Anyone feeling sympathy for the wealthy should spend a few minutes and read about the insane wealth disparity in America just within our own lifetimes.
You will come away murderously angry.
We should all be much more safe and comfortable, and we were back in the 40-60s when we taxed the fuck out of rich people. The lower, and especially middle classes, have lost so much power in the last 40 years. Our government is 100% owned by the ultra wealthy. Which means we probably can’t fix it via legislation because they control that.
Eat the rich.
Remember that CEOs are just stooges to the billionaire class.
Gotta take a few pawns to get to the king
This is amazing
“Everybody Hates You” “More Dead CEOs Please” “Deny, Defend, Depose”
Hey, saying please is sure to get results
There are a lot of good reasons to have murderous intent, but there’s never any need for rudeness
Yeah I know, but I would still like to see him and his Tesla croney both crash and burn in a very violent fashion
Well then once he has finished you can politely thank him for doing one of the only things he could do to make the world a better place: taking himself and his cronies out of it
I sincerely hope they startle in fear every time they hear a loud noise nearby every day for the rest of their lives. I hope it turns their bowels to water.
As long as they don’t also have guns. We’ve got enough armed militarized police going nuts at the drop of an acorn.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
“if he cares”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
You need to petition the governor of NY. This is a state level crime.
I think the terrorism part of the charges are federal.
Nope. All state.
Welp, he’s fucked. Because Kathy thinks CEOs should get special treatment, which is probably why there’s terror charges tacked on.
https://www.wbls.com/community/gov-kathy-hochul-to-consider-ceo-hotline-amid-safety-concerns/
Honestly, I think if someone ran for the governor of NY on a platform of giving him a pardon, they would win in a landslide.
Alternatively, maybe the jury will decide that since Thompson surrendered his humanity long ago, murder is impossible, as you can only murder a human being. Not guilty!
Biden should pardon him on his way out the door, as a last fuck you, and then he can blame his alleged dementia.
Doesn’t there have to be a conviction for a pardon to be possible? Ain’t no way this trial is finishing in time for Biden to do anything. But also what the other commenter said about Biden loving CEOs…
Biden pardoned his son for any offense committed since 2014 or something like that to protect him from further charges.
if he can do that he can pardon Luigi Mangione for anything he allegedly did wrong between December 3rd and December 5th 2024.
It won’t protect him from state charges though
Biden loves CEOs and the status quo tho.
Well a girl can dream…
Maybe if more terminally ill were committing the crimes, insurance companies would be less likely to turn away patients, and a lifetime sentence wouldn’t be so bad.
Also, jurors have power too.
Jury nullification is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law. The jury’s reasons may include the belief that the law itself is unjust, that the prosecutor has misapplied the law in the defendant’s case, that the punishment for breaking the law is too harsh, or general frustrations with the criminal justice system. Some juries have also refused to convict due to their own prejudices in favor of the defendant. Such verdicts are possible because a jury has an absolute right to return any verdict it chooses. Nullification is not an official part of criminal procedure, but is the logical consequence of two rules governing the systems in which it exists:
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Jurors cannot be punished for passing an incorrect verdict.
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In many jurisdictions, a defendant who is acquitted cannot be tried a second time for the same offense.
Careful now, just saying this can apparently get you in trouble these days.
That drama’s over. The lemmy.world admins posted an apology for their overuse of the banhammer and for asking mods to remove any mention of jury nullification. It’s allowed now.
Their excuse for the censorship was the jurisdiction they reside in something or another, legalities, etc. As far as I know discussing jury nullification in the NY, USA jurisdiction is legal. They eventually realized this and stopped the blocade of information.
This is just a summary of my ignorant interpretation of their attempted censorship, and the eventual backpedaling. I’m probably not remembering the drama well.
New York also specifically allows for Jury nullification in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
That article is specifically about Libel cases, but isn’t necessarily limited to libel, and jury nullification isn’t prohibited anywhere else.
Additionally, jury nullification is the entire point of having juries made up from regular citizens instead of professional jurors who are experts in the law or panels of judges. A jury is the last line of defense against an unjust conviction.
Sorry to burst everyone’s bubble here, but jury nullification sounds pretty unlikely in New York in this particular case according to a NY defense attorney familiar with the type of jurors there: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-luigi-mangione-case-a-ny-defense-attorney-breaks-it-down/id1147092464?i=1000680245949
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Class warfare in all it’s glory, going from the cold war phase to a more active phase.
Sure, there were warnings. Remember Occupy Wall Street? Peaceful protest forcibly removed? Well, they’re back and less peaceful.
Occupy Wallstreet was insanely stupid. This makes way more sense than that.
Occupy Wall Street? No, Eradicate Wall Street!
Yes, but this seems to be the working class vs the bourgeoisie. The way it was meant to be.
The way it was meant to be.
The way the schools, run by the wealthiest, taught you it should be to preserve the status quo and established wealth.
What school did you go to that taught you anything about class war?
I think you might be making an interesting point but I can’t tell
In Europe, I guess. History books there are full of “and then the people got angry so they banished/killed/robbed/demolished the ruler/nobility/clergy”.
Let me cash out my 401k first
Be the change you want to see in the world
Coming soon to a terrorism charge near you!
My goodness! There must be a dozen of them! lol
Do you gargle dong as eagerly as boot?
“LOOK AT ME CORPORATE DADDY! I STILL LOVE YOU! YOU CAN STEP ON THIS SNEK!”
-finitebanjo
Yeah, so weird they would be selling these stickers that could be put really anywhere. Absolutely disgusting if someone purchased hundreds of these and started just sticking them everywhere. https://www.makestickers.com/design/24120721P6VV-pij1gytwuonpuv2ibielr6lk
Oh god, I thought gas station clerks were finished cleaning dumbass’ stickers off and now you assholes are here just in time.
this is the lesson that children need to learn for a better future
Consumerism and politcal tribalism for unrealistic platforms?
Can you explain to me in a non condescending way what this comment means? Like genuinely I’m not even sure what you’re trying to say here. A person on the internet posts a link to a website to buy a silly sticker and that is somehow political tribalism? Consumerism is somewhat arguably understandable, considering you have to be a consumer to make a purchase. Although you could always just steal the design and print your own. What makes the post political tribalism though? Is there some sort of echo chamber in the fact that 99.99% of the American population would rather see exploitative CEOs die rather than their own children? Is that an unrealistic platform? What details am I missing here?
What is the opposite of “don’t dead open inside”? This works both ways.
Shades by design
Beautiful!
Designporn?
Mood
They asked nicely
