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{{person|name=Alek Minassian|occupation=Software Development, sporadically|birthday=November 3, 1992|ethnicity=Middle Eastern/Armenian|image=File:Minassian.jpg}} | {{person|name=Alek Minassian|occupation=Software Development, sporadically|birthday=November 3, 1992|ethnicity=Middle Eastern/Armenian|image=File:Minassian.jpg}} | ||
'''Alek Minassian''' is a [[Foreveralone|reddit.com/r/foreveralone]] and [[4chan]] former user<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:25:00</ref> | '''Alek Minassian''' is a [[Foreveralone|reddit.com/r/foreveralone]] and [[4chan]] former user,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:25:00</ref> autistic, [[Donnelly Study|involuntarily celibate]], former special needs student of Middle Eastern descent. He has been charged with multiple first-degree murders, and also attempted murder charges. On the 3rd of March, 2021, he was found guilty in a Toronto courtroom of 10 first-degree murders and 16 attempted murders, with the minimum sentence for these crimes being life in prison without possibility of parole.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/517109-toronto-van-attack-guilty/</ref> | ||
==Personal | Later in the hearings, Minassian confessed having lied about being motivated by an "incel rebellion" which he only used as a veneer to get attention on social media. His primary motivation was that he was about to fail in his job and live an insignificant life, so he decided instead to achieve notoriety through a mass murder.<ref>https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-van-attack-trial-postponed-again-alek-minassian-s-lawyer-confirms-1.4869252</ref><ref>https://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2021ONSC1258.pdf</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | |||
Born on Nov. 3, 1992, Minassian grew up in the home with his parents and a brother, neighbors said. His father is a senior manager of software development at Rogers and an alumnus of the University of Toronto, according to his LinkedIn profile. Sona Minassian is on leave from her job at Compugen, an IT service provider, "for obvious reasons," a company spokesperson told Metroland Media. | Born on Nov. 3, 1992, Minassian grew up in the home with his parents and a brother, neighbors said. His father is a senior manager of software development at Rogers and an alumnus of the University of Toronto, according to his LinkedIn profile. Sona Minassian is on leave from her job at Compugen, an IT service provider, "for obvious reasons," a company spokesperson told Metroland Media. | ||
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In a CBC documentary, a former schoolmate of Minassian confirmed that Minassian was, "constantly bullied", and, "picked on". She said that his nickname was, "Chewbacca".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWjCHPg9gA at 6:08</ref> | In a CBC documentary, a former schoolmate of Minassian confirmed that Minassian was, "constantly bullied", and, "picked on". She said that his nickname was, "Chewbacca".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWjCHPg9gA at 6:08</ref> | ||
==The 4Chan | ==The 4Chan connection== | ||
"''Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt [[4chan]] please. C23249161. The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!''" --alleged text of an Alek Minassian Facebook post before the rampage | "''Private (Recruit) Minassian Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt [[4chan]] please. C23249161. The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!''" --alleged text of an Alek Minassian Facebook post before the rampage | ||
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==Prosecution== | ==Prosecution== | ||
Contrary to popular [[feminism|feminist]] narrative, Alek was ''not'' charged with the crime of terrorism, or 83.1 of the Canadian criminal code. Experts in terrorism such as popular terrorism-subject podcaster Phil Gurskie say that he was probably not charged with terrorism because incel is not an ideology, but rather a life circumstance.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTx39aqEwFo</ref> Minassian's Facebook post was largely a [[shitpost]], aka a post made insincerely. In Minassian's case, the insincere part being his pretending incel is a political movement. | Contrary to popular [[feminism|feminist]] narrative, Alek was ''not'' charged with the crime of terrorism, or 83.1 of the Canadian criminal code. Experts in terrorism such as popular terrorism-subject podcaster Phil Gurskie say that he was probably not charged with terrorism because incel is not an ideology, but rather a life circumstance.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTx39aqEwFo</ref> Minassian's Facebook post was largely a [[shitpost]], aka a post made insincerely. In Minassian's case, the insincere part being his pretending incel is a political movement. | ||
==See | ==See more== | ||
*[[George Sodini]] | *[[George Sodini]] | ||
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