Eight People Shot in Black Church in Charleston, South Carolina

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This absolutely breaks my heart. Seeing the photos did me in.

I'm black and a Christian. My church is my sanctuary. It is where I find solace and peace and strength. To have that intimate connection violated in this way is incomprehensible. To have this stain of violence on this historical church is a travesty.

My condolences to the families of the victims. In spite of this, I KNOW that my God is a great God and those who were taken from this world so violently are now wrapped in His comforting arms.

Ask Him why we wanted today's killing to happen. And in a church, of all places.

I would answer you but I suspect you are an atheist and, therefore, not really interested in an answer.

If nothing else, the people who were senselessly killed believed in God. When you disrespect Christianity, you disrespect them as well.

+1. I hate to respond to this as well, to derail this thread, but please do not go there in your comments. I can assure you that our loving God did not want this to happen. That is an extremely cruel thing for you to say. Satan truly entered this place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol conveniently downplaying the threat these crazy ass white boys pose cause they're wholesome all-American white boys, "We can't criminalize/demonize little Johnny - yeah he flips out and repeatedly goes on mass killing sprees but for crying out loud he's white!" Humph...but let one Middle Easten guy get caught with a paperclip on an airplane and y'all ready to throw every Arab in the country into Gitmo.
Outrageous.

Are you the same poster who believes that southern whites are genetically different and deficient?

[Anonymous]

I went to my church to light some candles for the victims (catholic) and I just wept. I cannot imagine not feeling safe in my church. I cannot imagine walking into my church after 9 of my brothers and sisters were murdered. This is so horrible and I absolutely hate that some people want to make flippant remarks about it. What does that say about you as a person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol conveniently downplaying the threat these crazy ass white boys pose cause they're wholesome all-American white boys, "We can't criminalize/demonize little Johnny - yeah he flips out and repeatedly goes on mass killing sprees but for crying out loud he's white!" Humph...but let one Middle Easten guy get caught with a paperclip on an airplane and y'all ready to throw every Arab in the country into Gitmo.
Outrageous.

Okay, so your serious suggestion is to put every white boy 18-24 away. Elaborate, please.

Not those who voted for Obama. So there's maybe only 20% of them to send to jail. Makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to my church to light some candles for the victims (catholic) and I just wept. I cannot imagine not feeling safe in my church. I cannot imagine walking into my church after 9 of my brothers and sisters were murdered. This is so horrible and I absolutely hate that some people want to make flippant remarks about it. What does that say about you as a person?

I agree. It is a horrific crime. Why he targeted churchgoing God fearing people is beyond me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This absolutely breaks my heart. Seeing the photos did me in.

I'm black and a Christian. My church is my sanctuary. It is where I find solace and peace and strength. To have that intimate connection violated in this way is incomprehensible. To have this stain of violence on this historical church is a travesty.

My condolences to the families of the victims. In spite of this, I KNOW that my God is a great God and those who were taken from this world so violently are now wrapped in His comforting arms.

I am not a religious person but I found your words very moving. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to my church to light some candles for the victims (catholic) and I just wept. I cannot imagine not feeling safe in my church. I cannot imagine walking into my church after 9 of my brothers and sisters were murdered. This is so horrible and I absolutely hate that some people want to make flippant remarks about it. What does that say about you as a person?

Thank you for your humanity. We need more of this.

[Anonymous]

white kids scare me more than black kids.

Black kids won't USUALLY shoot me unless I give them a reason to. I.E. if I encroach on their drug trade or diss them etc.

Angry white males - you never know when they'll go off on you and about 10 others. That's a lot more dangerous

I know how to keep myself safe from black shooters.

You can't keep yourself safe from white shooters and that's what makes them a hell of a lot more dangerous, vile, and evil than black shooters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:white kids scare me more than black kids.

Black kids won't USUALLY shoot me unless I give them a reason to. I.E. if I encroach on their drug trade or diss them etc.

Angry white males - you never know when they'll go off on you and about 10 others. That's a lot more dangerous

I know how to keep myself safe from black shooters.

You can't keep yourself safe from white shooters and that's what makes them a hell of a lot more dangerous, vile, and evil than black shooters.

Yes, thank you, that's the point I was trying to make albeit maybe a little too sarcastically and subversively.
I mean all violence is deplorable and I will never understand why folks feel the need to kill one another, but still I can kind of grasp to some degree the what the motivations are behind most inner city violence and killings (usually boils down to two things...money or retaliation). I can't for the life of me wrap my mind around what in the hell would prompt someone to commit an evil act like this though - I mean nine people you don't know and haven't had any altercations with and stand nothing to gain from it and in a church of all places?!!!! It makes no sense and that is scary as hell. There are certainly no guarantees in life and while we know better to avoid dark alleys and "bad" neighborhoods we could still end up in a bank when it's being robbed or hit by a stray bullet during a drive by I mean you never know...but still...a church? Damn. That's just pure evil and I can't begin to understand it.

[Anonymous]

Thought sleeping on it would help but woke up still saddened and more pissed than when I went to bed. Whole thing pissing me off more and more as time passes.

[Anonymous]

Not sure if anyone's posted this yet--it seems most guns used to commit mass shootings were obtained legally.

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting little local paper article on how this evil creature was found. Thankfully this woman was observant and South Carolina has a death penalty.

http://m.shelbystar.com/news/local/breaking-tip-from-kings-mountain-florist-led-to-charleston-shooting-suspect-s-arrest-1.492375?tc=cr

She stuck with him, putting her own life at risk in doing so. Now that's someone who truly cares. Good for her!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to my church to light some candles for the victims (catholic) and I just wept. I cannot imagine not feeling safe in my church. I cannot imagine walking into my church after 9 of my brothers and sisters were murdered. This is so horrible and I absolutely hate that some people want to make flippant remarks about it. What does that say about you as a person?

I agree. It is a horrific crime. Why he targeted churchgoing God fearing people is beyond me.

Putting myself in this guy's head for a moment.....

It was easy. I dare say trying to pull that off in a black inner-city neighborhood would have gotten him offed immediately (and rightfully, I might add....but that's just me....)

And a church killing would create a media splash.

Even 'better', was that he was targeting a black activist pastor, who he probably saw as someone who encourages other black people to 'rape our women', etc.

He probably felt he was killing a 'leader'.


Horrific is being kind......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thought sleeping on it would help but woke up still saddened and more pissed than when I went to bed. Whole thing pissing me off more and more as time passes.

I haven't gotten to sad yet. I'm still at pissed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:white kids scare me more than black kids.

Black kids won't USUALLY shoot me unless I give them a reason to. I.E. if I encroach on their drug trade or diss them etc.

Angry white males - you never know when they'll go off on you and about 10 others. That's a lot more dangerous

I know how to keep myself safe from black shooters.

You can't keep yourself safe from white shooters and that's what makes them a hell of a lot more dangerous, vile, and evil than black shooters.

You mean like Columbine? Boston Marathon? The Colorado shootings? The shootings in Conn with the school kids and the Movie Theatre shootings? now another church shooting?
We can't possibly profile the white males.