SC - Nine killed in Emanuel AME Church shooting, Charleston; Dylann Roof charged #2

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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
Judge Gergel enters courtroom. Break over. Defense will now give closing argument. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"Mr. Bruck, you ready?" Gergel asks. He's back on the bench. "Yes," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
David Bruck stands to give closing argument to the jury. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Bruck stands up and approaches the jury box. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
Very hard to hear Bruck when he speaks. He admits to the jury he is soft spoken. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Mr. Bruck is very soft-spoken. He tells the jurors to ask him to speak up if he speaks too softly. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
"I can tell you I want to discuss some issues I think will be important." - Bruck #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
"Hearing the evidence is hard, painful... The issue in this case is why..." - Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"The issue is in this case . . . is why," he tells the jurors. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
"Why, why did #DylannRoof do this? Why was he motivated? What is the reason?" - Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 60m60 minutes ago
"Why did Dylann Roof do this?" Bruck says. "Those questions have to be addressed in your deliberations." @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 60m60 minutes ago
"You have to understand what was going on in his head." - Bruck says about #DylannRoof and why. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 60m60 minutes ago
"You have to understand what was going on in his head," he says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 58m58 minutes ago
Unlike the gov't, Bruck doesn't appear have a set of slides to accompany his closing. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 59m59 minutes ago
Bruck reads off a portion of the testimony from an FBI agents who interviewed #DylannRoof after arrest. Asks "why?" #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 60m60 minutes ago
Bruck once again says the issue he wants to focus on is why. "It's an issue of terrible importance." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 59m59 minutes ago
While Bruck gives his closing argument #DylannRoof continues to keep his head down and stare at the desk in front of him. #chsnews #RoofTria

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 59m59 minutes ago
Bruck says Roof told the FBI he wasn't "delusional". Also refers to Roof as a boy at times. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 58m58 minutes ago
"That's hatred, alright, and certainly racist, but it goes a lot further than that," Bruck says of Roof. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 58m58 minutes ago
Bruck brings up prosecution's closing arguments surrounding the word "hatred". Makes a comment about it. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 57m57 minutes ago
"What was he going to do after this?" Bruck asks. "He had no escape plan." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 57m57 minutes ago
"He had decided to kill himself," Bruck says. "Why? For what? That needs an explanation." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 58m58 minutes ago
Bruck says Roof had intended to kill himself but "Why? Why would he do this? "#chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 56m56 minutes ago
Bruck says Roof's family/home was "not a breeding ground of extreme racism." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 57m57 minutes ago
Bruck says he didn't learn that ideology from a friend either, because he had no friends. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 57m57 minutes ago
"Was he influenced by friends?" Bruck says. Also mentioned #DylannRoof's family. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 57m57 minutes ago
Bruck mentions the photos Roof took... by himself... alone. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 56m56 minutes ago
Bruck continues - Roof wasn't part of a hate group like the KKK either. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 56m56 minutes ago
"He didn't get this from anyone else that he knew," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 55m55 minutes ago
"The racist ideas he downloaded online are unfortunately a tragedy." - Bruck #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 56m56 minutes ago
"The racist ideas that he downloaded online are unfortunately and tragically common," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster Retweeted
Lisa Weismann ‏@LisaLive5 56m56 minutes ago
There were three people sitting in the row set aside for Dylann Roof's family: an older woman, and two older men. None showed much emotion.

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 55m55 minutes ago
But Bruck says even people online wouldn't think it's a good idea to murder people because of that hate. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 55m55 minutes ago
"Nothing could possibly justify any of this," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 54m54 minutes ago
"Every bit of his motivation came from things he saw on the internet." - Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 54m54 minutes ago
"Every bit" of his motivation came from things that he saw on the internet, Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 54m54 minutes ago
Bruck says that's the only possible reason for what he did, referring to things on the internet. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 55m55 minutes ago
Bruck says that's the only possible explanation. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 54m54 minutes ago
Bruck now reads a section of #DylannRoof's journal I believe about the Trayvon Martin case. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
"Before long, you're wandering through a forest of stuff. In this case, racism," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck says the jury has only seen the journal/website #DylannRoof wrote, "you haven't seen the sources though". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
"He is simply regurgitating...bits and pieces of stuff he has downloaded from the internet directly into his brain," Bruck says. #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
"He is simply regurgitating... bits and pieces of stuff he has downloaded directly from the internet." - Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
Bruck pulls up a picture of a book found in Roof's car -- Invisible Empire. It's about the KKK. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
Bruck pulls up image of book "The Invisible Empire" about the KKK. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
Now, he pulls up this picture - demonstrating how Roof emulated the book. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck now shows image of #DylannRoof sitting in bedroom with white pillowcase over head - like the KKK hood. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
"Everything he's doing is just an imitation," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
Next photos are of #DylannRoof lighting the American Flag on fire. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
Karina Bolster Retweeted Chad K. Mills
Bruck says regarding setting fire to American flag and wearing the pillowcase. #chsnews
Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
"Everything he's doing is just an imitation," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck says Roof said "I had to do it." FBI agent asks why... #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck says Roof never answered "why" he had to do it. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck points out that Roof didn't know what month it was in the video confession. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
"There is something wrong with his perceptions," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Buck says #DylannRoof was genuinely shocked when he learned he had killed 9 people on 06/17/15. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 54m54 minutes ago
Bruck says there was something wrong in the way Roof was perceiving reality. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck says he confessed to the "most dreadful crime". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 54m54 minutes ago
"He confessed to the most dreadful crime," Bruck says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 54m54 minutes ago
But Bruck points out that Roof refused to initial a drawing in that confession. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
"You know, we only have one brain," Bruck says. "But there's something abnormal about one--." Gov't objects. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
"Sustained," Judge Gergel says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck brings up what Roof was wearing 06/17/15. Says he was wearing sweatpants underneath his jeans. "Why?" #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
"Remorse is not a logical emotion when you feel it's something you had to do." - Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
"Think about the isolation. These pictures... hundreds of them." - Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
"He was so alone. Except there are hundreds of pictures of his cat." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
Now, Bruck mentions Roof's cat again -- and the hundreds of pictures taken of it. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck ponders the meaning behind those photos. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck says animals are much easier to interpret than humans. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
"Consider where he came from... the whole story of this." Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
Gov't objects again. Judge sustains. "Stay to the elements," Gergel demands. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Prosecution has objected several times during Bruck's closing argument. All have been sustained. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
"A lot of people know about this crime. Out in the world people are entitled to make snap judgements." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
Bruck asks jurors to "look beyond the surface." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 51m51 minutes ago
"I ask you look beyond the surface, to look again, does this make sense... or is there something more?" Bruck says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck asks jurors to "look beyond the surface." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck asks the jury to try and understand #DylannRoof the best they can. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
"I consider it a privilege to stand here and do this," he says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
Bruck seems to be wrapping up. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
I couldn't hear Bruck's final words because they were a bit mumbled. Defense's closing argument over. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
And he's done. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
The gov't is responding now "to just a few things Mr. Bruck said." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
The govt now responds to defense's closing argument. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
Govt says defense's suggestion to go beyond the surface is a distraction from the evidence. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
"That is nothing more than a distraction," he says of Bruck's words to "look beyond" the evidence. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Govt addresses #DylannRoof's age - citing Brucks' description. "He was old enough to vote... old enough to buy a gun." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
"He was 21 when he did this. He was old enough to vote. He was old enough to join the military," prosecutor says. #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
"He was old enough to understand what he was doing. He is old enough to be held accountable." Govt say. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Govt now addresses who was in #DylannRoof's life. Says he had family... he had friends. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
"He had family," prosecutor says. Prosecutor says Roof also admitted to having a friend, Joey Meek. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 53m53 minutes ago
Govt says there's no evidence that #DylannRoof was a loner. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
Prosecutor says there's no evidence that he was a loner or in isolation. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53m53 minutes ago
"He did act alone," the prosecutor says. "His actions. His responsibility for what he did." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
"We all have access to the internet," he says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
He says each user makes a choice to access good or bad materials on the internet. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 52m52 minutes ago
"Look at that confession," prosecutor urges. "You see a man capable...eager to tell his story." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52m52 minutes ago
Govt says that Bruck tried to bring up mental illness - says Roof was eager to tell his story to FBI agents. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
He says the video shows that "mental illness had nothing to do" with this crime. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 51m51 minutes ago
Govt says everything defense said is just a distraction to the evidence. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
"Racial zealots still exist," the prosecutor says. "People who are willing to be martyred." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 50m50 minutes ago
"There are still people who will kill simply because of the color of someone's skin," he says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
The prosecutor says "there's no better example" than Roof. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 50m50 minutes ago
Prosecutor says Roof HAS explained why... through his journal, website, and to the victims/survivors themselves. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51m51 minutes ago
"He is not shy about explaining why he did it," the prosecutor says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 46m46 minutes ago
Prosecution continues to give jury reason why #DylannRoof did this. Urges jury not to be distracted from defense counsel #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 48m48 minutes ago
"Don't be distracted by the defendant's counsel's arguments," the prosecutor tells the jury. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 47m47 minutes ago
His response has concluded. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 47m47 minutes ago
"It's all there... Thank you." Federal prosecutor says to the jury. Jury now exits. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 46m46 minutes ago
Court in recess for 10 min. Will then bring jury back in to charge. Could take a while since #DylannRoof faces 33. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 47m47 minutes ago
"We're going to be at ease then for a few minutes," Gergel says. Then, he'll charge the jury. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 46m46 minutes ago
The ten minute break begins now. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills Retweeted
Shani Gilchrist ‏@ShaniRGilchrist 48m48 minutes ago
Reason prosecution went in so hard that second time is because Bruck's tactics, which could've been more of a message to Roof... #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills Retweeted
Shani Gilchrist ‏@ShaniRGilchrist 46m46 minutes ago
...cld confuse jury on what supposed to concentrate on in this phase. Bruck's arguments would be allowed in sentencing phase. #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills Retweeted
Shani Gilchrist ‏@ShaniRGilchrist 42m42 minutes ago
Put simply, guilt phase of trial asks "Did the person do it?" #RoofTrial
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I think Bruck made his closing more like mitigation on purpose because if Roof is going to represent himself in the sentencing phase, Bruck will not be able to talk at all according to the judge. and he wanted to get all that in before the sentencing phase. :moo:

More tweets coming

 

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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 29m29 minutes ago
Court back in session. Judge Richard Gergel enters. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 27m27 minutes ago
"Okay, bring in the jury," Gergel says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 28m28 minutes ago
Judge Gergel asks for the jury to be brought in. Jury enters. Charging will take place next. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 25m25 minutes ago
Gergel begins the process of charging of the jury. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 26m26 minutes ago
Judge Gergel speaks to the jury saying he typed out the charges so that the jurors could follow along with him. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 26m26 minutes ago
"Members of the jury," he begins, reading for the charge form. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 27m27 minutes ago
"With that introduction, let us begin with the formal charge". - Judge Gergel says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 25m25 minutes ago
"Ladies and gentlemen, this a matter entirely for you to decide," he tells them. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 24m24 minutes ago
He tells them that opening statements/closing arguments are not evidence. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 24m24 minutes ago
Gergel says opening statements are not evidence, should not influence their verdict. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 24m24 minutes ago
Gergel adds closing arguments are not considered evidence either. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 24m24 minutes ago
Judge Gergel tells jury they can only look at testimony and evidence when rendering a verdict. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 23m23 minutes ago
Gergel now explains direct and circumstantial evidence. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 23m23 minutes ago
Now, he describes the differences between direct and circumstantial evidence. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 23m23 minutes ago
Judge tells jury all evidence submitted during trial will be available in deliberation room. Will be able to view it. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 19m19 minutes ago
Gergel says defense doesn't have to prove defendant is innocent & shouldn't analyze #DylannRoof's lack of testimony. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 17m17 minutes ago
Gergel says the jury is required to render a verdict being fair and unbiased. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 17m17 minutes ago
"The determination of the facts in this case are solely with you," Gergel tells them. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 13m13 minutes ago
Judge tells jury they are not to be swayed by sympathy. Should only look at the evidence. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 13m13 minutes ago
He tells the jurors they should be guided by the evidence, not sympathy. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 11m11 minutes ago
Now, he's giving instructions about the law. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 11m11 minutes ago
Gergel says each of the 33 charges needs to be looked at individually, not as a whole. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 7m7 minutes ago
#DylannRoof's 33 charges:
12: hate crime (murder/attempted)
12: religious beliefs (murder/attempted)
9: firearm (murder)
#chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 8m8 minutes ago
Judge tells the jury needs to render a verdict on each of these charges "beyond a reasonable doubt". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 5m5 minutes ago
Judge Gergel goes through some of the definitions of the words used in the charges. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 5m5 minutes ago
Gergel says these criteria must be proven:
1. Roof willfully caused bodily injury
2. Acted because of race
3. Death resulted
#RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 4m4 minutes ago
Next three counts - Hate Crime Act Involving an Attempt to Kill. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Judge on Hate Crime re: attempted murder:
1. Intended to kill
2. Intended b/c race
3. Used firearm
4. Took step to kill
#chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
Gergel says gov't must prove:
1.Defendant intended to kill
2.Because of race
3.Roof used firearm
4.Took substantial step toward killing them

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 58s58 seconds ago
Counts 13 through 21 - Obstruction of Exercise of Religion Resulting in Death. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 7m7 minutes ago
Gergel goes through the list of charges Roof faces for obstruction of religious beliefs resulting in death. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 7m7 minutes ago
Gov't must prove:
1.He obstructed religion
2.By force
3.Did so intentionally
4.Obstruction affected interstate commerce
5.Resulted in death

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 5m5 minutes ago
Religious beliefs charge - Govt must prove:
Obstructed beliefs
Force
Intentional
Affected interstate commerce
Death
#chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 6m6 minutes ago
Gergel now explains what interstate commerce is. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
Counts 22-24: Obstruction of Exercise of Religion Involving an Attempt to Kill & Use of a Dangerous Weapon. #DylannRoof @wis10 #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 25s25 seconds ago
Gov't must prove:
1.He obstructed religion
2.By force
3.Did so intentionally
4.Obstruction affected interstate commerce
5.Attempted to Kill

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Religious beliefs charge - attempted:
Attempted to obstruct
Force
Intentional
Affect interstate commerce
Intent to kill
#chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills Retweeted
Fitz ‏@Ladybugs702 7m7 minutes ago
Fitz Retweeted Chad K. Mills
For counts 13 through 21... #EmanuelAME #RoofTrial #DylannRoofFitz added,
Chad K. Mills @ChadKMills
Gov't must prove:
1.He obstructed religion
2.By force
3.Did so intentionally…

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 42s43 seconds ago
Counts 25-33: Use of a Firearm to Commit Murder During and In Relation to a Crime of Violence. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 27s28 seconds ago
Gergel begins explaining the final group of counts. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills Retweeted
Fitz ‏@Ladybugs702 54s54 seconds ago
Fitz Retweeted Chad K. Mills
For counts 22-24... #EmanuelAME #RoofTrial #DylannRoofFitz added,
Chad K. Mills @ChadKMills
Gov't must prove:
1.He obstructed religion
2.By force
3.Did so intentionally…

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 3m3 minutes ago
Gergel now explains charges 25-33 which is the use of firearm during crime of violence, resulting in death #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 39s39 seconds ago
Gergel reads off the charges, uses the names of the victims - all done in alphabetical order by last name. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Use of firearm in death - govt must prove:
Discharged a firearm
Did so during crime
Death resulted
Killing = murder.
#chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
For those, Gov't must prove:
1.Roof used/discharged firearm
2.Did so during crime
3.Caused death
4.Killing constitutes murder
#RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 37s37 seconds ago
Gergel defines "crime of violence." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
Here's how Judge Gergel defined a "crime of violence" in a previous order after a motion by the defense. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 55s56 seconds ago
Gergel goes on to define some of the words used in the charges. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 47s47 seconds ago
Having read through all of the charges, Judge Gergel now instructs jury about the deliberation protocol. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 31s31 seconds ago
Judge tells jury they need to select a foreperson for the jury. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 11s11 seconds ago
Says verdict needs to be based on the evidence and the law that was just given to them. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
Gergel says he's approaching the "home stretch" of his charge. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
"Your verdict must be unanimous," he tells the jury. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills Retweeted
Fitz ‏@Ladybugs702 3m3 minutes ago
Fitz Retweeted Chad K. Mills
And for counts 25-33... #EmanuelAME #RoofTrial #DylannRoofFitz added,
Chad K. Mills @ChadKMills
For those, Gov't must prove:
1.Roof used/discharged firearm
2.Did so during crime
3.Caused death…

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
"You are judges," he tells them. "Judges of the facts." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
"You are judges of the facts." Judge Richard Gergel tells the jurors. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Judge tells jury to stay off social media - listing off several websites. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1m1 minute ago
He tells them they can't use Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, or other sites in the deliberation room. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 13s13 seconds ago
Judge says he will send the jurors a verdict form for them to fill out during deliberations. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...n-Roof-charged-2/page80&highlight=Dylann+Roof
Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
For 28 minutes, he sits in the church parking lot and loads each of those magazines, the prosecutor says.

He doesn't sound that prepared if he's loading his mags at the last moment. Does the surveillance camera in the church parking lot show him loading the mags? ANd Roof wasn't worried about being noticed as a white guy sitting in his car in the parking lot of a black church?


--Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"The recoil of that gun . . . pushes the defendant's hand back two or three feet," he describes.

Now that is a truly bizarre statement. How does the prosecutor know this? Supposedly there were no cameras in the church itself. And if the recoil was that severe it would likely have broken his arm or wrist.


http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...n-Roof-charged-2/page81&highlight=Dylann+Roof
Karina Bolster
Bruck says Roof said "I had to do it." FBI agent asks why...
Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills
Bruck says Roof never answered "why" he had to do it.

No, he didn't. Because he couldn't. It wasn't his idea.

From an interview with the guy that attacked Roof in jail, which seems to confirm that others are involved in the AME church shooting:

http://hiphopwired.com/2016/08/12/dylan-roofs-attacker-dwayne-stafford-explains/
...about his charges... He(Roof) used to blame it on other people. He say he wrong but he says it wasn’t his idea. He doesn’t want to tell me who he’s associated with but he’s involved with other people. I don’t know who they are or what they represent.”

 

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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 19s19 seconds ago
Judge Gergel now addresses the issue of the alternate jurors. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
Now, Gergel begins addressing the question of alternates. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
Of the 18, six are identified as alternates. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Court now hears the numbers of the six juror who will serve as alternates in this case. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
They leave the room. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 6m6 minutes ago
Sounds like the six alternate jurors have left the room. Judge Gergel now focuses on the 12 jurors remaining. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 33s34 seconds ago
Now, Judge Gergel focuses on the 12 jurors remaining. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 5m5 minutes ago
Judge Gergel instructs the 12 jurors to head to the deliberation room, and to vote on a foreperson. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 5m5 minutes ago
Deliberations will NOT begin right away. Judge has to know who foreperson is 1st, & when all evidence is brought to room #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 4m4 minutes ago
#BREAKING: Judge Richard Gergel sends the 12 #RoofTrial jurors to the deliberation room. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 4m4 minutes ago
Deliberations won't begin just yet. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 4m4 minutes ago
Judge asks for the 12 jurors to be brought back in so he can clarify some things requested by the prosecution. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
First, they'll be brought back in for one more instruction, at the request of Bruck. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1m1 minute ago
The courtroom stands as the jury reenters. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 23s23 seconds ago
"I inadvertently left out a couple of words while I was reading," Gergel tells them. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 50s51 seconds ago
Jury brought in. Judge explains a charge relating to interstate commerce. Jury exits. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
He reads those few words (related to interstate commerce portion). They return to the jury room. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sounds like evidence is being gathered in courtroom. It will then be brought to the jury room for them to go through. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
"The jury will be deliberating," Gergel says. Counsel is asked to stay in the vicinity. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 4m4 minutes ago
"The jury will be deliberating," Judge Gergel says. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
"With that, we'll be at ease," Judge Gergel says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 3m3 minutes ago
BREAKING: Jury in #DylannRoof's federal trial starts deliberating his 33 charges. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
#BREAKING: Dylann Roof's guilt or innocence is now in the hands of a jury. Deliberations began at 1:15. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
#DylannRoof's guilt or innocence is now in the hands of 12 men and women. Deliberations started at 1:15 p.m. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Judge Gergel's charge to the jury took one hour and 15 minutes. Seem pretty reasonable given the number of charges. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
DEMOGRAPHICS: 12 jurors to decide #DylannRoof's fate are 8 white women, 2 black women, 1 black men, 1 white man. #chsnews #RoofTrial


Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 7m7 minutes ago
#BREAKING: Jury breakdown: eight white women, two black women, one black male, and one white male. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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A couple of other quibbling little things:

--Why wasn't the 11 year old witness and niece of Tywanza Sanders called to the stand? She's only a kid, but 11 is old enough.

--Why wasn't witness Jennifer Pinckney, the widow of the minister, called to the stand?

--The first reports of a suspect said he was 21 years old. This was attributed to a statement from a witness who said Roof mentioned it. Why didn't the defense attorney bring it up? Roof allegedly made other statements to the witnesses, but no one is curious about this utterance.


There are too many UNANSWERED QUESTIONS in this case!

 

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Dylann Roof hate crimes case in jury's hands

"...U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel handed the case to the jury at 1:15 p.m.

The jury contains two black women, one black man, eight white women and one white man.

If convicted, he could face the death penalty or life imprisonment....

Throughout the trial, Bruck has tried to introduce evidence and testimony raising questions about Roof's psychiatric history and mental state, only to be shot down time and again by U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Gergel. The judge repeatedly reminded Bruck that this sort of evidence is reserved for the penalty phase of trial, when Roof is expected to represent himself.

In his closing argument, Bruck did his best to paint around the margins of that prohibition and portray Roof as a troubled loner who latched onto a twisted world of online conspiracy theories in his attempt to make sense of the world.

Bruck told the jury that what happened in this case and who is responsible "is pretty straightforward."

"The issue in this case from the beginning and continues to be why?" he said. ...

"There is hatred all right, and certainly racism, but it goes a lot further than that," he said.

The fact that he was contemplating suicide at the end of his mission to Emanuel further drives that point home, Bruck said...

Bruck implored the jury to consider these factors as they try to reach a decision in the case. "I ask you, does this make sense, or is there something more to this story?"..."

http://www.postandcourier.com/churc...cle_c6b12f02-c2c9-11e6-bf62-078489dee328.html
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Congregants’ Quiet Agony at the Dylann Roof Trial

"CHARLESTON, S.C. — Each morning they flow into Courtroom Six, escorted by federal officials from a holding room reserved for survivors and families of the victims. The accused, Dylann S. Roof, never turns from the end of the defense table to acknowledge the parents, widows and widowers, children, grandchildren and fellow congregants of the nine African-Americans he has confessed to killing in June 2015 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church...

Until the prosecution and the defense rested on Wednesday, family members stoically endured six days of tormenting testimony in United States District Court, where Mr. Roof, 22, faces 33 counts and a possible capital sentence. On Tuesday, for instance, they watched three unnerving videos that Mr. Roof filmed of himself taking backyard target practice with the murder weapon in a two-handed grip. On Wednesday, they heard from a medical examiner about the more than 60 wounds inflicted by his Winchester hollow-point bullets.

Here is what it has been like for some in the courtroom:.."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/us/dylann-roof-trial-charleston-church-killings.html

 

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DYLANN ROOF TRIAL DAY 7: Jury begins deliberations

"...If they find Roof guilty, the same jurors will return Jan. 3 for the next phase of the trial to determine if he's sentenced to death or life in prison...."

http://www.wistv.com/story/34057682...ry-could-receive-dylann-roof-case-on-thursday
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Jury gets Roof case – Could a verdict come today?

"CHARLESTON, SC
The jury is now debating the guilt of accused Emanuel AME Church shooter Dylann Roof on federal murder and hate crimes charges...

As he has throughout the trial, Roof sat motionless during closing arguments and as U.S. Judge Richard Gergel gave instructions to the jury on Roof’s 33 criminal counts.

As the 12 jurors were separated from the six alternates, the public got to see for the first time who the 12 were, as all 18 had been sitting together and the alternates were never identified.

The jury is comprised of eight white women, two black women, one black male and one white male. The alternates will not deliberate with the jury.

Thursday was the last time the jury will hear from Bruck. Roof plans to represent himself during the penalty phase of the trial, should the jury find him guilty."

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article121078493.html
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Link: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzvKs-IWgAAcfYX.jpg
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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 5m5 minutes ago
As side note... David Bruck also represented Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his federal trial. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 5m5 minutes ago
Took jury 11 hours over course of 2 days to render a guilty verdict in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's federal case. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 5m5 minutes ago
It's unknown how long the jury could take to render a verdict in #DylannRoof's federal trial. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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The Post and Courier Retweeted
Jennifer Berry Hawes ‏@JenBerryHawes 8m8 minutes ago
#DylannRoof jury 25% African American, roughly representative of Charleston County's pop., compared to #MichaelSlager jury w/one black juror
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Link: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/...l6qyTTQItC6NvYtkW-z335qfPRlV92BfGLkAs62TzWvYA
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Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 9m9 minutes ago
It appears something is going on in the courtroom. Several members of the media have entered. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 13m13 minutes ago
Reporters/others have been allowed back into the courtroom. I believe jurors might have a question. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 10m10 minutes ago
Cameras on in media room. Question from jury. Wants to see portion of confession video. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 12m12 minutes ago
The CCTV feed is back on. Gergel is on the bench. He says jury has a question. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 9m9 minutes ago
Portion of video jury wants to see is where #DylannRoof is asked about how many people he shot. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 12m12 minutes ago
He says they want to see part of the FBI confession video when Roof is asked about how many people he killed. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 11m11 minutes ago
Gergel says there's a couple different parts of that video pertaining to that question. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 11m11 minutes ago
"I'm not quite sure what they're looking for," the judge says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 8m8 minutes ago
Right now prosecution is working on getting the confession video to the part where they requested. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 8m8 minutes ago
Once the court has found that part of the video, the jury will be brought back in to view it. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 6m6 minutes ago
All stand as Judge Richard Gergel exits the room. #DylannRoof leaves the view of the camera. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 10m10 minutes ago
They're going to set up a way to display that video in the jury room. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 6m6 minutes ago
Now the camera feed has gone off in the media room. Jury may not be coming back into room. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 3m3 minutes ago
Sounds like the jury will watch the portion of the confession video in the jury room. #chsnews #RoofTrial #RoofVerdictWatch

The Post and Courier Retweeted
Abigail Darlington ‏@A_Big_Gail 17m17 minutes ago
Several parts of confession video could address jury's question, so jury will be permitted to view video to be fast-fwd if needed #RoofTrial
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