CaryDec 9, 2022
Qasim Rashid, Esq.

This is truly enraging.

The terrorist who killed 5 people at Club Q boasted during a 2021 bomb threat about his plans to become “the next mass killer.” Knowing this full well, authorities dropped all charges anyway and still let him keep his guns. His records were then sealed to ensure he wouldn't have to face the consequences for his threats to terrorism.

Meanwhile, Tamir Rice played with a toy gun and authorities killed him in 1.7 seconds because they "feared for their lives."

Two Americas.

Dec 7, 2022 at 8:29pmWeb
Show threadJake Jarvis Dec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid a "spot the difference" puzzle for the ages. enraging is right.
Show threadMs. LegaleseDec 7, 2022

@QasimRashid

In America, lady justice is not blind.

Show threadbossandnova 🔺Dec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid #BlackMastodon #EqualJustice
Show threadjoannmp Dec 7, 2022

@QasimRashid

Authorities, here, mean the local elected sheriff.

The sheriff is a member of the "Constitutional Sheriff" movement, a dangerous seditionist organization and philosophy (related to the "Sovereign Citizen" movement).

Under Colorado law, the sheriff's open refusal to enforce the law, causing this harm, can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor, but I have not heard that there is any attempt to enforce the law against the sheriff.

Show threadMilcom MiasmaDec 7, 2022
@joannmp @QasimRashid I am not a lawyer but how do the actions of the Colorado Sheriff not fall under depraved indifference?
"The legal definition of depraved indifference can be summed up as follows: A person's conduct or behavior that is so reckless and lacks regard for the life, security and safety of others that it must be punished to the same extent as a crime resulting from the person's deliberate and intentional desire to harm another."
Show threadWriterVisionaryDec 8, 2022

@mmiasma @joannmp [email protected]

Fun fact: Cops do not legally have to protect citizens in the USA if they choose not to.

I learned this when some angry white man got “triggered” by my orthopedic brace & went berserk.

Disgusting, right?

Show threadMilcom MiasmaDec 8, 2022
@WriterVisionary @joannmp I guess that would explain why the sheriff couldn't be charged with depraved indifference. <sigh> I always thought they took an oath to "Serve and Protect" the public. Sorry you had that happen to you WriterVisionary, that is disgusting.
Show threadTeufel WolfDec 8, 2022
@WriterVisionary @mmiasma @joannmp Yup Warren v. DC, but it is actually based in English common law that when a crime is committed the State MAY prosecute, not WILL prosecute.
Show threadjoannmp Dec 8, 2022

@mmiasma @QasimRashid

See this, about C.R.S. 18-8-404

https://www.shouselaw.com/co/defense/laws/official-misconduct/#:~:text=First-degree%20official%20misconduct%20includes,to%20his%20or%20her%20office

Official Misconduct Colorado - Law & Penalties - CRS 18-8-404

In Colorado, when a public servant uses their office to obtain a benefit or harm another person, they may be guilty of official misconduct.

Shouse Law Group
Show threadMilcom MiasmaDec 8, 2022
@joannmp @QasimRashid Thanks for the link and it looks (to me) like he's certainly violated 1(b) of C.R.S. 18-8-404 but possibility of 1 year in prison and/or a fine up to $1,000 just isn't justice for the part he played in making it possible for Aldrich to murder 5 people. Again, just my opinion. 😧
Show threadTeufel WolfDec 8, 2022
@joannmp @QasimRashid The problem is, who will arrest the sheriff? Most counties have no ability to deal with a rogue sheriff. Here in Los Angeles we finally got the right to impeach the sheriff after our sheriff went all Qrackers.
Show threadTeufel WolfDec 8, 2022
@joannmp @QasimRashid but both the sheriff and judge(s) are elected, so people need to stay angry and remember that. We just ousted 2 corrupt sheriffs in CA and got rid of pro-rape judge.
Show threadBenCisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️Dec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid "Just Us."
Show threadAnnaDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid Is there a source for this that I can share?
Show threadBuster McNuttDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid from AP
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-gun-politics-springs-government-and-b50a5145593afe1f7f4c18ac06f70600
‘Next mass killer’: Dropped case foretold Colorado bloodbath

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Anderson Lee Aldrich loaded bullets into a Glock pistol and chugged vodka, ominously warning frightened grandparents not to stand in the way of an elaborate plan to stockpile guns, ammo, body armor and a homemade bomb to become “the next mass killer.”

Associated Press
Show threadDonDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid This is an outrage. When will people stand up and say enough. Gun violence must end and politicians and courts who refuse to support common sense gun laws should be removed from office.
Show threadSocialistStanDec 7, 2022
@Pomba @QasimRashid We are not giving our guns to anyone while our community is under attack.
Show threadDonDec 7, 2022
@SocialistStan I am not suggesting that you give up your guns. I’m taking about keeping guns away from people who@use them to kill innocent people. @QasimRashid
Show threadSocialistStanDec 7, 2022

@Pomba @QasimRashid If the legal system was capable of distinguishing between a violent fascist and a normal person that might be possible, but it's not.

All gun control legislation does is give an overwhelmingly fascist police force the authority to disarm people as they see fit.

Even when they have that authority, they won't use it if the person in question is a right-wing fascist. As we saw in this case.

Show threadChurch of JeffDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid — what’s important to understand is Colorado has a “red flag” law that would have allowed law enforcement to take his guns but the law enforcement of Colorado Springs has stated that they disagree with the law and would never implement it.
Show threadChristopher WalkerDec 7, 2022
@jeffowski @QasimRashid A leader of an armed band who refuses to be bound by the law is not properly called a sheriff, but a warlord.
Show threadChannelgraceDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid completely unacceptable
Show threadRon P.Dec 7, 2022

@QasimRashid

Absolutely infuriating! Aldrich, sheriff Elder and anyone else involved in failing to stop this preventable act of evil before it occurred should be thrown under the jail! 💢

Show threadHumble Fan of Atty. WooDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid unfortunately, yes.
Show threadSocialistStanDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid The pigs know who's side they're on.
Show threadQuestDec 7, 2022

@QasimRashid

"It culminated in a standoff that the then-21-year-old live-streamed on Facebook, showing Aldrich in tactical gear inside the mother’s home and threatening officers outside — “If they breach, I’m a f—-ing blow it to holy hell!” — before finally surrendering."

https://kdvr.com/news/local/next-mass-killer-dropped-case-foretold-bloodbath-at-club-q-in-colorado/

I wonder how his life choices might have differed if there were fewer BearCats and more mental health workers involved.

Club Q suspect warned of plan to become ‘next mass killer’: AP

In 2021, the accused Club Q shooter loaded bullets into a Glock pistol and chugged vodka, ominously warning frightened grandparents not to stand in the way of an elaborate plan to stockpile guns, ammo, body armor and a homemade bomb to become “the next mass killer.”

FOX31 Denver
Show threadLimbic NoodleDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid Yeah, but red flag laws overstep 🙄 *sarcasm*
Show threadNncyRuthDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid You are so right.
Show threadBenj Soule🫂💙HumanityFirst🌅Dec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid There is only one America, and the rule of law should apply evenly.
Show threadDejahEntenduDec 8, 2022
@retrohondajunki @QasimRashid "Should" has very little to do with "is."
Show threadTohillArtDec 7, 2022
@QasimRashid have there been any investigations into why the case files were sealed, whether his grandfather, the CA assemblyman had anything to do with it?
Show threadaresDec 7, 2022

@QasimRashid

the police don't protect us

#WeProtectUs

Show threadCommieEagleZDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid Nah what do you expect from a mass dumpster fire.
Show threadmauimomDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid profound!
Show threadTwinkle TwinkleDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid This is sad.
Show threaddaylemunnDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid Not just two Americas. Every community has its own law enforcement issues.
Show threadAndyDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid After spending 18 months working in India, and 3 months working in America I can say without hesitation I enjoyed India far more. I never had the feeling the person next to me might be carrying a gun or that I could be shot on the street.
Show threadSueG In NJDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid yup. He had a MAGA elected relative.
Show threadAnnafestoDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid just his name Tamir rips out my heart. I’m ashamed of this tragedy.
Show threadJohnB3Dec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid
The sheriff who didn't enforce the the red flag law needs to be held accountable. Hopefully he will be fired and then sued.
Show thread🇺🇦🇺🇦 Walter White 🇺🇸🇨🇦Dec 8, 2022

@QasimRashid

Not changing the subject... but the cowardly resposnse in Uvalde, TX by a PLATOON of ARMORED police vs 1 shooter, while children died.

I hear you.

Show threadSunnySideUpDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid But republicans deny that there’s institutionalized racism in America.
Show threadCanadian CroneDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid We will never forget #TamirRice
Show threadMuldoonicusDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid
It's..... there are no words, its' 1822 in 2022. Nothing has changed.
Show threadgrossDec 8, 2022

@QasimRashid The problem is to a large part human: the police fear for their lives, they rely too much on stereotypes, they are often not the brightest and kindest people.

But the institutional framework is catastrophic. The population directly electing sheriffs, judges; uncoordinated, locally shaped national elections with voter suppression, gerrymandering, electors who do not even have to vote for their candidate, weeks of vote counting. Americans need to arrive to the 21st century.

Show threadgrossDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid The US Constitution is a man-made set of rules, it is not Scripture. It is in fact almost blasphemous to treat it like that. If the rules do not serve the people well than they need to be changed.
Show threadMerculargoDec 8, 2022
@QasimRashid it is ridiculous that this is the way it goes down
Show threadJasper 🍉Dec 8, 2022

@QasimRashid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_nightclub_shooting#Prior_incidents

> Upon surrendering, explosive grade materials were recovered from Aldrich, who was jailed and charged with multiple counts of kidnapping and felony menacing.

> Though Aldrich was released, how the case progressed remains unknown since it was sealed; relatives noted that Aldrich's grandparents had sold their house to afford an attorney.

His grandfather is literally-pro-coup; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Voepel (he said something about it? can't find it..)

Colorado Springs nightclub shooting - Wikipedia

Show threadMJ MuseDec 9, 2022
@QasimRashid Tamir Rice was killed in my neighborhood.
Show threadanakita [MUWDWED]Dec 9, 2022
@QasimRashid what do you mean two Americas? they're the same place
Show threadLaurie SDec 9, 2022
@QasimRashid 🤬
Show threadKomz hate fascistsDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid did you see the hate mail the owner is getting. We are in a new age of theocratic fascism