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Toronto van attack suspect was student, ex-military recruit
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Apr 24, 2018, 9:57:37 PM4/24/18
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Details have begun to emerge about Alek Minassian, who was charged with 10
counts of first-degree murder and 13 of attempted murder for driving into
a crowded sidewalk in Toronto.
Minassian joined the Canadian Armed Forces last year, but he asked to be
voluntarily released after 16 days, the department said.
Shortly before Monday's attack, a chilling post appeared on Minassian's
Facebook saluting a college student who killed six and wounded 13 in
attacks near UC Santa Barbara.
Details have begun to emerge about Alek Minassian, who was charged Tuesday
with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 of attempted murder for
driving a van into a crowded sidewalk in Toronto. Here is a look at the
25-year-old suspect in one of the worst mass killings in Canada's modern
history.
A young many from suburban Toronto, and a stunned family
Minassian lived with his family in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, on
a street of sizeable, well-tended brick homes. Police say he had no
criminal record before Monday.
His father, Vahe Minassian, wept and seemed stunned as he watched as his
son, showing little emotion, make a brief court appearance Tuesday and be
ordered held without bail.
When his father was asked later whether he had any message for the
families of the people killed and injured, he said quietly: "I'm sorry."
A "socially awkward" student
Minassian attended Seneca College, according to his LinkedIn profile; a
spokeswoman for the Toronto-area school didn't immediately respond to an
inquiry about him Tuesday. Another student, Joseph Pham, told The Toronto
Star that Minassian was in a computer programming class with him just last
week.
Pham described Minassian as a "socially awkward" student who kept to
himself: "He didn't really talk to anyone."
Before college, Minassian attended Thornlea Secondary School in Richmond
Hill, graduating in 2011. A Thornlea classmate, Ari Blaff, told CBC News
he recalls Minassian was "sort of in the background," not the center of
any particular group of friends.
"He wasn't overly social," Blaff told the news broadcaster.
Both Thornlea and Seneca declined to discuss him Tuesday.
A stint in the military
Minassian joined the Canadian Armed Forces last year, but his stay was
brief.
The Department of National Defence says he was a member of the military
from Aug. 23 to Oct. 25, but didn't complete his recruit training. He
asked to be voluntarily released after 16 days, the department said.
A bitterness toward women?
Shortly before Monday's attack on a crowded Toronto street, a chilling
post appeared on Minassian's now-deleted Facebook account saluting Elliot
Rodger, a community college student who killed six people and wounded 13
in shooting and stabbing attacks near the University of California, Santa
Barbara, before apparently shooting himself to death in 2014.
Calling Rodger "the Supreme Gentleman," the Facebook post declared: "The
Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and
Stacys!"
The 22-year-old Rodger had used the term "incel" — for involuntarily
celibate — in online posts raging at women for rejecting him romantically.
Like-minded people in internet forums sometimes use "Chad" and "Stacy" as
dismissive slang for men and women with more robust sex lives.
Monday's Facebook post mentions that "Private (Recruit) Minassian" is
speaking, and Facebook confirmed that the post was on an account that
belonged to the suspect. The social networking site took down his account
after the attack, saying in a statement Tuesday, "There is absolutely no
place on our platform for people who commit such horrendous acts."
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of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
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military-recruit.html
Details have begun to emerge about Alek Minassian, who was charged with 10
counts of first-degree murder and 13 of attempted murder for driving into
a crowded sidewalk in Toronto.
Minassian joined the Canadian Armed Forces last year, but he asked to be
voluntarily released after 16 days, the department said.
Shortly before Monday's attack, a chilling post appeared on Minassian's
Facebook saluting a college student who killed six and wounded 13 in
attacks near UC Santa Barbara.
Details have begun to emerge about Alek Minassian, who was charged Tuesday
with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 of attempted murder for
driving a van into a crowded sidewalk in Toronto. Here is a look at the
25-year-old suspect in one of the worst mass killings in Canada's modern
history.
A young many from suburban Toronto, and a stunned family
Minassian lived with his family in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, on
a street of sizeable, well-tended brick homes. Police say he had no
criminal record before Monday.
His father, Vahe Minassian, wept and seemed stunned as he watched as his
son, showing little emotion, make a brief court appearance Tuesday and be
ordered held without bail.
When his father was asked later whether he had any message for the
families of the people killed and injured, he said quietly: "I'm sorry."
A "socially awkward" student
Minassian attended Seneca College, according to his LinkedIn profile; a
spokeswoman for the Toronto-area school didn't immediately respond to an
inquiry about him Tuesday. Another student, Joseph Pham, told The Toronto
Star that Minassian was in a computer programming class with him just last
week.
Pham described Minassian as a "socially awkward" student who kept to
himself: "He didn't really talk to anyone."
Before college, Minassian attended Thornlea Secondary School in Richmond
Hill, graduating in 2011. A Thornlea classmate, Ari Blaff, told CBC News
he recalls Minassian was "sort of in the background," not the center of
any particular group of friends.
"He wasn't overly social," Blaff told the news broadcaster.
Both Thornlea and Seneca declined to discuss him Tuesday.
A stint in the military
Minassian joined the Canadian Armed Forces last year, but his stay was
brief.
The Department of National Defence says he was a member of the military
from Aug. 23 to Oct. 25, but didn't complete his recruit training. He
asked to be voluntarily released after 16 days, the department said.
A bitterness toward women?
Shortly before Monday's attack on a crowded Toronto street, a chilling
post appeared on Minassian's now-deleted Facebook account saluting Elliot
Rodger, a community college student who killed six people and wounded 13
in shooting and stabbing attacks near the University of California, Santa
Barbara, before apparently shooting himself to death in 2014.
Calling Rodger "the Supreme Gentleman," the Facebook post declared: "The
Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and
Stacys!"
The 22-year-old Rodger had used the term "incel" — for involuntarily
celibate — in online posts raging at women for rejecting him romantically.
Like-minded people in internet forums sometimes use "Chad" and "Stacy" as
dismissive slang for men and women with more robust sex lives.
Monday's Facebook post mentions that "Private (Recruit) Minassian" is
speaking, and Facebook confirmed that the post was on an account that
belonged to the suspect. The social networking site took down his account
after the attack, saying in a statement Tuesday, "There is absolutely no
place on our platform for people who commit such horrendous acts."
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
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