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icymist

(15,888 posts)
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 04:44 PM Nov 2022

Father of accused Colorado club shooter relived that son isn't gay

‘I'm sorry I let my son down’ | Father of accused Colorado club shooter speaks out

Aaron Brink, 48, said he praised his son for violent behavior.

...Then, two days ago, Brink got a call from his son's defense attorneys, telling him Aldrich was involved in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs.

Brink said he's a Mormon and his first reaction was to question why his son was at a gay bar.

“You know Mormons don't do gay. We don't do gay. There's no gays in the Mormon church. We don't do gay,” Brink said.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/im-sorry-i-let-my-son-down-father-of-accused-colorado-club-shooter-speaks-out/509-6c4ad66e-35ef-41a5-9255-bca31cea3a73



"They started telling me about the incident, a shooting... And then I go on to find out it's a gay bar. I got scared, 'Shit, is he gay?' And he's not gay, so I said phew... I am a conservative Republican."

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Father of accused Colorado club shooter relived that son isn't gay (Original Post) icymist Nov 2022 OP
"I am a conservative Republican" porn star. Behind the Aegis Nov 2022 #1
Amazing, isn't it. icymist Nov 2022 #2
"Won't SOMEBODY think of the children?!" Behind the Aegis Nov 2022 #5
This can't be real. It just can't. AllyCat Nov 2022 #3
I agree, it has to be The Onion. gab13by13 Nov 2022 #25
Unfortunately NO yankee87 Nov 2022 #28
He's a mass murderer who will FalloutShelter Nov 2022 #4
I have known a few people in my day... Behind the Aegis Nov 2022 #6
I just can't! FalloutShelter Nov 2022 #7
Yup. Behind the Aegis Nov 2022 #8
And 'conservatives' are ok with it. louis-t Nov 2022 #12
I believe it Rebl2 Nov 2022 #16
That seems to fit with Mormon culture Under The Radar Nov 2022 #15
Yeah, that's a real character witness in them 'Murica circles bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #9
Is this fucking real? Autumn Nov 2022 #10
Yes, there are real people who have developmental disabilities Effete Snob Nov 2022 #23
So, being a mass murderer is preferable to being gay. Sick, sick, sick Arkansas Granny Nov 2022 #11
There are no gays in the Mormon church...right. And the Sun no longer rises in the East. patphil Nov 2022 #13
This is exploitative Effete Snob Nov 2022 #14
I have to agree DFW Nov 2022 #18
I only made it through 6 minutes. That is the kid's father no wonder he is doc03 Nov 2022 #17
That guy has GOT to be on some sort of behavior altering substance Siwsan Nov 2022 #19
Altered from what? Effete Snob Nov 2022 #21
His whole demeanor just takes 'off kilter' to a whole new level Siwsan Nov 2022 #26
Meth lambchopp59 Nov 2022 #30
Meth. lambchopp59 Nov 2022 #31
You do gay, Brink, or you do closet The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2022 #20
The father and the grandfather are completely nuts. The_Casual_Observer Nov 2022 #22
Whewww,.. magicarpet Nov 2022 #24
Fuck the Mormon church. progressoid Nov 2022 #27
Holy Green Goddess Dressing. lambchopp59 Nov 2022 #29

yankee87

(2,343 posts)
28. Unfortunately NO
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 08:28 PM
Nov 2022

I thought the same thing. this can't be true. I checked and no. it's not the Onion. I can not believe the hatred. I'm so sorry for my LGBTQI+ friends.
Like I said before, you always have an ally in Cleveland until the day I die.

Always Love and be safe.

FalloutShelter

(12,749 posts)
4. He's a mass murderer who will
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 04:51 PM
Nov 2022

Go to prison for the rest of his life…
But at least he’s not gay.
That’s my boy.

WTAF

Behind the Aegis

(54,857 posts)
8. Yup.
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 04:56 PM
Nov 2022

It is why many GBLT people, Jews, and immigrants (and likely others), are really starting to worry. Used to be hate crimes were "one and done" types of crimes, now, hate crimes have turned into mass casualty events. Make no mistake, there are still plenty of hate crimes where only one individual is harmed/harassed/murdered, but now, it seems to me and a few others, we will see even more "group" hate crimes in the days to come.

louis-t

(23,720 posts)
12. And 'conservatives' are ok with it.
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:02 PM
Nov 2022

We're not far out from MTG introducing a bill that would make it legal to kill (gays, Jews, Democrats, anyone else she doesn't like).

Rebl2

(14,707 posts)
16. I believe it
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:19 PM
Nov 2022

Had friend in my early twenties that had a father that kicked him out of his house because he was gay. My boyfriends mother, at that time, let him live with them for a while. I am sure his conservative father would have preferred that. I lost track of him when he moved to FL. This was back in the late seventies. I always thought of him as a gentle soul. Must have gotten it from his mother. I haven’t thought of that in a very long time.

Under The Radar

(3,419 posts)
15. That seems to fit with Mormon culture
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:15 PM
Nov 2022

A mass murder is fine and they will tolerate that, but that gay stuff that Jesus never mentioned certainly is justification for banishment or even death.

 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
23. Yes, there are real people who have developmental disabilities
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:35 PM
Nov 2022

Back in the day, they would be made fun of as "ret***s" at school and so forth.

Now, we have social media to hold them up to scrutiny, so it is a lot more convenient.

He obviously has limited mental capacity and what little he has isn't filled with anything worthwhile.

patphil

(6,956 posts)
13. There are no gays in the Mormon church...right. And the Sun no longer rises in the East.
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:02 PM
Nov 2022

This guy is every bit as guilty as his son. Unfortunately he's not going to pay the price for what he turned his son into.
Like monster father, like monster son.

 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
14. This is exploitative
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:06 PM
Nov 2022

Guy has obvious mental issues and hasn't seen the shooter in nine years.

Why drag him in front of the cameras?

DFW

(56,548 posts)
18. I have to agree
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:21 PM
Nov 2022

This guy has obviously not been playing with a full deck for many years. This was painful to watch, and I had enough a third of the way in.

Siwsan

(27,291 posts)
19. That guy has GOT to be on some sort of behavior altering substance
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:22 PM
Nov 2022

The garbled, weird speech cadence and body language just triggers all kinds of red flags.

Siwsan

(27,291 posts)
26. His whole demeanor just takes 'off kilter' to a whole new level
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:55 PM
Nov 2022

And a disability can be caused by substance abuse.

magicarpet

(16,518 posts)
24. Whewww,..
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 05:37 PM
Nov 2022

His mind seems to be intact. If you can get beyond the gibberish gibberish - he is about 75% coherent viewpoint.

The meth seems to have made his gestures kind of spastic and disjointed.

When the father was younger (teens, adolescent, 20s+ 30s) I bet he was a handful.

I wonder if after he was misinformed that his son was dead - if the father dove deeper into the meth cesspool and really started to abuse drugs ?

This family seems inclined to jump from poor life choice to poor life choice as they journey through life. Toxic masculinity seems to be pervasive with the males.

The Aldrich grandfather in California appears to also be heavily inclined to extreme conservatism and toxic masculinity is also a badge of honor and pride there with him too.

Toxic masculinity is so deeply ingrained in American society,.. it is so detrimental to our culture. Then along comes tRump to glorify and normalize toxic masculinity all that much more.

Can we ever turn back from the precipice of societal destruction, or have we gone too far, or is it too late in the game to correct this and chart a different course ?

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
29. Holy Green Goddess Dressing.
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 09:55 PM
Nov 2022

That went on for 20 minutes?! I couldn't stomach past his porn-star-meth crap.
But methinks this puts down the RW'er narrative of the shooting being a gay lover's spat.
There you are MAGA's: He's all yours.

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