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Xithras

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67. Emailed this to my sheriff deputy friend. His response:

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 04:01 PM

Jun 2015

"It's normal to feed someone if they will be questioned and ask for food. If we are just booking them without questioning, they can wait until chow time. If chow hall doesn't have food ready, getting it outside is normal. If perp is questioned while hungry his lawyer can claim torture or abuse later. We feed them to prevent problems. Makes them more cooperative too."

He figured that it was about Roof, and went on to explain that the police also tend to be extra careful with high profile suspects, crossing every T and dotting every I, because no officer wants to be the one who does something that might violate one of his rights or be used to get him off later. He speculated that it was probably just ass covering to show that he was treated well and to keep his lawyers from challenging the questioning later.

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Police Chief Says Dylann Roof Was Taken to Burger King Shortly After Arrest [View all] KamaAina Jun 2015 OP

I hope this was a tactic to get a full confession out of him. pnwmom Jun 2015 #1

c'mon Schema Thing Jun 2015 #6

Confess or ashling Jun 2015 #27

hardly it would have been to engender trust from Roof dsc Jun 2015 #49

Did I really need to use the sarcasm thingy? ashling Jun 2015 #102

OMG stage left Jun 2015 #146

Thank you. tymorial Jun 2015 #143

This is a joke ~ right? In_The_Wind Jun 2015 #2

I used to have direct knowledge of US Marshals prisoner transport and this is no big deal. NightWatcher Jun 2015 #3

Thanks for sharing this. Dawgs Jun 2015 #7

Thanks for this; elleng Jun 2015 #11

That's pretty much what I thought. WillowTree Jun 2015 #14

That's not really the point. marym625 Jun 2015 #41

You do know that literally thousands of people are arrested daily pipoman Jun 2015 #43

so, my point, that being fed wasn't the point, was completely missed. marym625 Jun 2015 #44

Not missed, just flys in the face of reality... pipoman Jun 2015 #53

Not so much. But thanks marym625 Jun 2015 #55

All of the 900k black prison inmates eat daily....sometimes BK if they're being transported... pipoman Jun 2015 #62

Not the point of your heaven05 Jun 2015 #72

So not the point.... daleanime Jun 2015 #140

A double-stack with fries is also the most requested last meal. Roof may get another Whopper leveymg Jun 2015 #75

I truly heaven05 Jun 2015 #81

If he gets minimum, he won't be there very long. leveymg Jun 2015 #84

The only mercuryblues Jun 2015 #94

The thing is awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #100

Or an unarmed black kid, he would be dead too. n/t Jamastiene Jun 2015 #105

True awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #107

Oh, poor him. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #104

Thank you. Friends in this line of work say this is totally normal. nt Nay Jun 2015 #116

correct Skittles Jun 2015 #119

+1 for perspective harun Jun 2015 #141

so let me see what is on my arrest scoreboard... Takket Jun 2015 #4

You have it right. City Lights Jun 2015 #15

Sure you have it right... Plucketeer Jun 2015 #59

+1 BeanMusical Jun 2015 #66

In the context of recent (and long-standing) events, you have it right frazzled Jun 2015 #80

Tell me about it Catherine Vincent Jun 2015 #91

Yup. gollygee Jun 2015 #135

Have a strong feeling an African-American LibDemAlways Jun 2015 #5

Which only affirms his belief that he was fighting a good cause. Baitball Blogger Jun 2015 #8

Aunt Bea was busy? GreatCaesarsGhost Jun 2015 #9

Hahaha! Sheldon Cooper Jun 2015 #31

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I always thought this was commonplace. Oneironaut Jun 2015 #10

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Get arrested then go to BK? Back this up with facts. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #36

The cost of production of 10 meals often exceeds the cost of 10 value meals... pipoman Jun 2015 #51

Thank goodness they fed me when I was in custody or I'd be like dead now. Iggo Jun 2015 #12

did they wipe his ass for him as well? Romeo.lima333 Jun 2015 #13

"Have It Your Way" ?! GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #16

They were trying to give him food poisoning..nt WDIM Jun 2015 #18

this kid's grandfather shanti Jun 2015 #19

Yes I read his grandfather is an attny in the state. Media is not talking much about his connections Person 2713 Jun 2015 #29

If you watch First 48 on A & E Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #20

Did he hand feed him? B Calm Jun 2015 #21

There are plenty of things to be "outraged" about in regards to this case justiceischeap Jun 2015 #22

Clear violation sarisataka Jun 2015 #23

LOL Aerows Jun 2015 #24

Do you mean the mechanically separated chicken bits pipoman Jun 2015 #57

Yeah ... Aerows Jun 2015 #58

If you translate that into French, Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #117

i mean on a sick twisted level, was roof doing the police' work for them? samsingh Jun 2015 #25

Who knows? LovingA2andMI Jun 2015 #47

Doing their work NOLALady Jun 2015 #85

yup samsingh Jun 2015 #134

Wow... Just wow. This is real fucked up. TRoN33 Jun 2015 #26

It happens every day Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #129

So Michael Brown killed for jaywalking, mass murderer,white, treated to burger randys1 Jun 2015 #28

If you consider Burger King to be a "treat". WillowTree Jun 2015 #37

If it was a Black man who had just shot and killed 9 whites because they were white randys1 Jun 2015 #69

Well, let's be fair rocktivity Jun 2015 #30

Dylann Roof confessed to the police and explained his motive. Eric J in MN Jun 2015 #32

That's probably the case here. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2015 #124

So, he wasn't gunned down in the street on probable cause? He wasn't thrown headfirst into a van... Hekate Jun 2015 #33

They punished him by taking him to Burger King. WillowTree Jun 2015 #39

C'mon people: truebluegreen Jun 2015 #34

Never heard of it between initial arrest and booking. Links? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #38

Who gives a shit? truebluegreen Jun 2015 #45

Claims "standard procedure" asked for link Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #93

And back atcha. truebluegreen Jun 2015 #98

Never heard of it between initial arrest and booking. Links? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #115

If they really wanted to poison him, they would have stopped at Arby's. Fuddnik Jun 2015 #35

Kid has to eat and bk is fast and cheap or should we just torture him for fun dembotoz Jun 2015 #40

They didn't bother feeding me when I was arrested until mealtime at the jail. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #42

What????? LovingA2andMI Jun 2015 #48

Disappointed by the blood lust dembotoz Jun 2015 #77

Blood Lust???? LovingA2andMI Jun 2015 #86

Yeah, no fucking shit, you see when I see that my blood pressure just triples. randys1 Jun 2015 #101

Understandable.... LovingA2andMI Jun 2015 #108

Full celebrity treatment. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #46

"treated" to a "meal" at Burger King. yellowcanine Jun 2015 #50

It's the first injection before the sedative . . . n/t leveymg Jun 2015 #76

Oh never mind nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #52

forcing somebody to eat Burger King food is NOT being kind! m-lekktor Jun 2015 #54

A big Mac would be cruel and unusual. leveymg Jun 2015 #79

Lol! Olive garden! I love DU food snobs! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #88

Huh? shenmue Jun 2015 #60

with a situation opposite, racially, heaven05 Jun 2015 #61

Exactly. That is the point others in this thread are missing. n/t Jamastiene Jun 2015 #111

Kick and R BeanMusical Jun 2015 #63

Watch eBay -- the autographed burger wrapper will probably be up for auction Freelancer Jun 2015 #64

The issue is not that they fed him, avebury Jun 2015 #65

Yes, that is exactly the issue. City Lights Jun 2015 #74

not true at all NJCher Jun 2015 #92

Well, perhaps if killing unarmed black kids wasn't on the "schedule" Jamastiene Jun 2015 #113

that's not at all what was meant, and you know it NJCher Jun 2015 #127

Emailed this to my sheriff deputy friend. His response: Xithras Jun 2015 #67

that pretty well covers it G_j Jun 2015 #70

Shut up! your reasoned response from a relevant source is pissing me off! linuxman Jun 2015 #121

^^^ Saviolo Jun 2015 #142

I don't support Drones, but this is a real argument for Droids . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #68

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It's the symbolism of the thing KamaAina Jun 2015 #73

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It is about heaven05 Jun 2015 #87

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You're speaking to heaven05 Jun 2015 #97

Poor fella. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #114

I hope you're right heaven05 Jun 2015 #120

As long as the cooks didn't put metal "toothpicks" Ilsa Jun 2015 #82

I'm not a fan of vigilante justice. Bucky Jun 2015 #83

Oh wow... Catherine Vincent Jun 2015 #89

Common process, no fake outrage needed! Nt Logical Jun 2015 #90

Some of the responses here are very interesting. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #95

Of course, it would have been different. nt valerief Jun 2015 #99

It kind of makes me think what they are not telling is that they treated Jamastiene Jun 2015 #103

This thread is full of bullshit. This wasn't at a meal time. gollygee Jun 2015 #106

If somebody is complaining of hunger, they feed him Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #130

It might happen to white prisoners every day gollygee Jun 2015 #132

What do cops do if someone complains that they can't breathe? nt City Lights Jun 2015 #136

So why complain when cops do something right Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #137

First off --- bullsnarfle Jun 2015 #144

Great post! gollygee Jun 2015 #145

That's not uncommon in small towns. I used to live outside Shelby, in an even smaller town called Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #109

It's a common practice madville Jun 2015 #110

So this assholes last meal on the outsude was cold burger King AngryAmish Jun 2015 #112

WTF is with the defenders of this? joshcryer Jun 2015 #118

I've had clients arrested, and cops buy them fast food of their choice. msanthrope Jun 2015 #125

I understand the practical nature. joshcryer Jun 2015 #131

You are absolutely correct.....high value prisoners are treated msanthrope Jun 2015 #147

You're hungry? Here's a knuckle sandwich! Flying Squirrel Jun 2015 #122

I think there's a rule somewhere that even prisoners must be fed. egduj Jun 2015 #123

At mealtimes KamaAina Jun 2015 #128

They should behave like this with black cigarette salesmen. bravenak Jun 2015 #126

On a less "oniony" note, where do you think jail food comes from? Vinca Jun 2015 #133

If he wasn't white they may have gotten BK take out RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #138

�For another pit sandwich and potato salad, I�ll go a few more.� mwrguy Jun 2015 #139