“Imagine an American politician responding to Dylann Roof’s massacre of Black worshipers at Bible study by saying ‘Hurt people hurt people,’ then asking us to consider the killer’s grievances. That politician would rightly be run out of American public life.”

Jesse Arm · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Arm drew a comparison to Dylann Roof's massacre, arguing a politician making similar comments in that case would be run out of public life.