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Attorneys for Luigi Mangione asked a judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against their client, saying the U.S. government "intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stunt."

The motion filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the death penalty to "carry out President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again."

Mangione, 26, who faces state murder and terrorism charges in New York, along with federal murder and stalking charges, is accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in New York City.

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[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 62 points 1 month ago (4 children)

We the people should just nullify any jury and break our boy out. Fuck the police. They would kill anyone given the opportunity.

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[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 143 points 1 month ago (9 children)

The case against him is so phony. None of the “evidence” is admissible. There’s a ton of prejudicial statements from the investigators and the prosecutors.

This trial is a sham.

The charges should be dismissed with prejudice.

It is so railroaded by no longer believe Luigi did it.

They’re just pinning it on him as a show to the elites that they are putting on a show for the poors : if you kill one of us we’ll kill you right back.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 29 points 1 month ago

They wanted to act quick to nip it because people got so happy when that cunt got his comeuppance. It’s gonna backfire

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 63 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ok, I'll take that deal. One of us for one of them. They'll run out faster. I can volunteer first if You let me take out Musk.

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

If he gets sentenced to dearh, this country absoluteIy will not be "safe again".

I'm not trying to instigale anything. Just making a logical prediction in minecraft.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Don’t most prosecutors go for the throat assuming the defense will attempt to plea-down?

This could just be them just trying to get them to settle for a life-sentencing?

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[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 168 points 1 month ago (17 children)

There’s a guy who killed 23 people in a Walmart in El Passo in 2022. Got charged with hate crimes on account of…he’s openly racist and said that’s why he did it.

That guy just got a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

Nobody should identify the criminal justice system in America as anything else but a mechanism for protecting the rich.

[–] Rogue@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I've seen this case mentioned a few times but isn't this standard practice? Don't they always use the threat of the death penalty to encourage people to take a plea deal?

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, they convince people not to get their whole trial(s) by threatening to kill them.

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago

What was Luigi's plea offer? I don't think he was offered one.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

I want absolutely fucking everyone to stop calling it an assassination.

Words have meaning.

This was a murder. Let's not elevate CEOs to the status of the House.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

By definition, it was an assassination.

Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, personal, financial, or military motives.

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[–] criitz@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

How was it not an assassination?

[–] cyphear@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was retaliatory. It was the price the CEO paid for underhanded practices that killed thousands. By denying those people healthcare that could have been life saving; he, the CEO, invited what happened. If something that would be considered illegal is done in protection of others it shouldn't be a crime.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because an assassination specifically involves the killing of someone holding political power or public office... like an elected official, diplomat, or head of state. CEOs may have economic influence or lobby politicians, but they're not government officials or elected representatives. Calling it an assassination falsely equates corporate influence with legitimate political authority, elevating economic power to the same status as democratic representation. It's a murder, not an assassination. Words matter, and precision here is crucial.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

I feel like acknowledging that corporate interests DO have extreme political power is kind of the whole point.

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[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But luigi didn't do it. He was with me playing video games in altiona

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Who said Luigi????

Not me!

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] foggy@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Oh, no.

Dude was murdered.

We just don't know who did it. :)

Not til proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury of their (also healthcare deprived) peers.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No way was that guy murdered, i saw the video, he just collapsed after someone pointed at him.

I'm guessing he had a pre-existing allergy to lead.

[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah but he was an asshole which was a pre-existing condition, so we’re going to have to deny murder coverage here.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 202 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unproven accusatory public statements by AG Bondi against currently completely innocent Luigi Mangione (in a normal world) should undermine the case against him.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 103 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m no legal expert but to reasonable court this should be worthy of a miss trial. How can you hold an impartial trial under the circumstances?

Is this even the guy who did it? There is an enormous potential for scapegoating in this case.

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[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 67 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Either it's make america great or safe again, the "america" is never the citizens, it's always the 1%, notice that?

[–] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

America was safest under Clinton with budget surpluses to boot.

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[–] courageousstep@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Definitely. Things politicians say make a lot more sense when you realize that code speak.

It kind of always has been this way. “The people,” “Americans,” “White people,” etc have always been defined arbitrarily, and always in American history have referred to wealthy landowners who adhered to a puritan work ethic and a supposed “Anglo-Saxon” culture.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's so sad seeing the poor and lower middle class thinking that it is about them.

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