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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We have text messages between the shooter and the roommate. If you want to call those fake, that's your right, but that's going to be a major piece of evidence in the trial.

In the texts from the indictment, the shooter says:

I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.

The shooter also calls the roommate "my love". There are some friends, neighbors, acquaintances corroborating that they were in a relationship.

The roommate's gender identity isn't 100% clear. There seems to be some evidence from social media accounts that they're trans.

I don't think you can call this shooter "far right". Not clear that he's a groyper in my opinion. The Discord messages are pretty milquetoast. I certainly wouldn't call him a leftist either. Seems he was (more than) okay with LGBTQ folks, but that doesn't tell you much about his broader views.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I'm not calling anything fake or a conspiracy, I've just been seeing a lot of people discussing things as facts and when I ask for firsthand sources (ie. the text messages you describe) they say they have personally don't have one, someone just told them about it.

    The OP provided a link for me though, so I was able to go through them myself as well. Your comment was also illuminating, thanks!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Fair enough. I only made the comment about calling the texts fake because some people seem to be making that claim, usually alongside the idea that a 20-something wouldn't text like that - the "my love" in particular. Your typical 20-something also wouldn't do an assassination, so it's a spurious line of reasoning.

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