"Prosecutors say Charles Manson is inspiring others to violence" was never a thing even though it was probably easier to support because they had a solid case with real evidence to put Charles Manson in the slammer.
This fishing trip about character looks weak
Prosecutors say a lot of bullshit things to sway opinions. Show me the facts?!
If the glove doesn't fit, you MUST acquit!
Personally I think CEOs who are fine with killing thousands to save money inspire violence more
Wrong. CEOs are inspiring others to commit violence.
It sure seems to be a CEO thing.
I can for sure say I feel inspired to commit violence by such behaviour:
https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/sports/grown-man-blasted-for-snatching-kamil-majchrzaks-hat-from-kid/
Am I missing something? This is a random guy who was an asshole and stole a hat from a kid who received it from tennis player Kamil Majchrzaks.
I thought it was going to reveal that the douchebag was a CEO like the Coldplay affair couple.
Yeah and the hat grab wasn't nearly as disgusting as his he doubled down on it like it was some sort of power move
Apparently that was rage bait for clicks, but who knows
he's not sorry at all either.
Sorry for having linked an article, which didn't state who the hat snatcher was - especially them being a CEO.
Gladly @ReiRose has sorted that out.
Thank you, @ReiRose!
Cool
Now stop trying to prosecute a guy who I’m pretty convinced isn’t actually the guy who did the thing
Cops couldn’t afford to look incompetent. So they did the usual thing and picked a convenient sap to pin it on.
Honestly, the best argument for his guilt is that he seems a rather inconvenient sap. He has rich parents who can help him pay for representation, he's charismatic and attractive, and he's overall a pretty sympathetic figure. Pinning it on some poor, crude guy seems easier.
The eyebrows and the world's most suspicious manifesto are definitely not compelling, though.
Well, they had to pick someone who at least plausibly looked like the shooter.
Nose is wrong though, too.
Pushing for the death penalty while simultaneously claiming he's "inspiring others to violence" certainly is a choice. Oblivious to the high likelihood only making him a martyr to a lot of people. A good reminder of just how utterly unimpressive our ~~elites~~ rulers are.
Prosecutor: We believe the defendant is inspiring others to violence.
Judge: That is a serious allegation. You must be able to provide at least one example.
Prosecutor: Of course your honor. We feel inspired to kill the defendant and will be seeking the death penalty in this case.
also labeling as a terrorist, even if they arnt going to charge him as such. they are trying to overcharge to see what sticks , its a common tactic .
Luigi saves lives.
Where can I see this work of art
Your local comicon.
The state is clearly trying to kill a religious figure. I thought this was America and that sort of thing was frowned on.
No, the health insurance industry is doing that all on its own.
No - a corrupt and malevolent system that provides grotesque and entirely undeserved privilege for a sociopathic few at the expense of the many is inspiring violence.
Insurance companies purposefully putting bureaucratic delays and hurdles in the way of their dying customers getting life-saving treatments in order to generate record profits, essentially letting their customers die to avoid paying for their treatment, is what has, and will normalize violent acts.
Never once I've seen this argument being used in trials for school shooters
Capitalism is inspiring people to violence.
Counterpoint: unfair company practices are inspiring others to violence.
Can these fake news stop making him so cool? I love him already alright?
Yep, it's this one dude who's inspiring the besieged middle class into increasing action over time, and it's totally not the entire systemically rotten core of big corporate America.
You absolutely nailed it NBC, spot on.
That’s the hope, yes.
I think its the oligarchs doing that...
Good
Good but "where and when?"
Shareholder violence is inspiring self defense
Irrelevant...? How is that his problem or his fault? Incitement has to be willful, intentional, or at least grossly negligent for you to be culpable in it. And how does that contribute to proving his guilt in the first place?
One can only keep hoping so...
lol one can only hope
Well, there are lots of people with terminal diagnoses, thanks in part to the US health care system.
I think homicidal CEOs with zero negative consequences are inspiring people to violence. If there's never any justice for a class of criminal, someone they've harmed will eventually try to balance the scales
Where is the problem with that? Not enough Luigis?
Luigi is a symptom of an unjust system and it has nothing to do with him. Quite frankly, if he didn't do it, someone else eventually would have. All the ingredients were there, and are still there for this kind of thing to keep happening.
If only...
Good. Excellent.
Great!
How dare a figure who the rabble resonate with have any influence!
Not enough...
Inspiring others to resist.
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