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☆ Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Melissa Alonso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“The Court has determined the complaint sufficiently pleads viable causes of action to go forward at this stage of the litigation,” said Erie County Supreme Court Justice Paula Feroleto. Attorneys for the social media companies named in the lawsuit filed a motion to dismiss saying the companies are akin to message boards containing third-party content, court documents show. “However, plaintiffs contend the defendants’ platforms are more than just message boards,” the court document says. “It is far too early to rule as a matter of law that the actions, or inaction, of the social media/internet defendants through their platforms require dismissal,” said the judge. In a statement to CNN, Reddit said, “Hate and violence have no place on Reddit.

Persons: ”, Paula Feroleto, Payton Gendron, “, Gendron, José Castañeda, Reddit, Olesya Dmitracova Organizations: CNN, 4chan, Meta, YouTube Locations: York, Buffalo , New York, Erie County, Reddit

☆ Opinion: The Jennifer Crumbley verdict is a powerful warning to parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Opinion Jennifer Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Prosecutors alleged that the Crumbley parents willfully disregarded warning signs that their son was in crisis, did not heed concerns of school administrators, bought him a gun days before the shooting and failed to lock it up. Yet, research shows that even parents who think their guns are inaccessible to minors are mistaken. Distributed responsibilityMost parents want their children to be safe, yet many continue to enable household access to loaded guns. In fact, a recent study shows that states often loosened gun laws after mass shootings, especially states with Republican legislatures. This case opens the door for parents to be held legally accountable, and reminds all parents of their responsibilities when it comes to gun safety.

Persons: Jennifer Tucker, Jennifer Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, She’ll, Jennifer Tucker Olivia Drake, Shannon Smith, ”, Sig Sauer, James Crumbley, “, it’s, Payton Gendron, Robert Crimo Organizations: Wesleyan University, Wesleyan’s Center, Guns and Society, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School, CNN, Prosecutors, RMA Armament, Buffalo, Buffalo News, Giffords Law Center, “, District of Columbia, American Medical Association, National Rifle Association Locations: Oxford, Michigan, Buffalo , New York, Buffalo, Chicago, Highland Park , Illinois, Illinois, Virginia, American

Members of law enforcement work at the scene of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 19, 2022. Also sued were three retailers--Mean Arms, Vintage Firearms and RMA Armament--that allegedly sold firearm equipment and body armor that Gendron used. Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Google, which own YouTube, are also defendants, as are Gendron's parents. Through the defendants' alleged negligence, Gendron "gained the racist motivation, tools and knowledge necessary for him to commit the mass shooting," the complaint said. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York and Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Payton Gendron, Harris Stanfield, DennisJanee Brown, Rose Marie Wysocki, Gendron, Jonathan Stempel, Nate Raymond, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Blacks, YouTube, Firearms, Google, Gun Safety, Tops, Thomson Locations: Buffalo , New York, U.S, Buffalo, . New York, New York, Boston

☆ Lawsuit alleges that social media companies promoted White supremacist propaganda that led to radicalization of Buffalo mass shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Zenebou Sylla Artemis Moshtaghian | Zenebou Sylla | Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

New York CNN —A wrongful death lawsuit filed against several social media companies Friday alleges that social media lent to the radicalization of the gunman who shot and killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, last May. “However, the social media platforms that radicalized him, and the companies that armed him, must still be held accountable for their actions. Speaking to CNN Sunday, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown commended some of the victims’ families and survivors for tackling extremism on social media platforms. We deliberately designed Snapchat differently than traditional social media platforms and don’t allow unvetted content to go viral or be algorithmically promoted. The lawsuit alleges that social media platforms “Meta, Alphabet, Reddit and 4chan earned advertising revenue from hosting and amplifying” Gendron’s video on their platforms.

☆ The Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial: Key Themes and What’s Next
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Rushed in Court During Sentencing Payton Gendron, the man who killed 10 people in a racist massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., last year, was ushered out of court on Wednesday after a man rushed him. Gendron was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

☆ Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to 15 counts, including first-degree murder and domestic terrorism, stemming from a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket. The man who killed 10 people in a racist massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., last year was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday. The gunman, Payton Gendron , pleaded guilty to 15 counts brought by Buffalo prosecutors stemming from the May 14 attack at Tops Friendly Markets in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Gendron’s charges included first-degree murder and domestic terrorism, with the latter carrying a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

☆ Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Set to Be Sentenced
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to 15 counts, including first-degree murder and domestic terrorism, stemming from a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket. The man who killed 10 people in a racist massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., last year is expected to be sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. The gunman, Payton Gendron , pleaded guilty to 15 counts brought by Buffalo prosecutors stemming from the May 14 attack at Tops Friendly Markets in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Gendron’s charges include first-degree murder and domestic terrorism, with the latter carrying a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

Thirteen relatives of victims spoke during the hearing including Simone Crawley, who called Gendron, 19, a "cowardly racist." The sentence, which was expected because the state does not employ the death penalty, was given by Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan. Erie County District Attorney John Flynn and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown called Gendron's apology too little and too late. "I anticipate what he said today was to save his life in federal court," Flynn said after the hearing. His lawyers have sought a plea deal relating to these in an effort to avoid a possible death sentence.

☆ The Paradox of Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( James Verini | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +52 min

The preventive approach to domestic terrorism goes back even further than the 1990s and it begins with the basic police work and surveillance of the joint terrorism task forces. In fact, there is no section of the U.S. Criminal Code that criminalizes domestic terrorism as such. The absence of clear law around domestic terrorism, and the imperatives of prevention, mean that investigators and prosecutors who work domestic terrorism cases must focus on more common charges: weapons violations, illegal drug possession, burglary, aiding and abetting and so forth. But this was not enough to overrule the fear of domestic terrorism that was gripping the nation and that hung in the courtroom. It reflected the legal paradoxes of the case and domestic terrorism law in general or, maybe more accurately, the absence of it.

☆ A British youth working from a bedroom at his grandfather's house made 'slick videos' that could have inspired 2 US mass shooters, a court heard
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Far-right videos made by a British teen were viewed by two men who went on to commit mass shootings. The court previously heard that his videos had been viewed by two men who went on to commit mass murders in the US last year. Payton Gendron, the then-18-year-old mass shooter who killed 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, last May, was known to have watched Harris' videos. The Buffalo shooter commented on a video made by Harris about the perpetrator behind the 2019 mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, The Guardian reported. The Buffalo shooter responded: "You are not alone my friend."

☆ White gunman who massacred 10 Black people willing to plead guilty to federal charges to avoid death penalty, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The white gunman who pleaded guilty to state charges in the massacre of 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket is willing to plead guilty to federal charges if spared the death penalty, his lawyer said in court Friday. Payton Gendron, 19, pleaded guilty last month to state charges of murder and hate-motivated terrorism in the May 14 mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market. His guilty plea in the state case guarantees he will spend the rest of his life in prison. But he still faces separate federal hate crime charges that could result in a death sentence if convicted. Defense attorney Sonya Zoghlin said Gendron is prepared to enter a guilty plea in federal court in exchange for a life sentence.

☆ Buffalo supermarket shooter seeks plea deal to avoid death penalty
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lawyers for Payton Gendron, 19, moved to seek a plea agreement at a court hearing on Friday, less than two weeks after he pleaded guilty to state charges of murder and domestic terrorism. An avowed white supremacist, he faces 27 federal hate crimes and firearms offenses related to the racist massacre at a Tops Friendly Markets store. Authorities said he targeted the supermarket because it was in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. Gendron, who is from Conklin, New York, faces life in prison without parole on those counts. Gendron, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, is set to be sentenced for state charges in February.

Lawyer for victims' families explains expected plea dealThe attorney for the families of the victims explained the rationale for the plead deal. “It avoids a lengthy trial that they believe would be very difficult for the families,” attorney Terrence Connors said last week of the plea. “I think it was pretty clear that they had no real defense.”Conors said he represents seven families who lost loved ones in the massacre at Tops Friendly Market carried out by Payton Gendron, now 19, and the families of two people who are seriously injured. Click here to read the full story

☆ Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Pleads Guilty to Murder, Terrorism, Prosecutors Say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Prosecutors in Buffalo, N.Y., said the man who killed 10 people during a racist massacre at a supermarket there faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges on Monday. Payton Gendron , 19 years old, pleaded guilty to 15 counts, including first-degree murder and domestic terrorism, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said. Gendron admitted to shooting 13 people during the May 14 attack on a Tops Friendly Market in a predominantly Black neighborhood.

☆ Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect pleads guilty to murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A man prays at a memorial at the scene of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNov 28 (Reuters) - An avowed white supremacist pleaded guilty on Monday to first-degree murder and other state charges in a mass shooting that killed 10 people in May at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, prosecutors said. At a hearing at Erie County Court, Payton Gendron, 19, pleaded guilty to multiple counts related to the shooting, which also left three people wounded. In June, he initially pleaded not guilty after a grand jury returned an indictment. Gendron, from Conklin, New York, was initially charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 10 counts of second-degree murder, all of them as hate crimes.

☆ Suspect in racist Buffalo mass shooting to plead guilty to 25 counts, victims' attorney confirms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The white man suspected of killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, in May will enter a guilty plea to a 25-count state indictment, an attorney representing victims' families said Thursday. "It avoids a lengthy trial that they believe would be very difficult for the families," said attorney Terrence Connors of the plea. People console each other outside of a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, N.Y. on May 15. As for the victims’ families reactions to the expected guilty plea, Connors said: “From their standpoint, the shooter is really someone who is largely irrelevant to their lives." The families, he said, have spent the months since the shooting advocating for legislative changes and economic development in Buffalo.

☆ Man Accused of Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Is Expected to Plead Guilty
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The man accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket this spring is expected to plead guilty to state murder charges, according to two people briefed on the case. Payton Gendron , a 19-year-old white man, faced 25 state charges including first-degree murder and domestic terrorism in connection with the May 14 attack. Law-enforcement officials said Mr. Gendron traveled more than 200 miles from his home near Binghamton, N.Y., to the Tops Friendly Market in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo.

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