Summary
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has asked his supporters to limit the number of photos they send him to 5 at a time due to overwhelming volume and screening delays.
Charged with murder, he has pleaded not guilty. Mangione’s case sparked debate about healthcare, with supporters sending fan mail and donations.
His legal defense fund has raised over $615,000. He expressed gratitude for the letters, acknowledging support across “political, racial, and even class divisions.”
Mangione also faces federal and Pennsylvania charges. His attorney argues he’s being treated differently, held in federal custody.
At last week’s hearing Agnifilo argued that her client is being “treated differently than other defendants,” pointing to the fact that he’s being held in federal custody rather than state custody, even though the state case is coming first.
This is gonna be the crux of the defensive strategy.
At every point this case has been treated differently due to the wealth and power of the CEO. And they’re going to ask every person that sits in the stand why they think it’s been different.
Why this CEO dying is such a big deal, but the huge amount of people that died due to his decisions isnt.
That and pressing the cops on how they really figured out who he was, and the mystery guy that tipped off the person who called it in and a rapid response team “just happened” to be ready and waiting.
They clearly used illegal methods to actually find him, and that can throw out a whole trial on its own.
Like, I’ve been saying it since he was accused, he could very well get off Scott free.
Like, I’ve been saying it since he was accused, he could very well get off Scott free.
Given the fact that law enforcement has provided evidence and interviews for a bullshit pseudo-documentary without even providing it to the defense, it certainly brings up the possibility that they might think that evidence won’t be admissible in court. So they’re trying to taint the public, and thus the jury pool, with whatever story they want.
For sure.
I’d say like a 95% chance they OJ this and fuck it up.
Our justice system isn’t used to doing things the right way, they’re used to people taking plea deals.
So in high profile cases with pressure to solve, they’re sloppy. They rush and use illegal means before a plausible way to have solved it can show up.
Tainted evidence taints everything that comes out from it, it’s a poison tree and none of the fruits are admissible evidence because of that.
The really huge part is when it starts going trump won’t be able to ignore it being a bigger media story, he’s going to weigh in, and he’ll either piss off a lot of regular people, or a bunch of billionaires.
My pessimistic side tells me that the judges see themselves as the same class as the CEOs. They can “overlook” a lot of problems with a case if they choose.
