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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|/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> | '''Alek Minassian''' is a [[Foreveralone|/r/foreveralone]] and [[4chan]] former user,<ref name=":0">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 [[Statusmaxx|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 [[Statusmaxx|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> | ||
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The various [[incel forums]] condemned the incident. There is no evidence that any forum incited Alek to commit the killing, 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 killing, 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]]). | ||
In a video interrogation released in September, Alek confessed to using [[4chan]], specifically /b/ (the random content board), [[/r9k/]] (the board geard toward original content and celibacy) and /pol/ (the board geared toward politics).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:17:00</ref> | In a video interrogation released in September, Alek confessed to using [[4chan]], specifically /b/ (the random content board), [[/r9k/]] (the board geard toward original content and celibacy), and /pol/ (the board geared toward politics).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:17:00</ref> | ||
He also stated that he uses [[ | He also stated that he uses [[ForeverAlone]],<ref name=":0" /> 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. This is dubious of course, as neither Rodger nor Harper-Mercer had any notability prior to their acts. | 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. | ||