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In reply to the discussion: ‘What the Hell?': Don Lemon Rips Judge for Calling Roof’s Family ‘Victims’ [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)22. They may well be victims
Their son isn't physically dead, but they do have to come to grips with the fact that from all the evidence their son just committed 9 murders. I'm guessing that even if they are racists, that wasn't part of their plan for how he would turn out.
Roof isn't going to see freedom again ever. His family lost him with these murders. Sure not in the same way as the families of the dead, but it is certainly a shock to their lives as well.
And that's before you get into the fact that many people will blame his parents for him doing this, whether it's in assuming that they taught him to be racist, or if they gave him the gun, or in not seeing this coming.
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‘What the Hell?': Don Lemon Rips Judge for Calling Roof’s Family ‘Victims’ [View all]
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
OP
Totally misplaced and an affront to the REAL victims who were sitting right there in front of him.
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#6
Am confused! Seems as though you were initially against John Lemon making that comment!
akbacchus_BC
Jun 2015
#7
I swear, malaise, I don't know how POC keep it together when confronted with this crap
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#12
When I think about it, the whole thing--the victims' vulnerability, the perp's lethal hatred--
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#19
"Victim" is a bad word for the family. At least the ones who gave the psycho his gun.
Vinca
Jun 2015
#15
The remarks about the family of the killer being victims were stupid.. way too soon. Their
Cha
Jun 2015
#18
SO true, Cha. They only have to contend with the ravenous press--not with
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#21
Okay, point taken... but the time and place for such commiserating were totally inappropriate.
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#23
And if the family IS to blame for Roof's racist beliefs, are they still victims?
randome
Jun 2015
#24
From what I heard on the news, sister, father and uncle all reported him (separately).
LisaL
Jun 2015
#27
The same father who gave him a gun on his birthday? I find that hard to believe.
randome
Jun 2015
#39
Me neither. The first time I thought I was imaging things. Totally gobsmacked!
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#29
I was watching on France 24 in Paris and thought soebody had mistranslated! LOL!
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#36
Let's hope so. For the sake of justice, this closet racist, n-word lover must never preside.
Surya Gayatri
Jun 2015
#31
Completely uncalled for and inappropriate. This is a judge that has said --
alphafemale
Jun 2015
#34
I was taught there were two types of people-nice people and mean people!
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#38