New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
I remain unconvinced they even got the right fucking guy
If they did, I suspect they caught him via illegal methods. The story doesn’t add up.
Amongst many other oddities and inconsistencies, the evidence chain of custody was absolutely fucked six ways from Sunday
They didn't get the right guy. Luigi looks nothing like the images of the shooter.
Same
Anyone looking at the terrorism charge knew it was bullshit, but check this:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/luigi-mangione-terrorism-charges-dropped
"“Counts 1 and 2, charging defendant with Murder in the First Degree (in furtherance of an act of terrorism) and Murder in the Second Degree as a Crime of Terrorism, are dismissed as legally insufficient,” Carro wrote. “The People presented legally sufficient evidence of all other counts, including Murder in the Second Degree (intentional).”"
They didn't just toss the terrorism addendum, they tossed two of the murder charges with the terrorism rider.
I believe Luigi is the killer, and he should be regarded as a hero. The slaying of Brian Thompson was a honorable and heroic act.
Killing a man who did the evil and destructive work of Healthcare CEO has literally saved the lives of hundreds or maybe even thoudands of United Health customers who would have had their lifesaving care denied.
If you are lucky enough to be chosen for jury duty, please study Jury Nullification
And make absolutely sure that they don't suspect you will be doing jury nullification. They won't allow you to be on the jury if you do.
'I believe in the letter of the law laid out by our true and just government. Also every social media post I ever made was just a shit post and I have matured as an adult last week.'
Think that will work?
they are going to take a while in voir dire, probably going through hundreds juror at a time to see if any of them already havnt been consuming news of luigis arrest. it takes Hours to even go through 12 plus 3-6 alternates.( i was recently in JD and we sat there for like the whole day just doing it in the west.(like 7+hrs)
I believe a CEO was murdered but I've seen zero evidence it was Luigi and all evidence points to another man of different height and build. Law enforcement and prosecution haven't even established that Luigi was even in the city, the photo used to identify him was proven to be 3 weeks olds at the time of the shooting.
If Luigi was the killer then he has 2 sets of clothes that look remarkably similar but distinctly different. Bit strange to commit murder in one outfit then continue to wear a similar outfit in public.
given that said "murder" resulted in countless healthcare claims being approved, chances are he saved countless lives.
Hear, hear!
too bad witty is worst THAN BRIAN, and also HEMSELY.
Free Luigi! Find the real killer!
The real killer is dead, he was the CEO
Luigi and I were hanging out in California that morning. He's clearly being rail roaded.
Mouth, ass, pay. I'm missing words.
The cops have totally botched this case. No piece of evidence is not tainted, and that perp walk is enough to bias any jury. He should be let free (for a myriad of reasons).
Lmao that helicopter perp walk with the giant sniper/assault rifle guys. Transparently obvious what they were trying to accomplish
Luigi did what he did in defense of all of us.
He should be freed.
"Allegedly did" at that.
I haven't seen any statements from the defense that include an admission of guilt. Got a link to the source?
Excellent news. Now the prosecution needs to find and convince 12 people that he did it. I'm not sure they have the evidence to do that.
Now move on to hero charges
He looks innocent to me.
Face that gorgeous belongs in a museum, not death row
And that's the ball game.
Maybe now they can start looking for the real killer.
"Isn't he dreamy?" The judge is on record saying.
Free my boy
The only thing Luigi kills is his looks.
Woo, I’m hot.
Hope the rest of the trial goes with as much sense as this
That's huge. That was a big charge and the prosecutors really wanted it.
Hell yes. Now the guy just has to keep them from proving he did it. Honestly feels doable
I understand why they tried to throw those charges in, but I don’t like the inconsistency of doing so.
I agree this is a sensible outcome.
Because the Justice department is being run by headlines and idiots.
The emphasis on "intimidate and coerce a civilian population" is interesting. Seems to imply billionaires are not considered part of the civilian population. As they shouldn't be.
That is not how I read it. If he had shot and left a note saying "fuck billionaires" or "fuck CEOs" then it would be terrorism because he would be threatening them. But his problem was just this guy. It was plain murder / revenge.
The internet made him a champion of "anti billionaires" against his will
Before we go giving the legal system a pat on the back for that, that's not really what's happening. The law is written with a high level of provable intent in mind, and that's the only way it could possibly pass 1st Amendment muster. It's really, really hard to prove anyone intended to intimidate anyone.
Is it normal for judges to make comments that are worded like the defendant is guilty?
Right? I thought that was odd, too.
Amen - thank you, yes!
The only people without such animus either work for the industry or are shareholders.
It's good to see things simmer back down to reality after all the inflammatory politically-motivated accusations. Everyone deserves a fair trial.