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{{person|name=Alek Minassian|occupation=Software Development, sporadically|birthday=November 3, 1992|ethnicity=Armenian|image=File:Minassian.jpg}} | {{person|name=Alek Minassian|occupation=Software Development, sporadically|birthday=November 3, 1992|ethnicity=Armenian|image=File:Minassian.jpg}} | ||
'''Alek Minassian''' is a [[Foreveralone|reddit.com/r/foreveralone]] and [[4chan]] former | '''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]], [[involuntarily celibate]], former special needs student of Armenian 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> | ||
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. Even though he claimed sympathizing with [[Elliot Rodger]]'s manifesto, no evidence was found he intended to murder women in particular.<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> | 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. Even though he claimed sympathizing with [[Elliot Rodger]]'s manifesto, no evidence was found he intended to murder women in particular.<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== | ==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. | ||
'''''Though he doesn't know the family well, Mack observed that Minassian seemed to have trouble making eye contact on his solitary neighbourhood walks, and that he appeared to require extra care and attention from his parents. Mack said it was clear that Minassian had special needs. "It's a family that has struggled with this situation for a long time," he said.''''' | '''''Though he doesn't know the family well, Mack observed that Minassian seemed to have trouble making eye contact on his solitary neighbourhood walks, and that he appeared to require extra care and attention from his parents. Mack said it was clear that Minassian had special needs. "It's a family that has struggled with this situation for a long time," he said.''''' | ||
==Autism== | ==Autism== | ||
Alek was reported to have aspergers (before aspergers was merged into the autism spectrum), took special needs classes, and was known by students for making cat noises out of the blue. Marianne Kristiansson, PhD, professor of forensic psychiatry at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden has attempted to explain why so many young men who have commited spree killings have autism, and while not condoning or forgiving the killings, separating former autistic killers from psycopaths by explaining how autists have a hard time with verbal communication of deep frustrations.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20121218/aspergers-violence#2</ref> | |||
Alek was reported to have aspergers (before aspergers was merged into the autism spectrum), took special needs classes, and was known by students for making cat noises out of the blue. | |||
==Being bullied and called names== | ==Being bullied and called names== | ||
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". | |||
==The 4Chan connection== | ==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 | ||
[[4chan]] is a popular but controversial internet imageboard. "[[Chad]]" and "[[Stacy]]" are nicknames for stereotypical jocks and means girls that were apart of [[4chan]] culture for many years, used on incel-related forums and on the /r/incels subreddit (banned since November 7, 2017) on Reddit to refer to popular, attractive sexually-active men and women; a subreddit is an individual community on Reddit based on a topic of interest. The term "Incel Rebellion" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "[[Beta Uprising]]", or "Beta Male Uprising" which refers to a violent response to sexlessness, which incels view as sexual deprivation | [[4chan]] is a popular but controversial internet imageboard. "[[Chad]]" and "[[Stacy]]" are nicknames for stereotypical jocks and means girls that were apart of [[4chan]] culture for many years, used on incel-related forums and on the /r/incels subreddit (banned since November 7, 2017) on Reddit to refer to popular, attractive sexually-active men and women; a subreddit is an individual community on Reddit based on a topic of interest. The term "Incel Rebellion" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "[[Beta Uprising]]", or "Beta Male Uprising" which refers to a violent response to sexlessness, which incels view as sexual deprivation | ||
==Forums== | ==Forums== | ||
The various incel forums condemned the incident. There is no evidence that any forum incited alek to commit the heinous act, nor is there any evidence Alek used any self-identified incel forums as [[4chan]] is not an incel forum and [[Foreveralone]] is not self-identified (though it is geared toward involuntary celibates). | The various incel forums condemned the incident. There is no evidence that any forum incited alek to commit the heinous act, nor is there any evidence Alek used any self-identified incel forums as [[4chan]] is not an incel forum and [[Foreveralone]] is not self-identified (though it is geared toward involuntary celibates). | ||
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He also stated that he uses [[foreveralone]] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:25:00</ref>, but could not think of any other forums he uses. He refused to divulge his [[Foreveralone]] username. | He also stated that he uses [[foreveralone]] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:25:00</ref>, but could not think of any other forums he uses. He refused to divulge his [[Foreveralone]] username. | ||
He claimed to have been in contact with BOTH Harper-Mercer and Rodger with a username associated with an XBOX username of his: Xboxlightside<ref>https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59j83n/everything-we-know-about-alek-minassian-the-alleged-toronto-van-attacker</ref> only on 4chan and Reddit. | He claimed to have been in contact with BOTH Harper-Mercer and Rodger with a username associated with an XBOX username of his: Xboxlightside<ref>https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59j83n/everything-we-know-about-alek-minassian-the-alleged-toronto-van-attacker</ref> only on 4chan and Reddit. This is dubious of course, as neither Rodger nor Harper-Mercer had any notability prior to their acts. | ||
As stated in many incels communities, the main policy of the respective admins is to delete any calls for murder or suicide. and to contact authorities if necessary. | As stated in many incels communities, the main policy of the respective admins is to delete any calls for murder or suicide. and to contact authorities if necessary. | ||
==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. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==See also== | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[George Sodini]] | *[[George Sodini]] | ||
*[[Seung-Hui Cho]] | *[[Seung-Hui Cho]] | ||
*[[Elliot Rodger]] | *[[Elliot Rodger]] | ||
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[[Category:Bad people]] | [[Category:Bad people]] | ||