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In reply to the discussion: Judge STARTS the hearing with calling shooter's family victims [View all]lostnfound
(16,162 posts)32. His words:
Charleston is a very strong community we have big hearts we are very loving community and we're going to reach out to everyone , all victims, and we will touch them all. We have victims, nine of them. But we also have victims on the other side.
There are victims on this young man's side of the family. Nobody would've ever thrown them into the whirlwind of events that they have been thrown into.
We must find it in our hearts at some time in the future, not only to help those who are victims, but to also help his family as well.
Unbelievable.
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Trying to protect daddy-dear from 10 yrs in the slammer, uncle said that it was a gift for shooters
peacebird
Jun 2015
#27
Seriously. Did he HAVE to do this? They are not victims. They helped create a monster!
MoonRiver
Jun 2015
#6
not to pile on you, but statements from his associates said he was planning this for 6 months
still_one
Jun 2015
#30
Hate is learned behavior; taught by family, friends and in the schools he attended from K to 12...
4139
Jun 2015
#28
It was absurd. And he described as the "other side". That really bothered me.
lostnfound
Jun 2015
#31
46% of the above words ARE ABOUT THE KILLER'S FAMILY---71% if you begin with "We have victims...."
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#38
They should not be mentioned AT ALL. FGS, we aren't trying a minor child here.
WinkyDink
Jun 2015
#37