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

Reply to pipoman (Reply #43)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 04:20 PM

Jun 2015

some day.

Not surprised by this, one bit.

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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

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jun 2015 #56

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

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jun 2015 #17

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

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jun 2015 #71

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

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jun 2015 #78

It is about heaven05 Jun 2015 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jun 2015 #96

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