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06.19.15 | 2:21 pm

Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof, second from left, is escorted from the Shelby Police Department in Shelby, N.C., Thursday, June 18, 2015. Roof is a suspect in the shooting of several people We... Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof, second from left, is escorted from the Shelby Police Department in Shelby, N.C., Thursday, June 18, 2015. Roof is a suspect in the shooting of several people Wednesday night at the historic The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) MORE LESS

Dylann Roof, the white, 21-year-old man suspected of gunning down nine people Wednesday night at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, was scheduled to appear in court Friday at 2 p.m. ET.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.

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srfromgr says:

June 19, 2015

I’m no expert in bond hearings…that’s for sure…but is it appropriate that a judge make an opening statement like he did, followed up by the family members of the victims? I thought that’s what takes place during the sentencing phase of a trial after a defendant has been convicted. Is there to be no trial then?

I know the fucker did it…but I just don’t understand the procedure here.
chammy says:

June 19, 2015

SRfromGR:

I’m no expert in bond hearings…that’s for sure…but is it appropriate that a judge make an opening statement like he did, followed up by the family members of the victims? I thought that’s what takes place during the sentencing phase of a trial after a defendant has been convicted. Is there to be no trial then?

I know the fucker did it…but I just don’t understand the procedure here.

I don’t either.
dnl says:

June 19, 2015

No, thanks.

He needs no more notoriety.

Wonder if there’s a I’m A Racist Thug GoFundMe site set up yet?
vonq says:

June 19, 2015

So he’s getting his 15 minutes of fame.
vonq says:

June 19, 2015

I think he’s admitted guilt. Probably just go for sentencing.

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