to interpret it .> hah and 400 years later we still uncle toming thier word . .. acting like a bunch of plantation fools.. ready to kiss ass of the white man again
you need to pray for your dam self pray that the wool the white man pull over your ignorant face is lifted before they wipe out another and another family , another black man shot in the back , another young black boy laying in the street with a stream of blood from his mouth . dead as a dear in dear season police are trained to kill not injure , so we still cant teach our boys to not drive cars walk or transit ., dont hang out at night in the worng places as a target for them . . police are not on your side , black women stop calling them on your man for a petty argument . teach your boys to stay out of juvinle deteention cause they are bait for the police to throw in the penitentary based on their juvenile record right in front of them when they stop a black man ……. they decide due to his previous juvenile record 10 years ago he is eligable to be killed or put in the pen .. they plant dope on them 10x what they actually found to assure they get long prison time . . they lie on the witness stand , they kill them and think they have done a grave service to a race who swear we are the predators in this country … the low life worthless group .., that they need to eliminate .. . they do fear the white race is diminishing , the black man is taking their white women they dont like that . . mixxed couple is not favored , and obama they hate cause he is the product of a black man and white woman . .. he is dispised , but yet they voted him in ….. by the groves …
if not for the black vote obama would not have won period . .. but coupled with million of whites he won . . by default …. they were angry enough to march on congress but couldnt …. because of their badges , robs and job titles .. .. all of what they are reflect now on their children . this is who they raised with video games of murder ,behind close doors as they nigger call us at home in front of them ,, ,trailer park whites ranting about nigger this nigger that right in front of their kids .. .. you dont see them on tv for killing blacks real often but when you do its a message we missed . . every time . … we wisunderstand that we are the target of a hate raged american white man .. who will never like or respect us .ever . .. . .
so what do we do .. continue the fight , continue protesting high court throwing black men in prison for crimes they would never charge the white man for .. .. we dont go out grab a gun and shoot up a church ,i the history of america you have not seen this but maybe once …
every year some white fool goes off killing someone .now they are killing black …. SANDY HOOK WAS TRAGIC TOO .. but this is FAR BEYOND THAT CAUSE ITS CHURCH FOLKS TRYING TO GET TO HEAVEN . and its not common to see satin in this rare form satin attacking the one place god gave us to go to for peace . . he has over stepped his boundary with god i promise that . . and man can lie and not punish him on a technicality or bullshit law block if they want .. mental illnes plea what the hell ever ..
BUT I DO BELIEVE HE WILL NOT MAKE IT FAR , HE WILL NEVER BREATH THE CLEAN AIR HE THINKS HE WILL ONE DAY .. HE IS DOOOMED FOR SURE . . IF THEY PUT HIM IN PRISON HE WILL QUIETLY DISAPPEAR JUST LIKE THE MAN WHO RAPPED THOSE GIRLS CAPTIVE IN THAT HOUSE WHO GOT LIFE .. THE HUNG HIS SELF THEY SAY IN PRISON WHAT A LIE … .
SOMEONE GOT HIS ASS LIKE THIS PUNK WILL GO TOO .. .
SO THE WHITE MAN CAN GIVE HIM LIFE BUT IT WILL BE DEATH INSTEAD .. ………… PRISON DONT PLAY
Wow man he just had no emotions totally cold
I think the government has something to do with this…. MK Ultra or something.. All these mass murders are fishy as hell… like Sandy Hook and Boston.
Either way stop giving him attention…. his soul will be in eternal hell.
He’ll be in protective custody (solitary confinement) for the rest of his life, so he’ll be a nutcase and never feel remorse for what he did. It would be funny to see him in Gen Pop though.
Yeah all these mass shootings are fishy as he!!..each time one happens here goes the Pres talking bout gun control..
PREACH!
Exactly! Who would give someone that much time! Unbelievable!
I’ve ducked a few bullets in my day & I’m only 29…couldn’t have been me or my family.
Me too! It bothers me a lot why our race often are always so doggone forgiving towards white people no matter what evil they do to us but yet will forever carry a grudge against our own people.If i were the family member of those victim,there would be NO way in hell I would forgive that monster for killing my family member!
WORD! That fool had no remorse for what he did and regarded her mom and all black people as not even human.Its too bad his mother didn’t abort his evil ugly behind 21 years ago.He is a total waste of flesh.
They seem like lowlifes too,i guarantee as far as their son being a racist;the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
He is a true loser and looks like straight trailer trash.
Charleston blacks are step n fetch. Slave mentality. He knew just where to go because NY, Chicago, Atlanta wouldn’t have let his crazy looking white tail in the building. What in the name of the good Lord was this obvious trailer trash doing sitting among a black senator and upstanding black Christians in an upstanding historic black church. But Charleston blacks STILL think white folks validate them. White folks got the nerve to be profiling Oprah. Black folks need to be profiling and judging white folks for safe measure.
Thank you!!!!! I hope those black inmates in prison teach his ugly azz a “lesson”and make him pay for killing those precious victims!
They do seem like simps
Smh
Yes,it makes me sick how we always have to turn the other cheek with white people all the time,thats why they never take us seriously and view us as a joke.I am surprised that Dylann didn’t spit in Mrs.Lance’s daughter’s face as she told him that she forgave him,smh.Seriously,it would had taken all those police officers to hold me back from killing Dylann
True!Dylann sure would had been killed if he was elsewhere outside of S.C.
Dylann probably looks up to George Zimmerman as his idol;Zimmerman should had been locked up a long time ago.
So true!!!!!!
I peeped that but yet he was ranting bout black men raping white women and taking over the country,Please! White women chose to voluntarily pursue black men and black people helped build America too.Dylann probably gets frustrated and resentful because he gets no play from white women.he s a misfit.
No black ppl did all the work white ppl just took the credit as they always do stole from the Indians and still took the credit
You’re right….He obviously learned his hatred from somewhere….
I’m not trying to be insensitive, but he had a 6 shooter that he had to reload 5 times and still managed to kill 9 people with multiple shots. Did they sacrifice their lives? After witnessing the first murder and conversation, it seems that more would have ran out or hid in that large church.
Truly heartbreaking I can’t deal with all the violence that’s been going on..
Hopefully they will get a new judge, this one has a shady past of racism. My blessings, and prayers to the family.
Zimmerman is a thug.
He’s been arrested so many times since he got away with murder it’s ridiculous.
Zimmerman is a thug.
He’s been arrested so many times since he got away with murder it’s ridiculous.
I just wish one person that objects to this act of forgiveness understands the forgiveness isn’t for this white trash it is for her and her family to be able to heal and go on…smdh
I just wish one person that objects to this act of forgiveness understands the forgiveness isn’t for this white trash it is for her and her family to be able to heal and go on…smdh
To think the media is speculating mental illness, first what is he crazy about, his lineage/ancestors were not the one yanked from their families and enslaved for years, they are not the one been hated upon by police everyday, pray tell me boy what are you mad about. You should be glad it Ramadan, would have cussed your crazy eyes out, Geezzz.
To think the media is speculating mental illness, first what is he crazy about, his lineage/ancestors were not the one yanked from their families and enslaved for years, they are not the one been hated upon by police everyday, pray tell me boy what are you mad about. You should be glad it Ramadan, would have cussed your crazy eyes out, Geezzz.
Hi. It was later reported that the 21 yo purchased the gun with his own money after it was speculated and reported that his father did. The questions that are being asked now are how was he allowed to purchase hence more reports on gun laws.
Hi. It was later reported that the 21 yo purchased the gun with his own money after it was speculated and reported that his father did. The questions that are being asked now are how was he allowed to purchase hence more reports on gun laws.
Less than 23 hours ago, Nbc reported that, “A federal law enforcement official who is not authorized to speak publicly confirmed that Roof’s father had given him a .45-caliber handgun for his 21st birthday in April. Police are analyzing the weapon recovered from Roof’s car after his arrest to see whether it matches the firearm used in the attack and whether it is the same gun he received as a birthday gift.”
Less than 23 hours ago, Nbc reported that, “A federal law enforcement official who is not authorized to speak publicly confirmed that Roof’s father had given him a .45-caliber handgun for his 21st birthday in April. Police are analyzing the weapon recovered from Roof’s car after his arrest to see whether it matches the firearm used in the attack and whether it is the same gun he received as a birthday gift.”
CNN reported yesterday what I wrote. Conflicting news stories wouldn’t be the first time. ??
CNN reported yesterday what I wrote. Conflicting news stories wouldn’t be the first time. ??
Until the ballastics report is released, all we have is spectulation on exactly which weapon he chose. What is fact is that his father did purchase a handgun in April for his 21st birthday. My point was that he shouldn’t had access to ANY weapon and his father damn sure did not need to add to his collection.
Until the ballastics report is released, all we have is spectulation on exactly which weapon he chose. What is fact is that his father did purchase a handgun in April for his 21st birthday. My point was that he shouldn’t had access to ANY weapon and his father damn sure did not need to add to his collection.
Life given and yes I’m on here a day later ….lmaoooo
Life given and yes I’m on here a day later ….lmaoooo
Evil racist in SC.
Evil racist in SC.
He’ll be in protective. They won’t let anything happen to him. He’s white in SC.
He’ll be in protective. They won’t let anything happen to him. He’s white in SC.
That’s Step n Fetch Charleston for ya.
That’s Step n Fetch Charleston for ya.
You could never live in Charleston step n fetch capital. All negroes do is pray and kill each other. Then someone else kills them and they pray.
He wouldn’t gotten in the front door anywhere else looking like he did.
Nope.
When are people going to get. White arrests are not the viewed like black arrests. Zimmerman can be arrested every day for the next 20 years and racist mindsets will still see him as innocent and Trayvon as ac”thug”. Racism is not based in reality it’s a forced false perception to control and maintain a status quo of white superiority.
It’s step n fetch Charleston.
It’s step in fetch Charleston. All the judges are racist.
I understand completely, but I’m still gonna point those facts out whenever the subject comes up.