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[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 207 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Luigi has become such an icon and crystallized so many frustrations that I'm hopeful his conviction will finally spark the rebellion this country desperately needs. Hopefully in time before it turns into a fully fledged dictatorship - so, pretty soon.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 months ago

If they convict him there's likely to be mass riots.

[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There's no "if" here, it's "when".

Whether or not Luigi did it, somebody needs to made an example of by the ultra-rich class and the corporate world for murdering one of their own. That person is Luigi.

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[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 172 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is so ridiculous. He killed a dude. That's worthy of the death penalty (not in Texas)!? People have done worse to many people, or children, or... and not been sentenced to death.

Even if you're 100% against murder in all circumstances and feel he should be locked up forever, you have to see this is just CEO's exercising their outsized influence to discourage further punishment of the 1% and corporate leaders that prey on Americans...

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 4 months ago

I see this as "if I'm going to get the death penalty anyway, might as well take out as many of them as I can."

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 58 points 4 months ago

Trump himself and all of his rich friends on Epstein's island have done way worse than Luigi. At least I consider the systematic rape of children and human trafficking worse than killing a mass murderer.

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[-] x00z@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago

Murder is legal in self-defense or to save the live of another.

That's how you need to look at this.

[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago

I understand what you're getting at but self-defense requires an imminent risk of physical harm.

You can't self-defense a bank employee who might harm you by declining your loan application.

You can't self-defense your alcoholic neighbor because they might drive drunk later and kill someone.

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[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 39 points 4 months ago

They're not even going to pretend that people are equal. The Donvict, President Musk, and the MAGAstappo deeply believe that rich white men are worth more than anyone who isn't one of them, and will use the full force of the law as they interpret it to protect their interests.

Just you wait. They're going to push for laws specifically protecting what they'll call "High Value Citizens" or something to that effect. Give it time.

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[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

People kill people in war and they don't go to jail. Luigi fought for us in the war against abusive healthcare monopoly prices. He is a hero and should be freed.

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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 153 points 4 months ago
[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 29 points 4 months ago

I’m glad this turned out to be legit. I had wallet out on day one of this campaign.

[-] JoShmoe@ani.social 21 points 4 months ago

It’s literally for science, considering the opposition.

[-] _wizard@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Thanks. Donated.

[-] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 128 points 4 months ago

If he's actually put to death, he'll become a martyr. Saint Luigi Mangione. If this doesn't spark a revolution, we're fucking toast. I hate this fucking timeline.

[-] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 116 points 4 months ago

Rich fucks are afraid he might go after them if he gets out of jail one day.

[-] DickFiasco@lemm.ee 99 points 4 months ago

Even moreso, I think they're worried this will normalize violence against their class, so they want to make an example of him. One Luigi can be imprisoned or executed; a thousand Luigis is a bigger problem.

[-] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago

I like the sound of one thousand Luigis

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[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 113 points 4 months ago

Trump, in an executive order: "The Government's most solemn responsibility is to protect its citizens from abhorrent acts, and my Administration will not tolerate efforts to stymie and eviscerate the laws that authorize capital punishment against those who commit horrible acts of violence against American citizens."

Abhorrent acts like denying over 1/4 of healthcare coverage claims? Abhorrent acts like demanding surgeons scrub out and immediately call back the insurer to justify the surgery that they were in the middle of performing?

No, of course not.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 40 points 4 months ago

The other side of that coin is that capital punishment doesn't protect anyone from anything. In fact, it puts us all in more danger for a variety or reasons, including:

  • The State can kill you with impunity if so desired
  • Where capital punishment exists, people who commit crimes are more likely to escalate to more heinous acts in order to evade capture
[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

I only wanted to point out the hypocrisy, but you make a good point:

Where capital punishment exists, people who commit crimes are more likely to escalate to more heinous acts in order to evade capture

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 16 points 4 months ago

I forgot:

  • Innocent people get executed a lot.

And this indirect effect, even when the person sentenced to death is undeniably guilty:

  • Opportunity cost. The legal process of appeals that goes on before a convicted person is actually executed is more costly than life imprisonment. The money spent on that process is not spent on constructive public good.
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[-] Rakonat@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

By his own decree his 2020 administration should be facing capitol punishment for acts of federal agents in Portland and other cities during peaceful protests over unrest at the time.

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[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 78 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He killed one of the Kings white stags on his lands.

St. Luigi of Hood.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 47 points 4 months ago

He didn't even kill. He's innocent.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 10 points 4 months ago

He's innocent until proven guilty. But there does seem to be a strong case that he did kill him.

[-] caboose2006@lemm.ee 32 points 4 months ago

Impossible. Luigi and I were white water rafting in Idaho on the day of the murder. Luigi and I love white water rafting.

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Nah, you were with his brother, Mario. It's easy to mistake the two. I was with Luigi, he was vacationing in Denmark with me.

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

No no no. You see, you couldn't have been with Luigi because he and I were horseback riding in Montana at that time.

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[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

You are mistaken, you were with his evil counterpart, waluigi! I was with luigi, riding a mighty scots pine as it floated down the rivers of british columbia.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

If so, why is he pleading innocent?

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[-] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 64 points 4 months ago

Good. They should try to get the death penalty which will put the jury under the maximum pressure to nullify.

I wonder if some of the legal fund can be used for public service announcements to educate the public on jury nullification. IIRC judges don't like to hear that kinda talk in court.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

I hope you're right, but would bet against nullification actually happening either way.

Even if they find him guilty, he could be pardoned after the revolution.

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[-] kittenzrulz123 54 points 4 months ago

If Luigi Mangione get killed he will live forever as a martyr of the workers. His name will forever be etched into history and a new wave of revolutions will arrive, a working class united against the rising tide of fascism.

[-] NoxAstrum@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

You'd think Trump would be aware of the martyrdom argument. Maybe not.

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[-] ccdfa@lemm.ee 22 points 4 months ago

Vive* la révolution (français) ou viva la revolución* (espagnol)

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago

President Donald Trump ordered the attorney general to pursue the death penalty "for all crimes of a severity demanding its use" in an executive order signed January 20. The order ended the moratorium on federal executions enacted by former President Joe Biden's administration.

[-] birdiebop@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago

free luigi <3

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 28 points 4 months ago

Killing someone is exactly how you get a really fucking angry crowd who will remember his name seek revenge.

[-] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

I think there's even a word for it. Let me go ask my friend Marty R.

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[-] missandry351@lemmings.world 25 points 4 months ago

Love it. He should go free.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 24 points 4 months ago

Trump freed 1500 criminals who wanted to kill elected officials in a terrorist-style seige of the capital.

But yeah, go punish a national hero.

[-] RabbitBBQ@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The wealthy will make an example out of him. Meanwhile, they will continue holding up Daniel Penny as the right kind of extrajudicial murderer.

[-] UncleJosh@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Question: Will "The Government's most solemn responsibility is to protect its citizens from abhorrent acts" be on the gates to the concentration camps?

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