Colorado shooter who killed five at LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimes
Colorado shooter who killed five at LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimes
Anderson Aldrich plans to plead guilty to federal charges with an agreement that would allow him to avoid the death penalty
Anderson Aldrich plans to plead guilty to federal charges with an agreement that would allow him to avoid the death penalty
The shooter, who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, plans to plead guilty to new federal charges for hate crimes and firearm violations under an agreement that would allow the defendant to avoid the death penalty, according to court documents made public Tuesday.
Anderson Aldrich, 23, made a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to 50 hate crime charges and 24 firearm violations, the documents show. Aldrich would get multiple life sentences in addition to a 190-year sentence under the plea agreement, which needs a judge’s approval.
The plea agreement was unsealed after Aldrich had pleaded not guilty in court during an initial appearance on Tuesday afternoon. The gun charges can carry a maximum penalty of death.
Haven't we learned to not mention the shooter's name in media? Don't give them any fame or infamy for anyone to aspire to.
That is a rational analysis of irrational behavior. Which is to say incorrect. None of them did what they did for fame or infamy. Nor would any of them really be able to achieve it because they are a dime a dozen in our violent ignorant culture. Go ask anyone on the street about this. And ask them to tell you when this shooting occurred. Without letting them look it up through Google etc. They won't be able to tell you whether it was the shooting last week, the week before the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that the week before that, or perhaps the week before that.
There's plenty of out things to criticize the media for. Factual information really isn't one of them. Criticize them for a fact that they turn everything into a close horse race for ratings. Or that they give fascist unlimited free airtime.
Same person who media figures claimed was trans to help whatabout this hate crime against the LGBTQ community?
Same person who previously streamed himself in a standoff with SWAT? Home was loaded with guns and explosives, but the police dropped the charges for technical reasons...
The USA has no ability to meaningful prosecute, let alone understand alt right terrorism plaguing this country.
I don't know about claims Aldrich was/is trans, but Aldrich has claimed to be nonbinary and to use they/them pronouns; both claims seem to strictly postdate the shooting, so a lot of people are skeptical.
RW media released a lot of content about the shooter being trans. Their words, not mine. I'm not here to pretend figures like Tim Pool and the Daily Wire crew want to debate culture war topics in good faith.
I've heard actual non binary people include themselves as part of the trans community. Why police that?
"yes I am guilty of killing 5 people, now please save my life for admitting it"
Why would any prosecutor agree to this in a case like this?