Valley Oak
09-03-2015, 03:51 PM
South Carolina Will Seek Death Penalty For Dylann Roof (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/south-carolina-dylan-roof-death-penalty_55e88868e4b0c818f61b27a2)
"This was the ultimate crime, and justice from our state calls for the ultimate punishment."
The chief prosecutor in Charleston, South Carolina will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the man charged with murdering nine members of a historic African-American church.
Solicitor Scarlett Wilson announced that decision in a court filing (https://t.co/Sy9SjXO2Bv) on Thursday. Roof was indicted in July on nine counts of murder (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/07/dylann-roof-indicted_n_7744644.html) and three counts of attempted murder for the June 17 massacre at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
"Forgiveness does not necessarily mean forgoing consequences. Even severe consequences," Wilson said during a Thursday news conference, noting that several relatives of the victims had said they do not believe in capital punishment.
"All have showed great respect, even deference, for my decision to seek the death penalty," Wilson said.
"This was the ultimate crime," she said, "and justice from our state calls for the ultimate punishment."
"This was the ultimate crime, and justice from our state calls for the ultimate punishment."
The chief prosecutor in Charleston, South Carolina will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the man charged with murdering nine members of a historic African-American church.
Solicitor Scarlett Wilson announced that decision in a court filing (https://t.co/Sy9SjXO2Bv) on Thursday. Roof was indicted in July on nine counts of murder (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/07/dylann-roof-indicted_n_7744644.html) and three counts of attempted murder for the June 17 massacre at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
"Forgiveness does not necessarily mean forgoing consequences. Even severe consequences," Wilson said during a Thursday news conference, noting that several relatives of the victims had said they do not believe in capital punishment.
"All have showed great respect, even deference, for my decision to seek the death penalty," Wilson said.
"This was the ultimate crime," she said, "and justice from our state calls for the ultimate punishment."