As regards the use of 'Mr.' in the S. Carolina church killer's name- many writers, like me, meant no
harm or disrespect to our fallen or their families.
Using the man's full name didn't seem right at all, because we'd put it in print for all to see, acknowledging the cretin in a way he didn't seem to deserve. Let the courts name him in full. Let the
backward backwoods judge who was so worried about the bloody one's family so soon after the murders address the man in full. There will be court filings and court papers galore naming "the
defendant". I never want to name him!
I might have used his last name alone, but as it happens the name presents as completely innocuous.
Nothing about this person should come from us who love the peace and human worth expressed in
church or through any innocent.
'Mr.' seemed to create a proper distance, like the 'Mr.' in The Color Purple, if indeed we ever had to
name this man at all.
So sorry to have offended. I guess from now on if I have to think of or write about this 'critter', I will say D. Roof. Oh, ick.
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