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Summary

Luigi Mangione, charged with the December 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, released his first public statement through a new website launched by his defense team.

He expressed gratitude for widespread support and acknowledged the letters he has received. The website provides case updates and a fundraiser, which has raised over $400,000.

Mangione has gained a following among those frustrated with the U.S. healthcare system. A poll found 41% of voters under 30 viewed the assassination as acceptable.

His next court date is Feb. 21.

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 week ago

The statement reads, “I am overwhelmed by—and grateful for—everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support. Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe. While it is impossible for me to reply to most letters, please know that I read every one that I receive. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. I look forward to hearing more in the future.”

[-] Nelots@lemm.ee 47 points 1 week ago

A poll found 41% of voters under 30 viewed the assassination as acceptable.

Crazy how we can see numbers like this and then see other articles saying only "dark corners of the internet" support Luigi.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 16 points 1 week ago

Way lower than I thought tbh

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

That's greater than the percentage of Americans who voted for Trump in the 2024 election.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I mean, people from the dark corners of the internet are probably pretty good at finding polls about things they're interested in, lol

[-] Hlodwig@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago

Still dont get it why he is still charged over somthg he obviously didnt do. Is justice sociale bad in the US, why people dont react. Like O.J. Simpson case but in reverse, everybody knows Luigi is not guilty...

[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

These images could be false leads just as much as Luigi could be a false arrest. People assume these pictures are "the guy" just because they were presented first.

[-] Hlodwig@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Do you realise that the assassination has been recorded? Guy on the left is the suspect.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago

We don't have all the evidence.

If he checked into the hostel with the same ID that was used to get the bus out of the city and they weren't his identity, then there is the manifesto that may or may not have been planted in the gun that may or may not have been planted. Then there's the manifesto in substack from before the event, well before the event.

Together that's probably enough for a trial.

[-] Hlodwig@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I dont get why he made himself look like the suspect, but reality is that its not him. The record of the assassination clearly shows a smaller dude with differents eyebrows, eyelash and skin color. Just like OJ Simpson, there was no doubt it was him, yet he was found innocent over petty details...

He has not once said he didn’t do it has he? I think this whole conspiracy theory like most is silly.

Yeah he did it, that’s why he’s a hero.

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[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago

People can't just go around killing loved ones...

Except CEOs

[-] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

not killing loved ones

exception is CEOs

You are repeating yourself

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

For those who read the summary rather than the article, here is the website that Luigi’s defense team created: www.luigimangioneinfo.com

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago

I wonder what the options were. I have really complicated feelings about this, ones I could not possibly boil down to simply acceptable or unacceptable. All I can say is that I do not feel bad about the CEO, and I think Mangione is overcharged because the powerful want to make an example of him, a warning to anyone else considering the same.

At the same time, there is a cost to murdering someone. And sometimes, you are okay paying it. Maybe you feel justified, maybe you do not. Maybe a lot of people think you are. But there is still a cost. The lesson to the powerful is simple: never make taking your life worth the price.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My thoughts: Completely and utterly acceptable without hesitation and the only nuance here is that it's a shame it didn't become a trend. Not that I'd condone violence. I clearly don't, I condemn the violence these rich fucks inflict upon society

If we had a justice system (one that actually uh, delivered justice), then letting the courts deal with the CEO(s) would be the correct thing to do. We absolutely don't have such honorable courts and have little other recourse except this.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

I understand it. You're in good company. I just can't be so cavalier about it. If everyone is running around playing Batman, it won't only be criminals who suffer.

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

It's only the extremely wealthy that can kill with impunity in our legal system. If someone shoots a relative of mine, I don't need to go hunt them down and take care of them myself. For that type of crime, the justice system will try to hold them to account. It is only the crimes of the wealthy and powerful that are not punished by the law. Kill one person with a knife? Life in prison. Kill tens thousand with a pen? You're a job creator.

I am not worried about a mass campaign of bloody violence unleashed upon the entire population. The kinds of grievances ordinary people have against one another can already be handled in the criminal and civil courts. It is only the crimes of murderers like Thompson that go unpunished. They are the only ones at risk in such a campaign.

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[-] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 10 points 1 week ago

I agree somewhat, that 'an eye for an eye' is just awful. Violence begets violence. However, as the CEO was single-handedly responsible for the deaths of a whole bunch of people, the only way to stop him from doing more harm was to rid the world of him. There's a line, and he crossed it. Society, and our justice system, would never have a trial for him, and would never sentence him for his crimes. Luigi was the one to force him to face judgement for his crimes against humanity, and as such I fully believe he should be set free as a result.

It's kinda like Trump and Elon in my eyes. These two have done immeasurable harm and our justice system will never hold them accountable. To allow them to live is to allow them to continue perpetuating their crimes. Now, I'm not saying by any means that I would be the one to 'do the deed' as it were, but I sure as hell would look the other way if someone else did.

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[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

But there is still a cost.

Why though? By attaching an inherent moral cost to opposing the status quo you raise the bar necessary for resistance, which only benefits the powerful.

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[-] venotic@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 week ago

My original comment did not advocate violence. You just want to censor how people really feel on the matter and you're afraid of that. Simple as that.

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[-] venotic@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 week ago

Only 41%? That's scary, it's not bad, but it's concerning. That means 59% of people are okay with being fucked with.

Like, come on, we've tried every single thing imaginable with corrupted people. Reasoning, Logic, Passive-Aggressive .etc and they just laugh before fucking us even harder. How the fuck can anyone sit there and thumb around going "uh yeah shooting that CEO that's responsible for why my medical bills are sky high and don't cover half of my procedures, that's unacceptable". What other option could there have been?

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 1 week ago

What percent think he did not assasinate him. I assume another 40% or so.

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