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In reply to the discussion: Club Q shooting suspect is nonbinary, defense attorneys say [View all]Beastly Boy
(9,556 posts)24. Pronouns don't kill people. People with guns kill people.
Last edited Wed Nov 23, 2022, 01:38 PM - Edit history (1)
Whether Aldrich is binary or not has no relevance to the crime. No doubt that this footnote was added to generate publicity, which it did, and has no legal merit. I would expect such stunts to come from tabloid media, but coming from lawyers makes me question their competence. And if it turns out that their statement is not true, they are in deep trouble.
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The shooter's sexual identity likely had zip-all to do with his violent act.
BlackSkimmer
Nov 2022
#31
exactly, and the RW is going to stress the 'non-binary' and scream once again "it's not the assault
certainot
Nov 2022
#33
turn on any rw radio station and you'll hear all the blowhards and all their callers, some of which
certainot
Nov 2022
#45
funny thing, some of the louder stations reach canada and mexico. it's part of the plan that
certainot
Nov 2022
#51
that's what 1500 radio stations always do, while they comfort the NRA and make sure no GOP pol
certainot
Nov 2022
#39
It matters much, if the lawyer's ploy successfully negates the hate crime charges with the jury
NullTuples
Nov 2022
#43
Perhaps "they" are actually binary & just trolling court & us. Anything show up in background yet?
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2022
#9
A defense attorney is obligated to do everything in their power to defend their client.
70sEraVet
Nov 2022
#25
I'm going to need a hell of a lot more than a footnote on his lawyers filing....
sdfernando
Nov 2022
#34
If he's wrong, as an officer of the court defense misrepresenting facts to the court.
Igel
Nov 2022
#56
Dude committed a mass shooting. Nonbianary, demisexual, asexual, don't care. People are dead because
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2022
#59