re: Friend of Charleston church shooter charged with concealing details

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My only point was...he did turn his friend in correct?

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I don't know about all the details. If he lied or made material misrepresentations to the authorities (short of perjury) - those are charges that can be pursued.

If it was all "after the fact" type of stuff, he'll probably walk, whether or not they need his testimony against Roof.

On the other hand, if he was around the situation and they suspect he was involved prior to the shooting? Well, they may be bringing him down as an example.

As a final point - this is not legal advice, just good advice - it would be inappropriate for me to offer anyone legal advice on this forum as I will not be representing any of you, but:

Do not speak to the police without legal counsel. It is asking for trouble. I'm not advocating a "snitches get stitches" and there may be an exception if you're clearly the victim and not a suspect in any way.

However, once they start asking you about your involvement or read you your rights? Exercise your rights to remain silent and have counsel present during questioning. They're not kidding around. And the higher profile the case, the less they're kidding around.