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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 199 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I really think he’d have a shot at jury nullification tbh

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 167 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even if his defense was that he only killed a CEO and not a person, I'd acquit him.

[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 75 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If I became president, I'd pardon him.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If I became president, I’d pardon him AND give everyone a free yo-yo

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[–] blackfire@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If his defense droped a few stories of other people being ruined by the insurance industry an just kept hammering it home he totally could

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If the jury was all Lemmings then for sure. But people here aren't as representative of the general public as they think they are. Older Americans in particular are not down with Luigi.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It only takes one person intent on nullification to hang a jury. The prosecution can retry the case, but they have to decide if it’s worth it.

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[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 198 points 1 week ago (62 children)

I really don't understand how and why he doesn't rather receive a huge award and a statue in his honor for having eliminated a rotten and abominable scourge and leech like that monster was and as in fact any CEO of any insurance company is, instead of prosecuting him as a criminal. Like, insurance industry is what should be illegal, he did only the correct thing.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If the next dem président has any balls (or ovaries) at all, they'd pardon him for the federal charges as their first official act.

[–] Eduneum@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I'm afraid, that's not how capitalism works.

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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 74 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I woulda nullified 🤷‍♂️

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 64 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This is how they railroad innocent people into pleading guilty for crimes they didn't commit, just pile on charges to make it too risky to prove your innocence!

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[–] BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone 57 points 1 week ago (7 children)

It's still completely insane to me that this pretty little Italian man is being punished for a crime that CCTV footage showed was a tall angry Anglo-Saxon man in his late 40s.

The original CCTV footage showed a much older very white very dangerous man.

The only way Mangione could be dangerous is if I put pineapple on my pizza or I mispronounced "Rigatoni". That's just a joke, I'd never put pineapple on pizza.. Pineapple is only good when it's fresh.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (9 children)

You are right on all counts except one. You know which one and I will fight.

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[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Why would he plead guilty to something he didn't do?

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Because if he doesn't take the deal then they will make sure to throw everything at him and ream his life and chances of survival.

"Don't make this harder than it has to be, Mr Mangionski. Just sign here, and you will get a lenient 40 years in Gulag."

The American justice system be like:

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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Guilty of what, public littering? I guess he did leave a pile of garbage on the street.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 31 points 1 week ago (8 children)

he needs a better lawyers, or new ones. if he has to plead guilty.

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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is what happens when you hire Wario as a defence attorney.

[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Well, the charges he’s pleading to are stalking. Not the murder charges, and pleading in the federal case can get the state case for murder thrown out on double jeopardy under NY law if the federal case is settled first.

This isn’t that bad of a move for him.

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[–] GloriousGasHole@piefed.social 25 points 1 week ago

I guess the good news is that the actual killer got away with it and might strike again.

[–] Godofdirt@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago
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