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submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Attorneys for Luigi Mangione asked a judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against their client, saying the U.S. government "intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stunt."

The motion filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the death penalty to "carry out President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again."

Mangione, 26, who faces state murder and terrorism charges in New York, along with federal murder and stalking charges, is accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in New York City.

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[-] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Either it's make america great or safe again, the "america" is never the citizens, it's always the 1%, notice that?

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Remember, if you're selected for jury duty and you know what Jury Nullification is, NO, YOU DO NOT.

[-] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Jury Nullification? I've never heard of it, never once, not even in that popular CPG Grey video.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Off topic, so sorry about that... but is there a list of people maintained somewhere that will absolutely never be called for jury duty? If so, I suspected that I'm on it. I thought that by now (age 41), I'd have at least gotten a summons or something to show up at least once. I've never even been asked to show up.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i know some dont, basically leos, family of LEO, lawyers,paralegals are the least likely to get called into jury service, due to thier knowledge of the courts, which might make hard to convince one side over the other. secondly PHDs, MDs are least likely to be selected due to thier professional training at overanalyzing things. these are the people least likely to be chosen, but not 100%. ever since i started voting ever election, ive gotten once a year, sometimes multiple times a year for summons. They look at your voter registration, dmv records.

i once showed for the first time when i was in CC, only because i had school and couldnt have a later date, i was lucky they had no cases that day. ive been mostly dismissed every other time. (one time i forgot).

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't it illegal to lie as a jury member?

[-] boaratio@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm the current administration, what is even legal?

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

How would they know you lied about it?

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Who knows, maybe they found a video blog you made when you were 12 and its, in one of your dad's books behind you.

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

For me specifically, that would be impressive since I was 12 in 1988.

[-] Rosscameron@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Feels like this case is less about justice and more about setting an example—whether that’s political or public theater. Death penalty or not, the timing and narrative definitely feel curated.

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

He won’t be getting a jury of his peers. It will be a corrupt kangaroo court

[-] Cocopanda@futurology.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

We the people should just nullify any jury and break our boy out. Fuck the police. They would kill anyone given the opportunity.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

If he gets sentenced to dearh, this country absoluteIy will not be "safe again".

I'm not trying to instigale anything. Just making a logical prediction in minecraft.

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

They want to silence him, but I don't think they will be able to.

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

There’s a guy who killed 23 people in a Walmart in El Passo in 2022. Got charged with hate crimes on account of…he’s openly racist and said that’s why he did it.

That guy just got a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

Nobody should identify the criminal justice system in America as anything else but a mechanism for protecting the rich.

[-] Rogue@feddit.uk -1 points 2 weeks ago

I've seen this case mentioned a few times but isn't this standard practice? Don't they always use the threat of the death penalty to encourage people to take a plea deal?

[-] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, they convince people not to get their whole trial(s) by threatening to kill them.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Unproven accusatory public statements by AG Bondi against currently completely innocent Luigi Mangione (in a normal world) should undermine the case against him.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 1 points 2 weeks ago

I’m no legal expert but to reasonable court this should be worthy of a miss trial. How can you hold an impartial trial under the circumstances?

Is this even the guy who did it? There is an enormous potential for scapegoating in this case.

The case against him is so phony. None of the “evidence” is admissible. There’s a ton of prejudicial statements from the investigators and the prosecutors.

This trial is a sham.

The charges should be dismissed with prejudice.

It is so railroaded by no longer believe Luigi did it.

They’re just pinning it on him as a show to the elites that they are putting on a show for the poors : if you kill one of us we’ll kill you right back.

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, I'll take that deal. One of us for one of them. They'll run out faster. I can volunteer first if You let me take out Musk.

Blue skies and green lights my friend

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

They wanted to act quick to nip it because people got so happy when that cunt got his comeuppance. It’s gonna backfire

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

If he is acquitted, expect the MAGA Nazis to raise the stakes, and go with the classic Nazi strategy - you kill one of us, and we choose 10 random innocent people from the community and publicly execute them.

The only good Nazi is dead.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I want absolutely fucking everyone to stop calling it an assassination.

Words have meaning.

This was a murder. Let's not elevate CEOs to the status of the House.

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

By definition, it was an assassination.

Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, personal, financial, or military motives.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah you're doing the thing where you elevate a CEO to that of a person of prominence and imprtantce.

That's oligarchy shit.

Homeboy was a rich fuck with a job and kids, and he got murdered. Seemingly in cold blood.

Not assassinated.

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah. You’re doing the thing where you change the definition of a thing to that of something that better matches your personal opinion of it.

Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, personal, financial, or military motives.

I highlighted the words that are synonymous with a CEO of one of the largest insurance companies to ever exist.

[-] smokingpistol@lemm.ee -3 points 2 weeks ago

He’s so dreamy, my Luigi could do no wrong

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