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24. Then reports differ. Which is typical this soon after the fact. n.t

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Classmate: Dylann Roof Did a Lot of Drugs, Made a Lot of Racist Jokes [View all] MohRokTah Jun 2015 OP

"...he had that kind of Southern pride, I guess some would say. Strong conservative beliefs,� chalmers Jun 2015 #1

and nobody takes them seriously... Skidmore Jun 2015 #39

The are tons of us Southerners who don't act like this. Fawke Em Jun 2015 #53

Xanax didn't make the asshole do what he did still_one Jun 2015 #2

Nope, but the racism sure did! eom MohRokTah Jun 2015 #3

No doubt still_one Jun 2015 #5

But the mercuryblues Jun 2015 #32

But now, �the things he said were kind of not joking,� Glitterati Jun 2015 #4

This is why racism and sexism should not be tolerated here too- bettyellen Jun 2015 #12

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #25

broad brush much? n/t snpsmom Jun 2015 #27

I have absolutely no idea what feminists here you speak of bettyellen Jun 2015 #28

Reminds me of making light of watermelon jokes here- how'd that work out for this kids bettyellen Jun 2015 #29

Screw that NAZI TERRORIST PUNK! Puddy Jun 2015 #6

Nazi punks fuck off! Initech Jun 2015 #48

No kidding! CountAllVotes Jun 2015 #52

Geez... Spazito Jun 2015 #7

I'm tired of that excuse. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #8

I'm guessing that after he left school and was zoned out on pills, the black classmates ck4829 Jun 2015 #9

Which is why lifting all economic boats can actually create a racist or sexist backlash... bettyellen Jun 2015 #15

Best keep people poor then, just in case. Romulox Jun 2015 #19

Best stop ignoring institutional racism and sexism, and pretending $$$ cures everything. bettyellen Jun 2015 #20

Poverty cures *nothing*. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #23

Avoid the topic at all costs, perhaps because you think it's a third way plot- bettyellen Jun 2015 #26

So no "lifting all economic boats" then? NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #33

I clearly said it is not the "cure all" as often claimed here. bettyellen Jun 2015 #36

You began with NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #40

Well then you misread. I was correcting the foolish assumption that money alone will fix bettyellen Jun 2015 #42

Say what now? NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #43

I'm still waiting for you to find a link... NaturalHigh Jun 2015 #55

Grind that axe. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #35

Because civil rights are just a wedge issue- if you've already got them! bettyellen Jun 2015 #37

I think that claim is BS, as is this whole fake divide between economic and social issues. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #50

I think it's bullshit to describe them as wedge issues too! bettyellen Jun 2015 #54

yup and i see the usual ones are upset at calling this out JI7 Jun 2015 #46

"jokes" implies that the friend found them funny GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #10

And knowing all this his parents gave him a gun for his fucking birthday. tridim Jun 2015 #11

The NRA will say ..... SummerSnow Jun 2015 #13

The usual Blame The Victims meme is in wide use, already. (nt) Paladin Jun 2015 #38

The parents must be so proud too. nt raccoon Jun 2015 #30

OK then he was not an outcast 'loner ' . Made racist statements classmates processed as jokes Person 2713 Jun 2015 #14

His racist jokes were normal. Sad. bettyellen Jun 2015 #16

What does him doing drugs have to do with anything? BlueStater Jun 2015 #17

Drug psychosis hits some people. Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #41

Southern Pride LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #18

Yep. It's a red flag for me when someone says that. alarimer Jun 2015 #44

And his uncle gave him the gun as a birthday present. Happy birthday. nt pnwmom Jun 2015 #21

His father gve him the gun. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #22

Then reports differ. Which is typical this soon after the fact. n.t pnwmom Jun 2015 #24

can't wait to find out what's on his hard drive and how many hours a day his dad watched fox News Takket Jun 2015 #31

A drugged up gun nut who had "strong conservative beliefs"? Racist POS. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #34

All of which apparenly raised no red flags whatsoever. tridim Jun 2015 #45

Sadly, nothing will change re: gun laws. We know that now. If a school full of precious.... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #47

(Daily Beast)...Many of Roof�s Facebook friends, including those from his high school, are black... rocktivity Jun 2015 #49

Fox News, Rush Limbaugh Turbineguy Jun 2015 #51

"Strong conservative beliefs..." kentuck Jun 2015 #56