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Alleged gunman faces nine charges including second-degree murder in New York state case

Luigi Mangione is due to appear in Manhattan state court on Monday for the first day of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during his arrest after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive.

Mangione was apprehended last December in the murder of senior United HealthCare figure Brian Thompson last December. In addition to state-level charges, he faces a Manhattan federal court case.

Thompson’s brutal slaying on the streets of New York city triggered an intense manhunt for the killer, but also sparked an outpouring of anger at the practices of the US for-profit healthcare industry. Since his arrest Mangione has attracted some enthusiastic supporters, both online and at his court appearances.

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[–] flamiera@kbin.melroy.org 27 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A CEO gets killed - the law, the police, the government are all out in droves to find who done it.

Your relative, a friend, your child even gets killed - eh, chances are likely you could get a cold case or not the desired results you were hoping for when the sentencing comes around. Oh and those thoughts and prayers.

It cannot be anymore clear as day as to who is pocketing the authority to do their bidding. Try and tell me with a straight face that the justice system is in favor of the people.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 minutes ago* (last edited 4 minutes ago)

To be fair, if a child dies...if it wasn't in a car crash or a school or accidental shooting, it was probably because of people like this CEO.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Self defense. Actually self defense plus defending his fellows. I see no crime in this. Luigi is innocent!

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 38 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

The slaying wasn’t that brutal

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

A clean, point blank shot to the head is just about as un-brutal as it gets, as far as non-consensual deaths go

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Consensual Death would be a good band name.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Do they take walk-ins?

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 6 points 3 hours ago

you're not wrong.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It was a suicide. The video was just AI

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

He had committed enough legal homicide; he was practically asking for it.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

I mean did you see how he was dressed?

[–] king_comrade@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Man's innocent! The prosecutions got nothing on him, this is hardly the first time they've got it wrong and ruined someone's life: LA Olympic bombing, Unabomber, anthrax postal attacks, to name a few...
Luigi is just another in a long list of scapegoats.

[–] rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 37 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

How are the court hearings going for the cops that murder family members?

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 17 points 4 hours ago

Whathhearings?

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 77 points 7 hours ago

Cops were so thirsty for a conviction they completely broke the chain of custody on their "evidence". The whole thing should be thrown out

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 55 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

Thompson’s brutal slaying on the streets of New York city

Gtfo

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 18 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, it was as brutal as any other shooting. Do cops shooting kids ever get described as "brutal"?

It's not like he was beaten to death with a tire iron, or denied treatment and left to a slow and agonizing death that also leaves your family in ruins.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Meanwhile our president bragged on the campaign trail that he could stand in the middle of a NYC street and shoot someone and not lose any voters. We have federal agents brutally slaying innocent people on streets across the country while being treated like heroes.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody"

Didn't Thompson get shot like a block away from 5th Ave?

Why are they bothering this Luigi guy?! There's the asshole they need to be investigating!

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 hours ago

It was just a corrective market force.

[–] NoTagBacks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

This BRUTAL ASSASSINATION of a poor little innocent ceo who definitely didn't profit on the corpses of thousands of people who were denied healthcare specifically because of his own intentional policies. This precious baby ceo was MORDERED in COLD BLOOD by this bloodthirsty ~~mass~~ murdering ~~immigrant~~ ~~minority~~ who hated him because FREEDOM and the BRAVE and BOLD decision of the ceo to allow poor people to be able to CHOOSE to die via paperwork ~~as a weapon~~. Surely this ceo who's name we can't find for some reason is smiling down on his beloved healthcare industry from the heaven that definitely exists. We hope the ultra powerful and scary ~~mass~~ murderer Luigi Mangione gets the JUSTICE the people of this country are clamoring for.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

You forgot to pull the husband and father card. 8/10, really gotta hammer that orphan angle home next time.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 4 hours ago

He tripped.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 118 points 8 hours ago (8 children)

Mangione’s legal team has repeatedly pushed for the exclusion of evidence gathered during his arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s restaurant on 9 December 2024. They have claimed that police, who came to the fast-food eatery based on an anonymous tip, did not immediately apprise Mangione of his constitutional rights.

Mangione’s lawyers have argued that because he was not apprised of his rights, his statements to police should not be permitted in court. They also argue that evidence taken during his arrest should be barred, saying they conducted a “warrantless search” of Mangione’s backpack.

This is the crux of the issue.

Ever since the start I've been saying he was a suspect and they were tracking him based off of illegally obtained evidence. The whole tip was BS. Some random person (most likely cop or fed) told a fast food worker there was a reward and to call it in, then just left.

They needed an excuse to say they found a suspect, because they found him illegally. It's actually standard procedure called "parallel investigation".

But even if the call holds up, they fucked up all the evidence gathering.

I really think he'll get off on a technicality and trump will try to jail him anyways keep the wealthy happy

[–] grue@lemmy.world 27 points 5 hours ago

It's actually standard procedure called "parallel investigation".

The usual jargon is "parallel construction," in case somebody wants to look it up.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 23 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (3 children)

The way I see this going is

Mangione wins his initial case on the issues you highlight.

Theres a big legal slapfight.

Ends up in front of the supreme court.

Trump makes a public statement about how dangerous people like Mangione need to be found guilty and executed.

Shortly after the statement, the Supreme Court abruptly declares Mangione guilty.

Trump holds a public execution within a month. Possibly profiting off it by selling tickets to his billionaire backers.

[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Can the Supreme Court overrule a jury? Doesn't he have a right to a jury trial? Can Mangione be convicted if no jury is willing to do it?

Not that constitutional rights have ever stopped Trump.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

If theres no one willing to follow the law, then nothing can be held accountable.

as you see with the trump admin. Does whatever it wants, with almost impunity, because they have corrupted the entire system to get rid of all checks and balances.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 18 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

SCOTUS doesn't (normally) rule on guilt, they rule on the legal questions raised in the appeal, and send cases back down to be finished.

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

(normally)

Doing a lot of heavy lifting there

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[–] oh_@lemmy.world 79 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

My man is innocent. Was not even there.

[–] Madrigal@lemmy.world 42 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't look remotely like the guy in that original mugshot they were flashing around.

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 23 points 7 hours ago

Right? This has bothered me from the beginning. He's not the guy in the footage who shoots Thompson, and it's obvious. But they need someone to take the fall as an example, to protect the rich.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 40 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Luigi was with me the whole time.

[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 34 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

You're a liar.

He was balls deep in my wife at the time this supposed murder took place.

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[–] watson@lemmy.world 23 points 8 hours ago

He’s so hot, OMG

The only crime here is that he is not my husband

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