Posted on 12/06/2022 8:17:57 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was formally charged with hate crimes as well as murder on Tuesday.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, sat upright in a chair during the hearing and appeared alert. In an earlier court appearance just a few days after the shooting, the defendant’s head and face were covered with bruises and Aldrich had to be prompted by attorneys to respond to questions from a judge.
Aldrich had been held on hate crime charges but prosecutors had said previously they weren’t sure if those counts would stick because they needed to assess if there was adequate evidence to show it was a bias motivated crime.
Aldrich, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns according to defense court filings, was arrested at the club by police. They have not entered a plea or spoken about the events.
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Those dead folks are even deader now due to the “H” word application right? What if it’s proven in court there was merely a strong dislike? Grrrrrr!
what’s with the hate crime sh** again. he killed multiple people. his crime is murder. Doesn’t need a motive.
And what if it was jealousy??
“What if it’s proven in court there was merely a strong dislike? Grrrrrr!”
Or what if “they” killed the other trannies because their advances were rejected?
Could be a love crime!
Uh, all murder is a hate crime.
No HATE CRIMES. ONLY CRIMES. as If murder and severe injuries is not enough of a crime.
Generally when you shoot someone it’s kinda hatred...or just business?
So a faggot’s life is worth more than mine? Got it.
Exactly correct. It seems that libtards just have to have hate involved, like 1st degree murder ain't enough. Just put him down like a rabid skunk and burn the remains.
Charging him with a hate crime may be overreach.
Despite this, I don’t see a jury letting him go free regardless. Basically, it doesn’t matter except politically.
Well, that was my first thought. Bullied and rejected from/by like minded folks? Jealous rage perhaps. Or just a piece of 💩
Maybe they mean hatred of self. Non binary cognitive dissonance does that to someone.
How many crimes are committed with love in one’s heart?
The only crimes left in the eyes of the state will be “hate” crimes, or other political crimes.
Leftist DAs are increasingly letting criminals walk on many “regular” crimes.
I’m looking through the link I just posted...Having trouble seeing motive as a “must”. And so all these hate crimes are for what purpose EXCEPT to exploit a point of view...like anti gay...or whatever...
A half-dozen murders should be punished by death or life in prison. How does adding ‘hate’ charges enhance the punishment?
Well, if we have yet to hear definitively on motive, I still maintain the little liberal turd went back to murder after being told to bugger off — kinda literally.
So, I suppose he (yes, “HE”) did hate.
Communist Thought Crimes
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