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America needs more Luigis.
Many, many more.
Definitely more symbols like him. If he's found innocent, then we must ask if Luigi's identity and movement extend to the true killer. If he's found guilty, then we have a more complex conversation.
Either way, we need more.
I’m still convinced this poor kid is a patsy because NYPD was facing down a riot, or worse (for them), for the blatant classism in their investigation efforts.
Unfortunately much of the public has given Luigi credit/deemed him “guilty” out of a need for ideological symbolism and an outlet to express frustration.
I'm also of the opinion that the real killer might have very well gotten away and I seriously would not put it past the dirty cops to have a close lookalike take a fall and plant evidence on him.
Regardless, what the court of public opinion thinks of the guy who got arrested for the crime in question is, thankfully, still irrelevant in court proceedings. The prosecution still has to prove that it was him, and if they improperly collected the evidence they plan to use against him, it's going to be an uphill battle.
Without the obviously planted evidence, all they have is a video that doesn't show his face. If i was on the jury, that's enough reasonable doubt for me.
I mean, he'd need a functional alibi. So far, nobody seems to want to explain where he was when Thompson got got.
Not really; without the items that were seized, they don't really have much of anything that would link him to the location, aside from some bad security camera footage that, IMO, doesn't really look like him. Insisting that he needs an alibi is reversing the burden of proof; it's saying that, unless he can prove he was elsewhere, then their claim must be correct. But they have so little without the evidence seized at the arrest that the case would be very thin.
Look, if you asked me where I was when The Asshole Brian Thompson was shot, I'd have no fucking idea unless it was something that was a big enough deal that I noted it in my calendar. I don't even remember where I was when 11 Sept. happened.
Literally was with me that night. I can describe his very private birthmark if needed.
I just wanted to say Luigi without getting banned
You can post images, too! Ain't that neat?
May his weapon be hollowed thrice over.
I'm on the mobile web client on Firefox (yeah still gotta switch) and it gives me an error navigating to your link here. Says the image is to wide
Please remember the power bestowed upon a juror. Don't take it for granted. https://beyondcourts.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Jury-Nullification-Toolkit-English_0.pdf
100% this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree
There are exceptions, though. It'll be a question of whether or not the prosecution can make an argument that it falls into one of those.
...well, it'll be a question of who's at the judge's bench. The actual law doesn't mean shit in this country.
The judge on the bench in this case has been insisting on Luigi wearing ankle cuffs, so there's that for context...
pretty much the courts already show bias.
Wow, that sketch makes the youthful and confident looking Luigi look more like a mob underling from a GTA game. Yikes
“ _Brazen killing” I sure do love to see mainstream news articles.
It was carried out without shame so brazen is sn appropriate adjective.
Is there any other kind of killing? I mean murders are all described as cowardly and brutal. But is there such a thing as a gentle or brave murder?
Yes, actually, both sneaky/covert killings and also accidental killings are still illegal but not very brazen as a broad daylight shooting on the city streets, leaving behind bullet casings with a message etched into them.
Poisoning?
Poisoning is considered a next level evil in western culture.
For example all killings by poison in Canada are considered first degree murder. There are no exceptions.
The court artist made Luigi look like a grumpy Liberace. Wtf?!
I worked in courts and the sketch artists are something else. One time, one of them sketched me in 5min. I looked so bummed and guilty that I felt like I was staring down a 25 year sentence. To this day I still keep the drawing on my wall ( ˘ ³˘)
That’s pretty cool that you can have something like that at home. Must make for some cool conversations.
Between the two of us, how guilty were you? For real though.
Ahah it truly does! Especially when I invite partners, some get uneasy, thinking it’s some kind of trophy of some kind. Can get awkward but it’s a pretty effective glass breaker.
On the advice of my highly paid counsel, I respectfully decline to answer that question and invoke the fifth, trump style.
Trump style? So you’re going to eventually tell us everything?
With poor grammar, lots OF ALL CAPS SO WE KNOW YOUR SUPER CEREAL. Just ramble on in a moronic stream OF CONSCIOUSNESS. All on a 2am twitter post.
Merit a hearing = 0 chance, but it shows the public and DA that this is going to be a fight, and to appeals.
It concerns me that we haven't had more of this, he should be running a ferociously aggressive defense, the only reasons he wouldn't are:
Very confident that he can't be convicted as a matter of law. I suspect convicting him by jury would be hard, but definitely possible. The federal charges are more concerning, the US As have more influence over juries often.
They know this is bad and are waiting to knock out a few key pieces of evidence in a long-shot hail-Mary because it's their only chance, and otherwise they want room to make a deal.
I hope it's not the latter.
Personally I suspect they're confident in a hung jury on the state charges but know they're going down hard on the federal ones, and are trying to spin it as federal overreach, which won't work but it's an argument.
10 years from.now if the pendulum swings back he can appeal and get out that way.