Summary
Luigi Mangione’s lawyer accused New York Mayor Eric Adams of politicizing Mangione’s arrest for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Adams attended Mangione’s perp walk, calling it symbolic, but Mangione’s attorney claimed the spectacle aimed to distract from Adams’ own federal corruption charges.
Mangione, arrested in Pennsylvania, faces first-degree murder charges in Manhattan tied to terrorism, as well as federal charges potentially carrying the death penalty.
His lawyer emphasized the presumption of innocence during his Monday court appearance. Trial dates for both cases have yet to be set.
How many other murders in NYC have you even heard about in 2024?
I just assumed they were being arrested together…
Yes, yes they are.
Gonna backfire on them
Is this the mayor receiving money from a Turkish oligarch?
I don’t think they limit it to one single nationality
Oligarchs don’t have nationalities, just spheres of influence. There is not one billionaire who actually gives a rat’s ass about America as a country. They have built their own nation separate from ours in everything but an overlap in geography.
They have privatized the courts with forced arbitration. They have privatized the military with security contractors. They have their own travel on private planes. They have their own stock market in private equity. They don’t know us, and they don’t see us.
The CEO assassination was an unwelcome reminder that we still exist with individual agency, and that shocks and horrifies them more than whatever physical threat it might represent. They hate us and long for the day when automation can fully replace us.
Nothing should surprise me anymore, but somehow I still find it hard to believe that many people are ok with the government being allowed to kill its own citizens. That is not a power I trust my own gov to have.
Power comes from the people. The only legitimate reason to cede any power to the state is to protect and defend the freedoms of all . Giving the state dominion of life and death over prisoners is entirely unnecessary to the freedoms of anyone and is actually hostile to them.
No shit. Adams is a massive scumbag.
Adams probably thought he had a personal 9/11 moment he could use to become a hero and hide corruption, just like Rudy did. Turns out nobody actually gives a shit about him or the justice system this time around. L+ratio bozo!
9/11 moment, except the “Bin Laden” in the case is already executed, and Adams is the the terrorist co-conspirator.
No shit.
Anyone else notice that absolute unit of a security guard?
