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Luigi Mangione

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A community for posts about the killing of Brian Thompson and the official suspect, Luigi Mangione.

This is not reddit and this is not the older sister comm on lemmy.world, so as long as your account's instance allows it, you don't have to use euphemisms or subtle implications, unless they're really funny. The killer is a folk hero and Brian Thompson deserved to be assassinated for social mass murder.

This community also allows memes, fanart, and relevant discussion of surrounding issues like healthcare and media coverage.

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[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago

Why do Americans still fall for believing that law is real? you hear them say shit like "this is unconstitutional!" mf these laws are made to oppress workers and racial minorities while empowering the elites, you're getting no bones thrown at you because of a technicality dog.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I was just listening to the SNAFU podcast about the Viet Nam protesters who broke into the FBI office and stole files. They were never caught, but some of the people involved in that went on to steal draft lists to prevent drafts, since everything was paper back then. Those people were caught, tried with everyone else involved, and not a single guilty verdict was read. Jury nullification.

If Luigi doesn’t get jury nullification, then I’m going to believe someone tampered with that jury.

[–] guy@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do Americans not have rights if they're not read to them?
Can you skip out parts you want to deny criminals?

[–] somewhiteguy@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago

No, the rights remain, but police do have some requirements due to policy and procedure.

Per this lawyer blog:

Police are not required to read your Miranda rights before or during arrest. While some officers may choose to do so, they are only legally obligated to “Mirandize” suspects who are being questioned in custody.

It's a good read overall to get the history of what Miranda Rights are and why people feel so passionately about them. They're basically the 5th and 6th amendments, and reading them to the suspect reminds them that they have specific rights.

I believe you can't get the whole case thrown out, but if the rights were not read and the person has a decent enough lawyer much of the testimony given under duress can be called into question. This can cause issues in a case like this and prosecuting attorneys will have to fight that his testimony is still good. The jury is not going to like it.

If you have issues with reading, there is a video about it on Your Tube viewing platform of choice: AkWPpJTrvFg

[–] Dhs92@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

They have to read you your rights, as it's not assumed that everyone will know them beforehand. If you aren't ready your rights your testimony can be thrown out in some cases.

[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

They want someone to go down for this and if they have no real evidence they will settle for an innocent. It has happened before.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a huge presumption the judge is interested in justice or whether they see the violation of one law as negating the other. Fact of the matter is Luigi broke the law as written. Whether we agree or not, the law will be applied and he will be punished. My prediction is to the maximum extent.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

As we see daily in the news, America has no rule of law. It's just a giant circus full of clowns.