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This story seems to have faded in the wake of events ad nauseam. We are all aware of Senor Luigi. However, most folks can’t recall the full name of the guy that allegedly Luigi gunned down. Mission accomplished.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Takes a while to get a jury together. The legal system is very slow, even in easy cases; and trying to find an unbiased jury makes it even harder.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

There will be no truly unbiased jury, this is way too public and polarizing

Fucking CB radio featured Luigi and that's an impenetrable subculture

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 minutes ago

CB radio - like “breaker breaker 1 9”?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

He prolly didn't even do it but who ever did do it, did the right thing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

I’ve been saying the entire time they have the wrong guy.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I still don’t think it’s even Luigi that did it. Looks nothing like the guy from the video

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Im not even sure I trust that video. It has artifacts that make it look doctored to me.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Classic oligarchs, pinning their crimes on the underprivileged...

Rich white males from prestigious families? Hang on, wait a minute.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's a fair point but it is the state' job to prove their case to throw a jury and their dragging feet and doing fucky shit. After spending a month or two litigating the case in media.

They acted like it was a proven fact that he did it... They gonna need to convince the public now beyond chain of trust me bros

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago

TBF there is a lot of evidence against him, such as his social media history, book reviews about how "protesting doesn't work", the murder weapon and bag full of $20k, complete lack of alibi, and his traveling in the opposite direction of the crime discreetly by hopping bus to bus.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I don't watch mainstream media, but Status Coup News does follow his case and updates when something happens.

From what I understand, lawyers found a major issue with how he was apprehended. Apparently he wasn't read his rights before they started taking action, so a fair bit of evidence they have against him may need to be thrown out.

Also they decided to pursue the death penalty way too fast, among other injustices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago

Are you able to extrapolate a little more, that sounds interesting

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

Issues with the way he was apprehended? I am just shocked.

[–] [email protected] 151 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Nothing's happened, that's why. His next court date is:

Tuesday, 9/16, 9 a.m.: People v. Mangione (NY State), 100 Centre Street, Part 32, New York, NY 10013

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 hours ago

lol “people vs mangione” more like people & mangione vs the corrupt & evil

[–] [email protected] 47 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I know it's just how the courts work but how can it be the people vs him when the people seem to support him. The state vs maybe.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

because alleged criminals are prosecuted by the State on behalf of the People. Public opinion doesn't really factor into it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 hours ago

People on Lemmy, sure. But talk to your boomer neighbors and they’ll all say he’s a terrorist.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I kind of don't care or want to know. I was enjoying the absence of discussion of his nonimpact.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'll say the same thing when you get falsely busted for stealing a pack of doritos with questionable evidence

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Nice Mao Zedong / John Cena profile pic, is that satire or praise?

If I can't provide an allibi for the great dorito heist of 2026 and they find the dorritos in my possession then I guess thats the end of it, don't try to martyr me to a bunch of lawless assholes.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody really cares about the guy who died, despite corporate media insisting on our sympathy for months. They figured out we can't be fucked about the sorry sonofabitch, so they're hoping we forget about the whole business while trying to censor talk of LM off of all major social media platforms. Sure does help that so much news and social media are owned by the same fuckers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 minutes ago

Corporations already forgot about the dead CEO shortly after they replaced him and the new guy presided over stock value decreases and lowered forecasts. The only people that care now is the press looking to generate views with sensational news and district attorneys or AG’s trying to please their wealthy overlords for reelection.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The media understands that giving him any exposure will make people think about his motives, and might generate similar acts from others. The best strategy to keep people from “looking up” instead of looking left/right is to not expose anyone to the idea.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

With that strategy, it makes you wonder why they relentlessly cover school shootings. (It could also be that they keep happening, and it's actually different every time)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

They glorify mass shootings to perpetuate more mass shootings. There are many mass shooters who cite other mass shooters as their reason to do a mass shootings. A lot of independent groups no longer show names or say the name of the perpetrator, only their victims, as a result of that trend.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Because school shootings are us fighting each other and not the rich.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

The way school shootings get treated v Luigi case... Is very telling about what the regime really cares about

It working people crotch fruit that's for damn sure unless they are seeking another rape victim that is.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Speaking of media coverage, notice how when an AR-15 is used they always state so, usually in the headline. A shooting with any other gun? Nah.

Remember the vet who went nuts in Maine and murdered a bunch of people? I had to dig to find what weapon he used. It was an AR-10. Know what an AR-10 is? Most folks have never heard of one. (It's basically an AR-15.)

Now why in the world would our billionaire media owners want to turn our opinion against the best multipurpose rifle in the world?

Anyway, what was the original post about?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Oh buddy, hold on! You're about to get nuked for saying something positive about guns!

Edit: FWIW I agree entirely!

[–] [email protected] 49 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

His name was Brian Unitedhealthcare, right?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I thought his name was John Forprofithealthinsurancecorporation

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago

I'm fairly certain he's still at large.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 20 hours ago

Signor Luigi. Señor Luis.