Extended excerpts | CBS 8 interview with Aaron Brink, father of alleged Club Q gunman

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This video features extended clips of the CBS 8 interview with Aaron Brink, 48. Brink is the father of alleged Club Q gunman, Anderson Aldrich, 22. The interview was conducted on Nov. 22, 2022 at Brink's home in San Diego.
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[@joeicamelu8606]

“My son is gay?!?!?” “No he murdered five people” “Oh phew you had me worried there for a second”

[@trendywipp3715]

Crazy right?! Makes me want to stay inside the house forever.

[@athulfgeirsson]

based

[@itchyandred4131]

Un freaking believable

[@AdrianMendoza23]

But I'm sure most fathers feel that way.

[@tcolors]

I know, his son killed 5 people and injured 18 more but, Thank God he's not Gay! It's a little Cray-Cray

[@ncubesays]

This guy is a news producer's dream. Just give him a microphone and you have an entire bulletin complete with car crash anecdotes and visuals.

[@ricardoconqueso]

so, trump then. Got it

[@HansLiu23]

nah, i quit watching after 3 minutes. News producers want people to keep watching and stay engaged.

[@omnigma]

Seems to be TOO good to be true... Isn't there an old saying: If it seems to be too good to be true, it probably isn't? Idk about this at all...

[@alysskennedy8661]

@@ricardoconqueso stfu with the trump shit already. Weirdo. All the ppl still talking about trump are mental.

[@dattajack]

Was 3:40 mins into it thinking video must be ending soon because of how personal the subject matter would be for a dad to talk about, then looked at video length and realized it was a 20 minute interview. That's not a dad, it's a shell of a person with meth dimensea.

[@gregcooks9]

This is HEAVY. I’ve never met my dad and I’m feeling ok all of a sudden.

[@bellaisme1761]

If you EVER feel heartbroken about growing up without a father figure - just remember that this guy could've been your father. This is so sad and unreal to watch and listen to.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Agreed, as their family has a patriarch of a Treasonous Jan 6th MAGA Moron, whose son is a brain damaged but very violent homophobic Meth addict, whose son went to a gay bar to kill some queers... This family reminds me of those who encouraged their sons to beat up other kids in school who were different, like as a Halfbreed like me. They teach their sons to be violent, racist, homophobic, etc. etc., which is a form of child abuse...

[@ledarbyromeo9667]

The audacity & bluntness is just wild. What a fucked up situation this is. I know people like this too, maybe not as intense.

[@passportking62]

This is a good man

[@alfredcam5213]

@Eidelmania He has nervous system damage from a decade of meth.

[@flaccidego4291]

11:52 - 12:00 (Speaking about what he taught his son as a young child) "I praised him for violent behavior really early. It's the only thing that really works. It's instict & you'll get immediate results" Wow!!! Looks like his son learned well from what his dad taught him. The porn and MMA industry sure attract & produce some of the finest human beings on the planet.

[@purpleblue5205]

He behaves the way he does not only because hes a drug addict, but also because hes been in nearly 60 MMA fights. Hes been knocked out more than a dozen times in his career. Not to mention all the times hes been rocked in sparring. He clearly wasn't a well adjusted person before he began his career. Combine years of head trauma and drugs and you end up with this guy.

[@adrianc6534]

Don’t forget the disgusting religious brainwashing

[@benjibasenji7727]

Thanks for understanding it ♥️

[@deborahwingard776]

He said that he was a Porno Star!

[@kevinholcomb292]

He says he has tardive dyskinesia.

[@EnigmaticOranmentV6]

Same dude that was on that show Intervention for manturbating 10-12 hours a day on meth.

[@leecox5218]

this is insane. Late 90's this guy was a hell of an athlete. Actually fought in the UFC. His last ufc fight was against a guy who is remarkably still fighting in the ufc. Got addicted to drugs and porn and went downhill fast. He's not lying either, he was on an episode of Intervention.

[@cMind607]

It’s noticeable he is still fit right here that’s crazy. His shoulders and chest are defined you could tell when he zoomed out thats wild you can be on meth and still look like that. Too bad he’s a brain dead nut.

[@BabyJesus66]

Who did he fight last

[@AZ2PM]

@@BabyJesus66 Last UFC fight was in 2000 vs Andrei Arlovski, who went on to become the UFC heavyweight champ in 2005 and still fights for the promotion.

[@LWalks64]

And divorce court

[@leecox5218]

@@AZ2PM it's insane that arlovski still fights

[@chris_erickson]

They should turn this into an anti-meth PSA. That dude is lit up like a christmas tree!

[@JarrettWilliams99]

He has the alcoholic voice

[@dricedlk]

This should also be an anti-porn PSA.

[@All1wrd]

residual high.

[@xXprettyxkittyXx]

@@JarrettWilliams99 I’m willing to bet it’s both

[@bellsTheorem1138]

@@dricedlk It wasn't the porn. It was the homophobia, neglect and toxic masculinity. I would bet good money his son is closeted and self hating because of his dad.

[@alias40anon]

The question is not if he was an awful dad, that is soooo obvious from the first moment. The question is how he can be like that and still walking and driving in the roads or even standing on his feet

[@MaxwellGriffin001]

Why is he an awful dad? His mother lied and said their son committed suicide. Maybe that's what drove him to alcohol and drugs mixed CTE. He wasn't even in this life to be an awful dad.

[@cartergomez5390]

Being an awful dad is subjective, but they were ashamed that he was a porn star who took extensive amounts of drugs and ended up like this.

[@Mudcreekmedia]

@@MaxwellGriffin001 so in other words u have no ability to decipher between shit parents because you had shit parents😂😂😂😂

[@bcbock]

@@MaxwellGriffin001 When finding out that his son was a shooter in a gay bar, he was relived that he wasn’t gay. His son is a murderer. But it’s the gay thing that worried him. He’s also a drug addict. And you think he might be a good parent?

[@jsthij7805]

@@MaxwellGriffin001 He said it in video being in the porn industry was why he was on meth. He said it in video that he taught his son the best way for a resolution was to fight someone. He said it in video that his son knocked out, assaulted, per his request, one of his ex's boyfriend. He very much affirmed he taught his son "they don't do gay"

[@Packlover]

After watching this man for 20 minutes I am officially quitting drugs. Immediately

[@luiscazarez9409]

Me alcohol

[@cringeykid4960]

Good luck! Remember that its very common to relapse, so dont let that stop you bro!

[@YOURMOMCALLSME]

I just made 5 yr's. Hardest thing i've ever done in my life hands down, and yeah life's still sucks, buy it'd be a whole lot worse if i was still using.

[@catsforcomms1952]

The interviewer is doing an excellent job with their tone of voice and gentleness…and holding back the reaction of “did you just say you’re glad he isn’t gay after I told you he killed five random people”

[@UnarmedBastard]

This interviewer is a scumbag journalist. This man is clearly mentally ill and/or retarded and getting exposed to his entire community. That man is too stupid to be allowed to consent participating in interviews or I would argue in any social activity.

[@kimvirginia6450]

that’s not an excellent job, that’s deplorable. the interview should by all means press that question, for clarification, it doesn’t need to be asked in a confrontational tone but the interviewer should definitely hit the pause button to get clarification on that point.

[@Strong9731]

He was probably afraid

[@robertvasquez313]

It’s horrible what he did, but yes you have to celebrate your kids, saying they are not gay, because how much this perverted group is constantly trying to corrupt children and turn them and the world into their mindset and it’s working.

[@kovo3314]

@@robertvasquez313 Who's turning whose kids into what mindset? What is "The Queer Mindset" and what do you find perverted or corrupt?

[@prokesuk]

"We don't do gay. Massive amounts of drugs, but no gay."

[@Ali-ms4ir]

Anything BUT that. Mormon and in porn. Wild…..what morals. 👀

[@Demille40]

This man shows how life is worse than any horror film.

[@corixasksoki2675]

@noseyneighbor Being an addict doesn't make an insensitive homophoobic asshole

[@thomaskristensen4679]

@noseyneighbor no one is making fun because it is not it is a horror

[@Christie_Love]

It's amusing that he actually believes there are no gay mormons. 🙄

[@HelloXiuXiu]

This shows how addiction and a toxic heart are worse than any horror film.

[@oldaccount5217]

@@Christie_Love Mormons don’t do gae 😤

[@patrickhawkins3501]

He's more concerned about his kid being gay then him murdering 5 people and injuring 18 others. Real stand up guy.

[@Leaptab]

Kind of hard to think straight when he is a rambling meth head lol

[@lewisb0]

Classic conservative 2Aer.

[@Cthulhu013]

Yep. America is sick and toxic. Too many here share this sort of mentality.

[@grantwithers]

@@lewisb0 Yeah he's true blue conservative as a porn star lol

[@slowinfastout3304]

Must have been proud of what his kid did

[@dianaolive544]

Say No To Drugs Sir

[@hochhaul]

He tried. He was on A&E's Intervention but he relapsed.

[@Sapioso]

He’s going to meth around and fent out eventually smh

[@noskape]

drugs no to say sir

[@daraghokane4236]

Drugs don't make you anti gay.

[@commiesnzombies]

Drugs are bad mmmmkay

[@Samtibifilms]

I watched this drunk and felt sober immediately. Its just sad. He did open his heart at the end.

[@lebbo88]

Yea, a little late there. After sounding more upset that his son might be gay than the fact that he killed 5 people, I'm taking this guy's "condolences" with a grain of salt.

[@jackmiddleton2080]

This is why Alex Jones thinks this kind of stuff is made up. It presents like an Onion fake joke interview. "A Mormon republican's son shoots up a gay bar. The father was quite concerned with the news but was relieved after confirming that his son was not himself gay." It is literally a top tier comedian's bit.

[@opp17485]

Can almost hear Sam Morril saying this. Or Bill Burr.

[@jackmiddleton2080]

@@opp17485 It has late night talk show opener vibes imo.

[@samjordan5342]

This guy is type of person that listens to Alex Jones

[@OlafsonN]

Confirms in my mind that the guy is gay, but trying to prove to himself and Dad that he isn’t.

[@opp17485]

@@OlafsonN Yeah, almost too textbook. Its a lot to unpack. We need to see the mom interview.

[@chestyp0311]

This is unnerving, yet relieving for me to watch. Only because I have been around guys like this my entire life, and having been, myself, a toxically, aggressive individual just the same. Watching this guy makes me realize the other direction my life could have taken and how close I came to being him. At 41 years old, I’m glad I never had kids, I was never fit to be a parent and an am grateful that whatever soul possibly could have came into my life, was spared. I believe I would have made some of the same mistakes, producing a similar individual as his son.

[@kalcomcgrew6246]

Knob

[@BabyMaharaja0]

how was he toxicly aggressive tho? he said he taught his son to fight only to stand up for yourself and not to settle fights with guns. and he hasn't seen his son for 10yrs, 6 of those he was under the belief his son was dead. and he was not aggressive in the interview he clearly needs help. It was not about being "toxically aggressive" it's hypersexuality as a result from sexual abuse combined with drug abuse

[@kristinaschroeder4231]

This guy seems a little stoned. But everyone deserves a chance. Dont blame the parents for the kids mistakes. They can control their own destiny.

[@loveoverfearalways]

Hi Jorge - I read your words and am sending you a hug from a stranger. I hope you have good people around you now.

[@MyLifeInTheDesert]

@@BabyMaharaja0 being anti gay because you’re a “conservative Republican and mormon” is toxic. And teaching kids who have anti social tendencies to fight, kids who have mental health problems, is a toxic aggression.

[@slipknot73745]

You can see fragments of morality and general parental love with this guy (hold my son accountable, misses his son and wants to see him), but it's so clear to see how addiction ripped any parental stability to shreds.

[@BabyMaharaja0]

he's been an addict for years but being told his son commit suicide and probably blaming himself for that probably didn't help reach sobriety. the mom is terrible for doing that

[@kg8815]

Fragments of morality? HUH?

[@BabyJesus66]

Typical republican

[@betheblessing206]

Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@druiz607]

@@BabyMaharaja0 yes, well he blamed himself because that's what the mom told him. that it was because he was ashamed of his dad. what a b!tch

[@cjlouis1029]

Mickey Rourke should play this guy in a reenactment

[@DasPwner]

This dude totally ripped some shards before going on camera. He is tweaking so hard lmao jesus christ lolol

[@williamtodd819]

Lots of shot out tweekers are like this years after stopping dope, when straight.

[@MichaelCDavis1]

I'm pretty sure they paid him in meth to do the interview. That's the first white dude I've seen that looks ashy. Fine example of the Mormon faith.

[@purplespaceship3050]

sadly he could well be sober in this interview and those are just the residual/permanent effects of long-term meth use. such as tardive dyskinesia which he acknowledged he won't ever be able to get rid of in the interview.

[@520jrw3]

@@purplespaceship3050 he is high as fuk

[@Reeves776]

He says in the first half of the interview he has permanent nerve damage from being addicted to meth back in 2008

[@feefop9858]

This tells you how important being good parents are. It starts with you having it together, and putting the effort into being a caring parent. The two parents of this kid obviously didn't have it together. You can't say that every set of bad parents will produce a mass shooter (99.9% of kids don't become one) but if you have such a poor set of parents it opens the door...WIDE open, for bad things to happen.

[@bouldermusic]

Maybe it'd be 100% if we didn't have unrestricted access to assault weapons

[@saskialolita]

@noseyneighbor lol stfu 🙄 idk if ur being purposely obtuse or if u rly are that dense, but either way it’s pretty fkng stupid to act like you need to be “perfect” before you can comment on this brazen, shameless display of piss poor parenting, esp since OP wasn’t even saying anything controversial, they were rly just stating the obvious. And like srsly tho, what are u even saying? That people shouldn’t be educated on the importance of good parenting or the seriously negative outcomes that bad parenting can lead to? That being a terrible parent is actually ok? 🤨 Lol seems like a weird hill to die on, but k 🤷‍♀️

[@daninapan7781]

@@bouldermusic Wait until they take the right to defend yourself away from you and you get killed one day and can't defend yourself or your family. Or the government decides they want more power over us or even a homeland invasion from another country. Guns have been around for 100s of years and the best counter to one is another armed individual. They can't take every assault rifle off the streets or stop illegal weapons from entering the country. Snowflakes like you are what's wrong with America. If someone there was armed he wouldn't have killed maybe 1 or 2.

[@a81758]

@@bouldermusic Without assault weapons, such parents will use their hands. It's a problem with society, and the breakdown of the family structure. Abuse, affairs and addiction.

[@tdl1315]

bro i didnt have either parents (father left at 4, mother at 16) and i didnt turn out a mass shooter.

[@marcusdolby1]

He could very well be high, or he can be clean and sober. This kind of "tweaking and nervous movements" often sticks around long after sobriety.

[@scottjeune154]

True that. But he also has scabs around the mouth and his hands have old grime.

[@marcusdolby1]

@@scottjeune154 Dig a little deeper into Aron Brinks past and you will find he was an established MMA fighter, not some wanna be fighter, but a REAL professional MMA fighter for the IFC. He was on Intervention, and Divorce Court. Scabs could be from MMA coaching which he does for a living. Im not saying he isnt using, just giving him the benefit of the doubt.

[@santiagolopez9034]

He did mention he had long lasting damage from all the meth he took

[@imab125]

@@marcusdolby1 Normally, mma fighting results in blunt trauma, which is often not consistent with scratches and scabs

[@nonyobussiness3440]

@@scottjeune154 it’s dusty and dry out there, skin dries out. Possibly relapsed after he learned about he’s son’s murder

[@opp17485]

This is sadly fascinating. If this were in black and white and he was sitting on a tall chair we'd see it on Soft White Underbelly.

[@deerheart87]

It’s very sad

[@wehonews]

That was the most painful interview I have ever seen.

[@WhiteLion513]

The burns on his lips tell how sober he is

[@essieboulton6738]

IKR.

[@cleancountershot3941]

Those aren’t gay burns

[@rdoodoo2021]

@@cleancountershot3941 we don't do that 🙄 this guy 🤪

[@AZISMYKINGDOM]

🤣😂😅

[@biganthar]

"Praised him for violent behavior..." Let that sink in for a moment......

[@BabyMaharaja0]

he's talking about his son attacking an abusive boyfriend of the mother in that part. i get he wasn't a good dad but I don't think he's the reason why his son did that. the mother needs to be investigated she was the one who raised the kid and they told the father his son commit suicide

[@doodlegassum6959]

Raised by single mother. Let that sink in.

[@eemoogee160]

@@doodlegassum6959 born in America. Let that sink in.

[@merlinthegray]

@@BabyMaharaja0 i'm sure it certainly helped his situation and wasn't just his dad priasing him for a silly decision. I've come from an abusive household and violence doesn't usually help with an abuser, it just encourages them.

[@MsTendus]

@@doodlegassum6959 men need to take responsibility for your own actions.

[@poetpotatoline]

This is how CTE, and permanent meth damage manifests. Addiction is a mental illness. Take care of yourselves, look out for one another. End the stigma against addiction. I respect him for being open and vulnerable about his addiction, and what it has done to him. The stigma of addiction instills shame and prevents people from getting the help they need. There is no reason to be ashamed, it is never too late to change, and you are not alone.

[@justinanderson3241]

Amen brother

[@science_bear]

People like the dad deserve the stigma, and meth heads deserve to have fentanyl laced batches.

[@el34glo59]

Absolutely. And more meth than CTE imo. I can see it and hear it all over him. Sad shit. Hope he gets it together one day. Like you said it's never too late. Trust me you're right

[@science_bear]

@@el34glo59 his son did a mass shooting. It’s too late.

[@poetpotatoline]

@@el34glo59 I believe that he is clean from meth and that what we are seeing is permanent damage from his meth addiction. (Mixed with the CTE.) This is the result of his meth addiction, permanent issues. He says this during the video. The first few times I watched it, I swore he was currently high. But now I believe him when he says he is clean from meth and this is just his life now.

[@pastelle_music]

This is so sad to watch. So many broken people in this world. We need to spread love.

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

Yea. Haven’t seen many comments like this that actually show compassion for someone who undoubtedly was treated horribly as a child. That’s the only way people end up like this. He may be a horrible person but we can still feel sorrow that a human can end up this broken.

[@lh6843]

Fuc that, compassion. What about the people this numb nut killed? Where’s the compassion for them. Fuc this asshole piece a shit of a father and his degenerate child. Get help fuc shooting up a club. I hope he gets a thousand years and this piece of shit offs himself.

[@Sherlocck21st]

Especially homosexuals

[@adamsackfield589]

@@lh6843This is the problem with people like you. You would rather show no compassion and react to horrible acts after they happen, rather than showing compassion to people before they do something like this. The goal for me is less victims, not more punishment. The more punishment we dish out doesn’t save victims.

[@artem6801]

He wants more meth, how is giving a random person who claims to be conservative Mormon what you claim to be “love” supposed to give this guy another high?

[@aceboogisback9946]

Reporter: “Sir, how do you feel about the tragedy?” Father: “Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.”

[@fruitypeebils]

Mmm hmmm

[@Becks071]

Dayum! Is that you Carl

[@mzbatonrougebeauty5267]

Lol I love that movie

[@Bluebird-wj4nj]

Wow, that is so horrifyingly true! Very disturbing!

[@JohnLRice]

Ahh thanks, that's the other guy he reminded of but I couldn't place it. The other is Kreese from the Karate Kid movies / Cobra Kai TV show. So a cross between Carl and Kreese . . . with meth and/or nerve damage thrown in?

[@0815funkmaster]

I can not judge this man. I feel sad for him. I do appreciate him being honest about everything. I don't think he is a bad man, just a very ill man.

[@btienterprises9306]

Na fr exactly how I felt

[@vaeell6532]

The last minute he just keeps saying sorry and apologizing for letting everyone down. Geez.. sad.

[@jamie.777]

I am pissed off he is driving 🚗 a vehicle

[@lookitwasnotme225]

I can and I Will. Pathetic!

[@nasa_fanboy4434]

Same. Even though he says some pretty bad things. I don't think either that he's a bad person. I think he's clearly very unwell.

[@Leaptab]

This guy is so fried, his hair is singed!

[@ahill4642]

He’s out of control but he seems to care about his son, estranged or not. God it’s all so sad.

[@deerheart87]

Very sad

[@johnking7054]

Camera on. Theirs no love. He would have found out his son still alive if he ask about funeral arrangements.

[@libiure]

' i thought he killed himself in 2016' - 2016 is when the kid changed his name ..

[@grantwithers]

probably running from an equally crazy mom, who then told her ex the son killed himself. if I had to guess

[@plateshutoverlock]

Mom is going to be one of those extreme cat ladies that we are going to see on Hoarders. One of the episodes where the crew says that the house has to be condemned.

[@grantwithers]

nm my last comment apparently kid changed his name because his dad did the pronz and he was catching flak from it

[@stickinug]

@@plateshutoverlock she's a habitual arsonist from what I've read, and her daddy is a former Republican assemblyman who is responsible for sealing the docs about the kid doing the bomb threat. The entire family is bottom of the barrel scuzz

[@0n_Cloud_9]

The sad life of a former pron star. :(

[@agabrielrose]

A strange and remarkable interview.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Before the interview: How could this happen? After the interview: Oh, yeah, sort of amazing he didn't go crazy earlier.

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

@@rosesweetcharlotte every detail that comes out about his background is staggering, there are old posts on his mother's social media asking if anyone could suggest a therapist for her sons ptsd and another asking about a defense attorney for her son

[@fruitypeebils]

Kind of reminds me of the Vegas shooter’s brother interview, except I don’t even know if that guy was on drugs that was just a weird interview

[@mealovesyu]

It’s so uncanny

[@matemagyar5224]

When I see someone with bad life, my mind automatically starts to create a theory about how he could fix his life. In this case my mind was frozen.

[@tonycarignan2780]

Hold up let me take a hit before we start the interview..

[@drekelley2352]

More like a few hits

[@stanksalvala]

This guy doesn't even know what happened with the shooting, and even after being told he was the "alleged" shooter, he still thinks that means they don't know who the real guy was. And he continues to think that no one was actually killed in the shooting.

[@Chubzdoomer]

To say that he's higher than a kite here would be an understatement to end them all!

[@zekefister8294]

don't do drugs is my takeaway from the interview

[@BabyMaharaja0]

combination of drugs, some wishful thinking of his son not being the shooter, and also still shocked that his son was still alive and could be gay

[@EternalGalaxies]

I think he was in denial. The first stage of any traumatic event is denial. And no one knows for sure, but I'd guess he either couldn't bear to watch the news clips (shattering the illusion that maybe it was all a mistake and the wrong person was caught) or was told not to mention that side of things by the lawyers.

[@jiggareactmilitant]

He was a bit all over the place (maybe cte) but he apologized at the end, and actually managed to say something coherent.

[@Immy_Islam786]

This is why meth is the worst type of drug you can be addicted to...

[@glowinggrenade]

This guy just admitted the attorneys told him that the shooter "was not gay". This is important because the shooter is claiming to be LGBT to wiggle out of hate crime charges.

[@glowinggrenade]

@@MrSal445 ok but being non binary and ever being attracted to anyone doesn't make you not gay at all, it makes you gay and not gay as well as straight and not straight. To answer with just "not gay" instead of a more complicated answer would cause issues. So unless they are ace then that sentence contradicts what the lawyers are claiming. It seems wildly pedantic but law is pedantic.

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

This guy is pretty irrelevant, he didn’t even know his son was alive for 5 years and hasn’t seen him for 11 years. So they’re not just going to take this guy’s word for it, they will collect evidence from other places/people

[@glowinggrenade]

@@MrSal445 when we talk about sexuality it is in relation to gender not sex. If you are non binary that changes the wording used for your sexuality because the gender is inherent. Straight guys would not date buck angel.

[@dionb7584]

No it's not. He hasn't seen his son in 10 years. He hasn't spoken to him in 6 years

[@glowinggrenade]

@@dionb7584 he specifically said he was speaking to the shooters attorneys and asked that question

[@tycoonsoftomorrow2867]

Wow he is 48. Drugs and porn really messed him up.

[@stinkyfingers1617]

Ugh thank you I was looking all over the place

[@nigabastard1268]

This guy was on the show Intervention

[@koopakid715]

@@nigabastard1268 ive seen him in a couple adult videos

[@josephsuarez9594]

He’s dead now so…

[@JayStone1]

He was my neighbor in Oceanside. Sober and somewhat sane at the time. Cool dude but absolutely bat shit crazy that’s for sure.

[@benparry1490]

It's like watching Josh Brolin giving the performance of his life.

[@Sweeetgal8]

You win the internet for the day.

[@deerheart87]

He was handsome

[@crystinamarie1]

😂

[@adrialee8149]

how can anyone be so cruel, she told him his son killed himself because he was embarrassed by him ....wow

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

He was apparently bullied so bad after teens found his father's Intervention episode(its one of the most memed episodes) and porn career, that his mother and grandmother petitioned for a legal name change and told the father he had committed suicide bc of him, they thought it a clever way to close the door on their relationship forever, but after falling out with his grandmother and stepgrandfather, with whom he lived, the bomb threat and standoff happened and then months later contacted his father out of the blue

[@MassAppeal966]

@havokismygame this kid was a weaker bitch than the alledged bullies. Every kid I knew that's pops painted faces for a living was popular.

[@whooptydoo6256]

@@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS your awsome. Real facts from you. Thanks.

[@shaan702]

It’s really too bad it wasn’t true.

[@kimvirginia6450]

yes and dad apparently never cared enough to ask for a death certificate or google for an obituary. wow.

[@tysonruhle6060]

This is so sad. With all its craziness you can see glimpses of real, human emotion and thought. He sees the wrong of what his son did. He knows he was a bad Dad. He has regrets but the drugs have ruined his brain.

[@CouncilOfTheWolf]

I don't get the impression that he cares or even knows what's going on. They said he killed 5 people but he's like at least he's not gay.

[@benjpac5]

He’s still using meth.

[@yeahyeah4244]

He has zero awareness of anything here

[@Tjmizzy97]

27 mma losses and CTE

[@fruitypeebils]

That’s the weirdest thing is that once you hear him talk enough you realize that this man really is comparable to a child in terms of emotional/cognitive functions

[@petergriffin383]

I'm not mad at my dad anymore...

[@eemoogee160]

Yeah, we should be grateful

[@aaronhalloway7237]

It really puts things into perspective, doesn't it?

[@JohnPatrickL]

Lmao

[@crystinamarie1]

Right?! Shit. I forgive my Dad now.

[@BigTrees4ever]

When he’s talking about how he could kick his son’s ass still “I’m a black belt ju-jitsu he’s a no belt my-jitsu” 😂😂😂

[@thefourmusketeers7346]

His constant mumbling during the interview kept making me laugh

[@BadReligion9]

"I'm mormon. We don't do gay". But mass murder is a-ok.

[@JadineD]

So is doing drugs, and porn.

[@BadReligion9]

@@JadineD just out of curiosity, are you equivalating mass murder with doing drugs and porn?

[@JadineD]

No I'm adding to things Mormons do or don't do.

[@jacobmorin485]

According to what

[@BadReligion9]

@@jacobmorin485 according to this guy, his religion, the bible and conservatives in general.

[@MrTechnodude4life]

You see him on intervention after getting high and he’s still got his wits about him, 13 years later he’s turned into this

[@thysonsacclaim]

This is directly from the damage of those drugs.

[@MrTechnodude4life]

@@thysonsacclaim thought so, you could tell he didn’t want to get clean. This downward spiral of his is so fascinating.

[@520jrw3]

@@MrTechnodude4life so fascinating? This is lots and lots of people. Wake up. It’s real life

[@MrTechnodude4life]

@@520jrw3 It’s fascinating because it’s real life mate. You can’t tell people they can’t be interested in things.

[@eeayquetting5963]

It's all pretty damn fascinating that's why we're all here, dummy

[@vedder10]

The way he screamed at those dogs I wouldn't be surprised if there is some animal abuse going on in this man's house.

[@brettexplains]

Omg I jumped so high

[@Matt-kt9nm]

I thought the same thing. He's volatile.

[@prince1187]

@@Matt-kt9nm hes an ex UFC fighter... he could have killed both these camera men in seconds.

[@KB-lu6uo]

This is exactly what i expected him to sound like when i saw his pic…this man was a bad dad, but that’s not an excuse for what the killer did.

[@hochhaul]

He's an ex-porn star and was an MMA fighter for a short period of time. He got addicted to meth while doing porn and was on the TV show Intervention. It's no surprise the kid was messed up and became non-binary with they/them pronouns.

[@MaxwellGriffin001]

How is he bad if the mother took the child from him and then lied and said he committed suicide? Sounds like a bad mom more than anything.

[@flurmble]

@@hochhaulhe’s not non-binary. if that were the case why the hell would he target and kill his own community? it’s a coverup, he’s trying to get out of a hate crime charge and the conservatives are all over it. i think him murdering 5 innocent people is the more concerning outcome of this parenting, not “they/them pronouns”.

[@deckersstuff]

@@flurmble no!! its definitely the pronouns, not the homicidal hate crime with multiple victims!!! youre taking away from the agenda!!

[@georgejetson9801]

@@MaxwellGriffin001 Sounds like she was protecting her son from this deadbeat addict.

[@aprilannechase9983]

The tragedy of the human experience personified. This is so saddening.

[@mealovesyu]

It’s the tragedy of being a conservative

[@BabyMaharaja0]

@@mealovesyu not really it's a tragedy of drugs and sexual abuse. this guy hasn't lead a conservative life, he's fallen in and out of conservatism and lead astray in adult entertainment.

[@AS-my3sw]

@@BabyMaharaja0 Being an open bigot is all it takes to be a conservative these days. The maga branch in particular is overflowing with uncritical thinking white trash hypocrites just like this guy.

[@science_bear]

It’s the tragedy of heterosexual culture

[@mealovesyu]

@@BabyMaharaja0 stop making excuses, he’s the prototypical conservative

[@MrIEnigma]

He has a better memory than Marjorie Taylor Greene and somehow more coherent than Herschel Walker.

[@daraghokane4236]

He should run for republican president. He's just more blunt then the others

[@PunkShockRock]

Both of which are more coherent than sleepy joe

[@daraghokane4236]

@@PunkShockRock Joe Biden is great Americas grandad lovable goof

[@PunkShockRock]

@@daraghokane4236 corn pop is a bad dude

[@daraghokane4236]

@@PunkShockRock that made me laugh and didn't insult anybody Biden is great. Look sorry Biden is to nice and plain to get people to hate. Republicans hate him because they feel obligated to hate a democrat. Fake anger,

[@eliasn.477]

Did he just say : “I’m a conservative republican”?

[@adrianc6534]

Right wingers base their entire personalities on their backwards ass political beliefs.

[@tysonruhle6060]

Right after saying, "I'm a Mormon."

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

Please youtube his name Aaron Brink and watch the not one not two but three vids were he gets repeatedly kicked in the balls to promote his supplement routine

[@funkster2009]

maybe trump will pardon him when he comes back lol. we are so fucked...

[@88corinutza]

@@tysonruhle6060 his stage name Dick Delaware

[@David-vx7ht]

Once you get past how bad a Dad this guy is, you see some sincerity in his concern for the families of the victims. He seems to realize that drugs have ruined his life.

[@jackdough8164]

Yea as messed up as this guy is he hasn’t killed anyone I’m assuming, but I’m sure having this guy as a dad is a big part if not the whole reason his kid was messed up enough to do what he did

[@torched04]

White supremacist says what?

[@allisonjames2923]

Concern for the victim’s families??? The families of people he doesn’t believe should be allowed to be who they are? Who he thinks should have to suffer a life of loveless, lonely torture & hide their very nature just because they happen to be gay??? Yeah. He really cares 🙄

[@kiddeath1302]

@@allisonjames2923 right he literally said he wants his son to get away with it . I’m like what the hell are they watching . He literally said he was vocal about anti gay speech , so his son decided to do this to get his fathers attention and approval .

[@hellraisincraisin]

Pr0nstar ✅ Professional Fighter ✅ Meth head ✅ A&E’s Intervention ✅ Father ❌

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

"I praised him for violent behavior really early" 11:53

[@Cthulhu013]

This is the conservative way. Corporal punishment. Beat your kids. Shame your kids. Bully your kids! These are the consequences ... Authoritarian parenting does not work! It only causes more issues.

[@ruth_gordon]

THIS.

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

@@Cthulhu013 yeah there's so many things here that are troubling, as soon as I heard meth, Mormon, and porn all together....look for his episode of Intervention, it's been heavily memed through the years, well before this

[@thecoin5394]

@@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS dont forget non binary!

[@GiftedSoul26_]

I jumped hard as hell when Twitchy yelled at that dog 😭😭

[@natemurray311]

This dude's 48!! I'm 42 and I would have thought this guy was close to 60... I can't say I was completely innocent in my twenties.

[@BabyMaharaja0]

to me he looks about 52. he doesnt look as bad as some other drug addicts iv seen but never got a good look at his teeth. I think if he got clean he would be handsome

[@drumline17]

@@BabyMaharaja0 This guy was a pro athlete in his 20s and still looks like this. He looks 60+ and sounds like a lobotomy patient. He looks fucking awful

[@jbak87]

He used to be a porn star.

[@oflux7610]

Isn't it the case that people start looking really rough when they stop looking after themselves (eating poorly, rarely drinking water, etc etc), rather than directly from the drugs

[@oilyoily2959]

Can you verify he's that he's 48?looks more like 78.

[@orangero]

Impressive how this guy has been abusing meth for over a decade and still has so much muscle.

[@crazyhorse8508]

Said he use to and now has a nervous condition from abusing it that will never go away ..He may be clean he's had a hard life probably way more then u could imagine. After the mom lied and all

[@teelurizzo8542]

@@crazyhorse8508 Looks like he's been launched into some type of permanent Methamphetamine/Stimulant orbit... Maybe he's suffering from some kind of lasting Amphetamine Psychosis?

[@rustyshackleford4801]

@@teelurizzo8542 I get the feeling he ain’t sober, his breathing and wild movement tells me he is still on some kind of stimulant

[@teelurizzo8542]

@@rustyshackleford4801 If anything the behaviour indicates symptoms of some type of altered state, but yeah he could still be using and on drugs at the time of this taping. Only a blood sample and drug testing to set the record straight though.

[@libragirl4471]

Kudos I guess to the interviewer for not pussyfooting around and just asking logical but leading questions and then letting him just spew his reality. This is so real. Sad but real

[@meepmeepziptang]

“wow my son is a celebrity” 🤯😠😑 11:19

[@valdomero738]

Unfathomably based

[@jesaja]

@@valdomero738 edgy

[@ants84]

This explains a lot.

[@lauw8653]

Such a lot. People who are saying he wasn’t in his life enough to be a bad dad/have an influence on him do not understand the importance in child psychology of those first 11 years he was. He admits he taught him violence , has extreme homophobic views and talked about fighting him when they last spoke. His son committing the worst violent act on homosexuals is not a coincidence!! I’d say he was trying to in a sick way prove himself/get attention from his dad. Get the feeling his Mom isn’t the greatest either in which case if you have both parents not providing adequate stability and love on top of violent and extreme views you’ve got a recipe for disaster

[@dixiechicken2643]

It's so hard to watch a father basically say 'my son can kill as many people as he wants, as long as he doesn't sleep with any of them.' You're told your son is accused of murder and all he cares about, is telling people 'thankfully he's not gay.'

[@nerdynellie4729]

He's higher than groceries. holy crap

[@lnem6976]

higher than groceries 😂

[@yungthugleftnut1702]

don’t do drugs

[@captainobvious5181]

"I'm a Mormon, I'm a conservative republican, and We Don't do Gay"

[@dhda111]

This man votes. So you should too.

[@rootbeer2399]

Underrated comment 🤣 We now know what kind of person the insane conspiracy rants are from.

[@TravisBerthelot]

No. Time to build spaceships.

[@heyholetsgo]

“His moms a good mormon too ya know she’s nuts”

[@carynzimmer1928]

My family personally knows him mom. She's a good person, why do you think they got divorced?

[@johnlyon8648]

Use to train with him back in San Diego back in 2011. He was always the nicest guy in the room. Always smiling and laughing. Sad to see this is what he’s become.

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

Hmm wonder why he was always laughing and smiling 🙄

[@stevenwayne2606]

@@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS Drugs don't make you laugh and smile they do the opposite

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

@stevenwayne2606 lol how do I even respond

[@johnlyon8648]

@@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS you don’t train at that level that messed up on drugs. Can’t you comprehend it’s sad when addiction robs someone of who they are. Durrrrrp. Maybe English isn’t your first language and you can’t comprehend the statement I made.

[@HaVoKisthebetterSuMmErS]

@johnlyon8648 maybe I should have said " the room must have been very small then" ....but I have nothing for this man, what's sad is what his child did, and it's well documented the influence this man had on his child...but since you're so close you were probably there during the interventions and know all that

[@thisisgoodfruit1618]

Watching this made me dizzy and gave me so much anxiety. Just seeing this guy and fathoming whatever seed was planted decades ago to make him become this kind of person, which later affected his kid to become a person who would commit such an atrocity, that ended lives and gave trauma to many others is truly disturbing and bothersome.

[@flaccidego4291]

This guy makes the eugenicist argument for some people needing to be sterilized so they don't pass on their genes much more necessary. It's actually common sense. And it's going to get much worse as the good people who should be having kids are choosing not to, and the bad people (much lower end of the IQ and gene pool) are having lots of kids. This is only going to get worse. We don't encourage or want severally mentally retarded people pro creating because it's common sense, well there's many people with borderline retarded IQ's like this guy who also should have been prevented from procreating. We need common sense eugenics

[@jimjam1185]

Kid didn’t have a chance with this idiots DNA

[@hypno6944]

im chillin , i feel good whilst watching this because im having a good time in my room on my bed eating deez nuts , a vanilla breakfast drink , some protein packed lentil cakes , banana and a salted caramel protein bar , i combine them in my mouth before chewing :) the air is fresh , the sun is out , its quiet outside , im enjoying this interview and typing this comment whilst listening to it , lol , its a nice place , how can i feel upset or disturbed whilst the sun is out ? the internet cant effect me more than the real world

[@PaulBrown-uj5le]

Me too, my nerves are fucked up after watching it lol.

[@PaulBrown-uj5le]

@@hypno6944 you are chilling aren't you, my God i never had a chill so good, you seem to have this canny nack of chilling supernaturally.

[@custardgannet4836]

This is the most American thing I have ever seen.

[@nachtundnebel3175]

😅😅👍

[@dallasdowden5233]

Did nobody catch him saying “Glad he’s not gay haha”

[@celestialsalamander]

Man, I actually hope for his sake he is heigh during these interviews. Because if this what he is like when he is as close as he can still be to sober... that really sucks for him.

[@KotBlini]

he says hes been sober for a while. he has permanent damage from meth abuse.

[@star2be83]

@@KotBliniyea meth does that it’s permanent I have a friend that is not normal anymore.. terrible drug

[@animal1nstinct394]

@@KotBlini could also be that combined with concussions and head trauma / cte during his mma career

[@StephanieStylez]

@@KotBlini Looking at his dried out lips with those scabs, I do not think he is sober at all.

[@donking2308]

Well I feel so bad for the families of the victims.. bad people in the world in every part of the world.. you just can't be to careful.. this man who wasn't around for his son bares responsibility.. but he's in no way shape or form to have even been there for him when he himself couldn't stay clean.. this makes me not want to ever touch drugs again.. I'll use this as an example.. feel bad for him too

[@WhiteLion513]

Holy shit..this interview is disturbing

[@zacharybibb1141]

My heart hurts after watching this 😢

[@kisspuska5933]

“I’m a Mormon, I’m a conservative republican, we don’t do gay, no, we don’t do gay!” - that’s the most epic way of coming out lol

[@MrWhytew0lf]

A Mormon Porn Actor!

[@BH-qf2pw]

Not only is he an ex-pstar, he was also on an episode of intervention for met h addiction.

[@commiesnzombies]

and star of cum drippers 4

[@kimdonnelly2857]

Him and his wife also on divorce court

[@falstoffe]

Judging by this... the intervention did not take

[@eris1279]

and sex addiction. He admitted to masturbating for 10+ hrs per day on intervention

[@obiwancolby1774]

Don't forget the "ouch my balls" video.

[@naturistfred]

You were told your Son committed mass murder and his response is my Son is not gay? This kid had no chance with a Dad like this.

[@serk1933]

Have to admit it was hillarious as a response. Like a Dave Chappel skit

[@user-yo3tk5cz5n]

Says a lot about who Dave Chapelle has become that something this horrifying and hateful could be compared to his comedy

[@serk1933]

@@user-yo3tk5cz5n it says he is a genius

[@serk1933]

@@user-yo3tk5cz5n he can talk about anything from slavery to dark topics like this and still made people laugh while making insightful points

[@BobSmith-pm3wx]

humor is a coping mechanism. he also gave a nice apology to the parents. and more to the point, Fred, why don't you focus on fatherlessness in the black community instead, which is a much more pressing issue. assuming you actually care to make a difference instead of just pass judgment.

[@Relesy]

His first thought when he found out wasn’t, “Oh my god my son has killed 5 people,” it was, “Oh my god is my son gay??” Fucks sake

[@six1nina560]

Thisnis why it’s so important to get help and be present . Hurt ppl hurt others . Having this guy as a dad would be tough , and a lot of men esp feel embarrassed and lost haven’t seen a kid in YEARS and he’s so embarrassed bc of where he came from .

[@antwilliams12]

Hurt people hurt others. That might be the realist shit you ever wrote

[@floatinggoose9197]

2 days ago it was a hate crime. Now it's a hurt child. Fucking suck hypocrites

[@heatherem5690]

Saying “hurt people hurt people” is a fast-slap answer/excuse A lot of us have trauma and dont hurt people, a lot of people who hurt others have not a justified excuse or trauma. Hes a terrible person and thats why he hurt people, PERIOD. If you have trauma or C-PTSD then get help, watch videos here for example for free, learn to meditate or do charity work ect, one of many recommendations you can literally read about for free online if you actually put effort into healing. Im so sick of people making excuses for narcissistic and abusive people.

[@antwilliams12]

Both can be true at the same time, but two wrongs don't make a right....peace ✌️

[@mrfrog5786]

@@heatherem5690 not one person lived the same life. There are many factors you are ignoring. Just because someone can handle a traumatic life doesn't mean everyone can. People have different brains, different mental illnesses. You're being ignorant.

[@countbang1305]

Dad rewarded violence and also taught his son that "we don't do gay".

[@jumboshrimp5193]

I'll give him this: He spoke to the press And his being intoxicated while doing so speaks volumes.

[@sefa9132]

This guy said " I want my son to get away with this and be out of jail". What?!? I can understand not wanting to see your child in jail/prison but how could he not acknowledge what his son did was not ok and that its ok for a parent to want their child to be held responsible for their actions.

[@stanfordmcdonald5625]

You can't take anything he says seriously. He is high and probably won't remember any of this interview.

[@poopool_Q]

He did say he must be held accountable if he did that. I don't know how much of what he said will be clear and coherent. Not much. He may have mixed up a lot of words and thoughts. He seemed to understand his son should be held accountable

[@tankiebot704]

he did nothing wrong

[@nerdynellie4729]

I'm gonna go with Meth

[@BobSmith-pm3wx]

people are scrutinizing the off-the-cuff words of the ex meth addict as if he's a member of congress. lighten up people.

[@zero1fifty8]

What a piece of work this guy 😲

[@jadadiaz5772]

When you see someone who has never done drugs and is curious to see how they feel, send them this video

[@doom8944]

I can’t believe I watched this whole thing 🤣🤣🤣

[@badwater]

This explains everything... clear as a bell ... got it... investigation closed.

[@brittvaughn9447]

Props to the news legend who got this and led this guy to express some remorse at the end, even if it did take way too long and probably won't last.

[@nopc9728]

Come'on now britt don't be that way. Dick Delaware LOVE'S you 💕❤🥒

[@rymilexum8408]

I'm going to bookmark this video for any time I feel I'm failing as a father

[@VICE-H3RO]

If kids aren’t raised in good and healthy environments, the outcome often results criminal behavior.

[@brianwalsh1401]

Or addictive behavior, depression, anxiety. Our childhoods are the foundation of our lives.

[@Brian_S_O_Tuireann]

This is not true. Most abused will not end up being abusers themselves, but all abusers have been abused.

[@gur262]

@@Brian_S_O_Tuireann i seriously doubt that all abusers have been abused.

[@Enochrry6024]

@@Brian_S_O_Tuireann ..Many abused end up abusers themselves their called= Cluster B personality types=Narcissist,Psychopathy Machiavellianism,Borderline,Histrionic,Sociopaths,Bipolar,Antisocial,Avoidant Disorder,Schizophrenia.

[@Brian_S_O_Tuireann]

@@gur262 I don’t know if it is true. I heard about it from Gabor Mate. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eV7Qe6GPosmJo7M

[@Shadowcam00]

This is the kind of parent we're worried about when Republicans try to pass bills forcing schools to expose gay kids.

[@jacobmorin485]

Then you do not have a good understanding of the common Republican, which this guy hardly represents.

[@starvetodeath123]

Really? He must've described himself as a conservative republican at least a half dozen times in this interview, so don't try to no-true-Scotsman your way out of owning this.

[@chadstizo2985]

@@starvetodeath123 this guy is a freak meth p0rn head. Total anomaly

[@afdchocolatemilk2107]

"I used meth for year." I never would have guessed it.

[@MrSkyfive]

Dude is so effing high it's ridiculous.

[@SenorTortas]

I thought my son had commited suicide already 🤣🤣

[@jasonriddle7041]

Don't excuse the son for his father's sins.

[@hochhaul]

Precisely. The shooter was a non-binary person using they/them pronouns too. Respect the LGBTQIA+ identity of the shooter even despite the heinous acts they committed.

[@stickinug]

It makes it seem even more like a hate crime now that his dad is telling us how he raised him to hate the LGBTQ community and be incredibly violent

[@pilotjm817]

It's definitely a factor! This dude was probably neglected, abused and mistreated, but the son shouldn't have taken his anger out on other people. He should've took it out on his dad.

[@commiesnzombies]

@@pilotjm817 maybe he found out his old man was doing gay porn for drugs

[@zekefister8294]

@@hochhaul that shooter claimed he was non-binary on court documents after he killed those innocent people...a shameful political stunt to shame the LGBTQ community and hopefully get leniency when he is sentenced. It won't work.

[@jim2823]

My father was always working or drinking to forget about Vietnam! He is sober for over a decade though his health is poor!!! His best quality is he is his sweetheart! He is SOO against violence! He is SOO G RATED! HE WOULD TAKE US FISHING AND USE JELLYBEANS OR CHEESE SO WE WOULDN’T CATCH ANY FISH! I BELIEVE HE DIDNT WANT TO HURT THE FISH. He wanted nothing to do with harming life! Thanks Dad! Love you!

[@eriqmav]

This man needs help badly

[@ej4122]

He got help like a decade ago, it's probably too late now

[@josephsuarez9594]

He’s dead now, so…

[@runninwildwithmilwaukeebuck]

Dad is tweaking...

[@brianhoward7277]

"Something at a gay bar, I don't know what he was doing at a gay bar" "Dude what? He killed 5 people"