Dylann Roof Analysis

America’s history is overrun with oppression and injustice based on race, ethnicity, and other traits that innocent victims have no control over. As a result, the reputation of the United States is forever tainted by it’s dark past, and still practices these surviving habits of hatred. Civil liberty issues faced since the establishment of the country have yet to be resolved because of the ever-present mistreatment, corruption in positions of authority, and the dehumanization of minorities.

The Condemnation of Blackness by Kahlil Gibran Muhammad outlines the struggles and tribulations that African Americans had to face after the American Civil War. The book gives specific accounts as to why African Americans were deemed “The New Problem” and how that changed, highlighting discrimination of African Americans as the real problem. Muhammad also focuses of on the work done by social scientist, criminologist, libertarians, activist of both black and white races and how their work affected the African American people and their place in society as a whole. Muhammad also explains how the labeling of blacks as criminals has had an influence on our society today.

On June 17, 2015 a tragedy occurred at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the oldest churches in South Carolina. Shooter, 21 year old Dylan Roof had attended a prayer meeting for one hour before opening fire. Nine people died that day. Roof was an uneducated white supremacist who had dropped out of high school in 2010 and had been previously arrested for drug

James Ballinger, Roof had mental illnesses such as Schizoid Personality disorder, social anxiety disorder, Mixed Substance Abuse disorder, and depression. Roof did not know how to interact with people in person so he “developed violent racist ideologies simply by reading white supremacist websites rather than through real-life interactions”(Post and Courier). Since he did not address his problems, he dealt with his mental illnesses by using white supremacy as a solution. He became infatuated with the thought that African Americans were inferior to whites and he wanted to start a race war with them. He found racist communities online and felt a sense of belonging with people of his skin color.

Black people, even today, are subject to racially motivated violence and discrimination in their everyday lives. In the 20th century this kind of treatment was accepted and even at times prompted by authorities. Back then, brutal murders of black men, women, and children

Dylan Roof, the accused killer of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, SC, church, is facing 33 federal indictments, including hate crime and church arson charges that could lead to the death penalty if he is convicted.

The images that the drone recorded showed a massive arsenal of firearms and illegal explosives that were visible through the skylights. During the search, deputies arrested a man by the name of Mr. Sweeney, who was living at the house. The deputies conducted a detailed search and they examined the address book contained in Mr. Sweeney’s cell phone. They saw multiple numbers of possible white supremacist, along with pictures and videos of crimes committed by Mr. Sweeney, which included the bombing of an elementary school.

On June 17, 2015, nine people were killed while at a prayer meeting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Charleston, South Carolina, one of America’s oldest black churches. Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white man, opened fire over the congregation after attending the service for approximately an hour. The victims include Rev. Clementa Pinckney, South Carolina’s state senator, and his sister, in addition to five other women and two men. The shooting is considered by most to have been a racially fueled hate crime, as its perpetrator has a history of racism over social media. Immediately before pulling the trigger, Roof was overheard saying, “I have to do it. You rape our women, and you are taking over our country. And you have to

Dylan Roof's actions in South Carolina should be regarded as an act of terrorism. The acts themselves were not only planned to install fear into the public but, to create a greater divide between races. In the months leading up to the attacks Dylan increasingly withdrew from society and started to adopt more and more radical behavior. A blog he ran stated that one of the purposes of the attack was to start a race war. In addition, Charleston was picked for the target city because it had one of the highest ratios of African Americans to Whites. The attack alone may not be a form of domestic terrorism however, the motives behind the attack certainly push it into that category.

It is known that Dylann Roof was planning his attack and picked the church specifically because they were African American and they were religious. He shot and killed nine people but before he did he sat in the church for an hour and even said he 'Almost didn't go through with It because everyone was so nice to him'. The reason what he did qualifies as a hate crime is because he was targeting a certain race and a certain religion that he did not like and murdered

The black church is not dead. Reviewing Eddie Glaude's and Joshua Lazard's article on the state of the black church as a noun an institution. Glaude states, the black church is dead, while Lazard rebuttal that the black church is very much alive. after reading Lazard's article I seem to identify with the reasons Lazard claimed the black church is not dead , writing responses for every bold statement made by Glaude's in his article the black church is dead. Lazard response to Glaude's statemets about the black church branches, and the presence in the black community.

It was a day of mourning in Littleton, Colorado after Columbine High School suffered a deadly shooting, leaving 12 students and 1 teacher dead along with 24 others injured. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are the perpetrators responsible for the massacre, both students in their last year at the school. Many people are left curious as to why the two boys did what they did. Was the intent to kill as many people as they could? Investigators later found that around 11:10am the pair walked into the cafeteria and placed 2 duffel bags each containing a 20 pound propane bomb set to explode at 11:17am. The boys then went back outside to wait for the bombs to go off. When the bombs failed to detonate, Eric and Dylan began their shooting spree. “Do You

Bang, bang this was the noise the crowd heard in the Methodist Episcopal Church after Dylann Roof fired his firearm. In the article from the New York Times on July 10, 2015 “Background Check Flaw Let Dylann Roof Buy Gun F.B.I Says” was written by Micheal S. Schimidt. Too many people can easily walk into stores that sells gun and get one with minimal wait time.

Finally, Tom’s arrival to a conclusive decision between vengeance and mercy for the greater good asserts the lack of a simple solution for black Americans. While striking back would have reflected poorly upon Tom’s people and resulted in dire consequences, remaining silent also seemed akin to granting his oppressors a victory: “The jointed doll had saved the colonel 's life. Whether society had conquered self or not may be an open question, but it had stayed the barber 's hand until love could triumph over hate” (Chesnutt 252). With this in mind, it is evident that there is no easy solution to defeat racism. The historical bases laid through slavery and centuries of oppression cannot be eradicated by adopting the principles of the law of retaliation. Not only does it reinforce damaging, offensive perceptions of black Americans, but it also erases any credence earned through patience and hard labor. For this reason, the most ideal solution would be to remain level-headed and unflinching in the face of further discrimination.

In 2007, according to the Federal Bureau Investigation of the Nation’s law enforcement agencies “there were 9,535 victims of hate crimes; of these victims17.1 percent were victimized because of a bias against a religious belief which totaled to be 1,628 victims of an anti-religious hate crime” (1). Almost ten thousand people were victims of hate crimes alone in 2007. That is something to be alarmed about because part of living in the U.S.A as minority is to have freedom to do and be anything you want and yet we find that you really don’t have that freedom because you get attacked for practicing that freedom. The increasingly rate of hate crimes is soaring that many states like New York, New Jersey and California now have the highest