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[–] Catfish@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you're being polled for jury try saying these things:

  • Man I fucking hate Italians...
  • Healthcare? Yeah I haven't had any problems!
  • Dude I love McDonald's workers and people that work with cops!
  • If I saw a health insurance CEO bleeding out I would tear up my own shirt to plug the wounds... They're my heroes.

And then you hang the jury!

[–] chickennuggies@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 months ago

tHey hAD a fAmIly tOo ... tHeY weRe a hUsBaNd

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thought it was supposed to be "a jury of your peers" so people that have been screwed over by insyrance companies seem to fit the bill perfectly.

[–] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The jury should be half insurance CEOs and half normal people. Also, swords should be allowed during the jury deliberations.

[–] chickennuggies@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Shoutout swords in general

[–] Imnecomrade@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The judicial system is such garbage. Finding a "neutral" jury just means you get a bunch of cop-loving people with a shitty centrist bias that end up locking people in prison even when the evidence showed otherwise. If most people lean a certain way, perhaps their opinion should count.

[–] chickennuggies@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Same reason I hate the BBC, this idea that equity for political ideologies should be respected is laughable. Eugenics, fascism, genocide are political concepts that are being provided the light of day by institutions because the financial owners understand disunity in society provide opportunities which can help them make gains under the current economic system and the only reason they pursue such endeavours is that they unironically believe those gains were mandated by heaven or some shit at this point. Everybody in power is lost in the sauce and greater society is eating the shit they're producing... Fucking hell I hate the UK for doing this to its own people. Truly the cancer is bigger than the host

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago

Oh, the Above The Law news outlet is a very good one.

Also, yeah, I imagine the people that are fed up and even support Luigi Mangione is under-reported or misconstrued; after all, while not everyone supports violence and killing the man, there are a lot of people that sympathize with the anger it expressed (but they won't put that answer on a poll; it's an uncomfortable question to ask, for starters, and they might feel guilty, so even a private answer to a poll or study will be skewed).

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Look at this joker (no, not Arthur Fletch or Luigi himself, I mean Eric Adams):

https://x.com/yashar/status/1869946873135738945

(I kinda wish X or Twitter was embedded in this website; same with Bluesky.)

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Innocent until proven guilty"

Or until you get your charges of bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and two counts of soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals dismissed by some Ho, right Eric?

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Bleh. I hope he gets shot next or whatever.