The Club Q shooting suspect identifies as nonbinary. Will that affect potential hate crime charges?

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Prosecutors can still pursue hate crime charges against the person accused of killing five people inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub despite the suspect identifying as nonbinary, legal experts said.

in connection with the Saturday night shooting at Club Q, considered a hub of the LGBT community in Colorado Springs.

“I think that if you can show that the shooting is bias-motivated, then the hate crime would apply and it wouldn’t matter what his particular situation is,” added Mitch Morrissey, who previously served as Denver’s district attorney. Judy Shepard, who founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation after her son was killed in a homophobic attack, said there was pressure on prosecutors. She, like others, said the initial facts of the case suggest it was motivated by hate, but she noted authorities haven’t released evidence confirming that indication.

“I’m looking at evidence, evidence of what occurred here,” he said. “That’s what we look at when we make filing decisions.”

 

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And I quote “THAT DOESN’T FIT THE NARRATIVE !!” 🙄

The plot thickens. The far left radical of the gay community were upset at first when the shooter announced their pronouns because they KNOW they get special alphabet treatment that your every day straight people don't. Ya know, because we feel sorry for them. 🤦‍♀️

Suddenly it’s “ they / them “ total bs , he did it to avoid harsh prosecution

So all the black people shooting other black people are guilty of hate crimes? What about the Black Mexican guy who shot those black people? Is that a hate crime? It's all so confusing.

The Murderer is GAY… sorry, I meant Non-Binary, he is only gay sometimes. 🙄🙄🙄

Is the crime suddenly different because of their gender choice?

Aldrich is getting several life sentences regardless 🤷‍♂️

You guys want to make this about conservatives so badly lol

He should get the death penalty. It won’t bring back the lives of those lost but he doesn’t deserve to see the light of day for taking them away from their families.

There. No you clown on the left can stop denying this young person their gender/ identity. Next, this straight, white, male is going 2 give you a lesson on being 'gender-fluid' What is 'gender-fluid' you might ask? It's where you can instantly change your gender as you identify

Suspect is obviously lying as he’s a goper

Least of his/they’s problems.

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