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Tourist yells ‘I’m rich’ after beachgoers beg him to stop attacking endangered seal — before he’s detained
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 10 May 2026
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Would there be any legal defence to killing certain rich people along the lines of "They objectively damage society at large and a relatively small number of deaths would act as a deterrent against future acts against society"?
The "rich guy" got beat up by at least one person, but (much like with Luigi Mangione) no one in Hawaii seems to recognize the alleged attacker.
For common sense judges there would be, unfortunately, laws are being written to protect rich fucks.