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.
Soooo… if so many people here seem to think Luigi didn’t do it, then why shove yourselves so far up his ass? Why the edgelord memes? Why the aggressive defense of an “innocent man?”
If he didn’t do it, then you’re just hero-worshiping some random dude, and the “real” shooter is still at large, right?
If this is the case and Luigi is found innocent because of “jUsT LoOk aT tEh viDeO!”, then that means the focus would shift on finding who the actual shooter is. And considering how everyone around here seems to be pro-murder depending on who the victim is, that would mean your hero at large would be at risk of getting arrested.
If Luigi is innocent, and you all want the identity of the “real” shooter to remain unknown, maybe you’d be best served by having Luigi taking one for the team?
Just a thought.
Shit logic is shit.
You forgot to complete this
The point is less about whether Mangione himself killed the CEO than schadenfreude at a protected class who keep thinking they’re better than the rest of us. I realise all sorts of other speculative discussions are going on about whom to point the finger at, but it’s more interesting to consider the implications of taking back power from the greedy and priveleged by force (especially when we’re cowed into thinking we’re powerless).
How weird. It’s almost like Lemmy isn’t a single individual who can’t get their story straight, but rather a collective of different people who have different opinions, some of which contradict each other.