Today was the bond hearing, shown live, of the AME church shooter

The families of the victims showed us all what true Christianity and love and forgiveness looks like

everyone was shocked when the Judge offered words of sympathy towards the family of the shooter, saying they are victims too

Every single report I've read from the family and friends of Dylann Roof makes it clear they weren't victims. If anything CO-CONSPIRATORS.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 19, 2015

Can you imagine a judge asking people in Boston to extend sympathies to Tamerlan Tsarnaev's family in the wake of the bombings
— no hillary, please (@onekade) June 19, 2015

Judge who began bond hearing w condolences 4 Dylann Roof's family has used the n-word in court http://t.co/aFtAWiGpiN pic.twitter.com/C7F13ZDIJ6
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) June 19, 2015

Here is the February arrest warrant for the shooter

Here is the arrest warrant for the church shootings

What's the penalty for taking down the Confederate Flag at the South Carolina Capitol? What about paint bombing it? pic.twitter.com/7L3lGUAFbv
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 19, 2015

Question: If people were arrested for taking down Confederate Flags in South Carolina would you help pay their bail?
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 19, 2015

Here is the South Carolina law

SECTION 16-11-535. Malicious injury to place of worship.

Whoever shall wilfully, unlawfully, and maliciously vandalize, deface, damage, or destroy or attempt to vandalize, deface, damage, or destroy any place, structure, or building of worship or aid, agree with, employ, or conspire with any person to do or cause to be done any of the acts mentioned above is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than six months nor more than ten years or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
SECTION 16-11-770. Illegal graffiti vandalism; penalty; removal or restitution.

(A) As used in this section, "illegal graffiti vandalism" means an inscription, writing, drawing, marking, or design that is painted, sprayed, etched, scratched, or otherwise placed on structures, buildings, dwellings, statues, monuments, fences, vehicles, or other similar materials that are on public or private property and that are publicly viewable, without the consent of the owner, manager, or agent in charge of the property.

(B) It is unlawful for a person to engage in the offense of illegal graffiti vandalism and, upon conviction, for a:

(1) first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days;

(2) second offense, within ten years, is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year; and

(3) third or subsequent offense within ten years of a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years.

(C) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (B), a person convicted of the offense of illegal graffiti vandalism also may be ordered by the court to remove the illegal graffiti, pay the cost of the removal of the graffiti, or make further restitution in the discretion of the court.

Criminal Property Damage

South Carolina

A common property damage crime is called malicious injury in South Carolina. Under SC law, it is illegal to willfully or maliciously injure, damage, or destroy the property of another. This includes buildings, animals, land, or any other personal property. The charge and potential penalty you face for this offense depends on the value of the damage committed.

Damage Value	Charge	Potential Sentence
$5,000 or more	Felony	Up to 10 years in prison
$1,000 to $5,000	Felony	Up to 5 years in prison
Less than $1,000	Misdemeanor	Up to 1 year in jail.

Ref: SC Code §16-11-510

Malicious Injury to a Place of Worship

If the prosecution has probable cause to believe you willfully, unlawfully, and maliciously damaged, vandalized, or destroyed or if you attempted to do any of these things to a place of worship, you will be charged with this serious felony offense.

Malicious Injury to a place of worship is a felony that carries a potential sentence of 6 months to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines. This means that you will serve at least 6 months if convicted of this crime.

Ref: SC Code §16-11-535

Burning Personal Property to Defraud Insurer

The charge of burning personal property to defraud insurer is the legal term in South Carolina for arson by fraud. If you are charged with this arson, the prosecution has reason to believe that acting with an intent to defraud, you willfully set fire or burned insured personal property of any kind (whether your own or someone else’s).

This is a serious felony offense which carries a potential sentence of at least one and up to 5 years in prison.

Ref: SC Code §16-11-130

Negligently Allowing Fire to Spread to Lands or Property of Another

This offense is committed when you carelessly or negligently set fire or burn any grass, leaves, or other combustible matter on land in a way that allows the fire to spread onto the land of another. Whether you set the fire or were an accomplice in the matter, you could be charged with this offense.

This is charged is cases of arson without fraudulent or deliberate intent to damage property.

This is a misdemeanor charge and for a first time offense the potential sentence is from 5 days to 30 days in jail and a fines reaching from $25 to $200. If you have been convicted of this offense before your sentence would be from 30 to 100 days with fines of $100 to $500.

Ref: SC Code §16-11-180