In the wake of the Charleston shooting of nine innocent churchgoers last night, today a Facebook page appeared, shortly after the shooter was identified and caught. A community page, "Justice for Dylann Roof" depicts the scales of justice along with the profile picture which Roof used on his own Facebook page. The About page simply states:
Let's not try him in the court of public opinion. Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law!Whoever was insensitive enough to create this social media account must have known what the possible response would be. Hundreds chimed in with a fury. Proving that this FB page was meant to poke a hornet's nest, the creator next posted:
This had the predictable effect of provoking tons more responses filled with outrage, threats, and a Change.org "Remove 'Justice for Dylann Roof' Community Page."
We, the undersigned, hereby petition Facebook to remove the "Justice For Dylann Roof" community page. Dylann Roof is suspected of killing nine people in a Bible-study group at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. This page supports hate crimes and needs removed immediately!The page's creator, proving this community page is nothing more than an attention-seeking stunt, poked the nest some more:
Then came the lecture . . . .
I'm not one for censorship, but in this case, I would agree . . . this Facebook page needs to go!
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