Report: Dylann Roof told expert he was a sociopath, not autistic
Source: CNN
Charleston, South Carolina (CNN)Dylann Roof told his dad during a November prison visit, before he was convicted of gunning down nine people in a church, that he was going to do something to make it worse.
The mysterious exchange was among new details released this week as US District Judge Richard Gergel unsealed 19 documents from Roof's competency hearings and videos of three prison visits by his family. Together, they help paint a picture of the 23-year-old's mental state before and after he was imprisoned for the church massacre.
According to a transcript from November, Roof told a psychologist working for his defense team that his death penalty wouldn't be carried out because he'd "be rescued by white nationalists after they took over the government."
The transcript was included in a report composed amid Roof's trial for killing nine parishioners in 2015 at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The report also says Roof was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder "based on the presence of social-communication challenges and atypical behaviors."
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/us/dylann-roof-court-documents-competency/index.html
tenorly
(2,037 posts)And being a hero to those people, must be pathological condition in itself.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)can be considered 'sane.'
Lithos
(26,404 posts)Has nothing to do with actually having clear or even rational thinking...
And even despite the ramblings, Dylann knew killing was wrong and should be treated accordingly.
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jimmil
(629 posts)When news is broken about shootings they always say, "senseless killing." When is it sensible? Just asking...
keithbvadu2
(36,937 posts)The 'heritage' folks for the Confederate flag say "Russia is our friend"
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The flag they respect
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keithbvadu2
(36,937 posts)The flag they burn
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