Biff_Poindexter
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"Patrick Crusius, the mass shooter who killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history, was sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms by a federal judge on Friday. Prosecutors had recommended Crusius, 24, receive consecutive life sentences for each of the 90 federal charges, including hate crimes and firearms offenses, to which he pleaded guilty. For Crusius, the punishment meted out Friday is just the beginning. He faces a potential death penalty in a separate state case, in which he has pleaded not guilty to capital murder.
Some victims’ family members became tearful as they confronted Crusius for the first time in court, vilifying him as an “ignorant coward,” an “evil parasite,” a “monster” and “a racist.” Authorities say Crusius rampaged through the El Paso Walmart with the sole intention of killing Mexican people and immigrants. Crusius is also believed to have posted a hate-filled screed online just minutes before the shooting in which he espoused xenophobic and White supremacist beliefs. Crusius entered the courtroom with shackled hands and feet on Wednesday and Thursday and sat in silence for much of the proceedings as survivors and victims’ families detailed their lasting pain. At least two speakers admonished Crusius for apparently rolling his eyes at them during their statements. “You can roll your eyes if you want to. It doesn’t bother me,” remarked Raymond Attaguile, whose brother-in-law David Johnson was killed while back-to-school shopping with his granddaughter."
No matter what your political beliefs are -- there has to be agreement that this guy belongs in prison for life or the death penalty. There is no need to spin it, there is no need to claim "It was a false flag" or "Antifa" -- and even tho this guy was a Trump supporter, this doesn't mean what he did is something all other Trump supporters agree with. However, if your gut reaction is to deflect or try to cast blame on everything else other than the guy who did the shooting AND the rhetoric he based his justification on -- then that makes me feel like you were in agreement with him, but just was too much of a coward to have done it yourself.