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[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 111 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How many of those school and White supremacist shooters that killed so many innocent kids and adults got the death penalty, by the way?

[–] Dengalicious@lemmygrad.ml 50 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh you see, those kids make the mistake of not being CEOs, duh!

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Has there ever been a shooting at a private school?

[–] Dengalicious@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh well those kids still weren’t the CEOs so that’s still the issue ya know

You’re missing the point entirely, and reading waaay to deep into what I’ve said.

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, but you can dig into the details. This is both sickening and avoidable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States_(2000%E2%80%93present)
"...shootings at public and private schools..."

For comparison here in the UK we have to go back to 1996 to find a school shooting. Gun control provably works.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_Kingdom

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Dengalicious@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago

Should’ve had their dad own a major corporation 🤷

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 106 points 2 days ago (4 children)

They're going to kill an innocent Italian for the crime of Bada Bing

[–] john_browns_beard@hexbear.net 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This clearly crossed the line into Bada Boom

With a brief foray through Bada Bang territory

[–] deforestgump@hexbear.net 54 points 2 days ago

Can we call anti Italian bigotry “anti-pasta”?

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 49 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sacco, Vanzetti, and Mangione

[–] OldSoulHippie@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

That's my favorite 70's folk supergroup

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago

Your honor, my client Luigi is predisposed to assassinating people in power due to the well known Italian "Sic Semper Tyrannis" gene that manifested in Brutus and the senators that stabbed Caesar 23 times, the crowd that lynched Mussolini, Gaetano Bresci, the famous Italian dish Spaghetti all'Assassina, and Ezio Auditore da Firenze

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 74 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even if he gets off this still sends a message to people "if you fight the ruling class we will kill you".

The point is to try and scare people into not becoming copycats.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago

I guess we'll just have to bump the numbers up. More of us than there are of them.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 85 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I saw someone speculating a while ago that they might do this to make the jury chuddier because jury members in death penalty cases can be disqualified for not approving of the death penalty in general.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 62 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Which is why people need to keep that shit to themselves. Also not sure if that will make much of a difference. He has pretty broad support from people across the political spectrum.

[–] RoabeArt@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

broad support from people across the political spectrum

Some of my chud relatives were initially in support of it..... for like a day. Then the GOP (and Democrat) establishment came out against it and they all followed suit.

[–] KoboldKomrade@hexbear.net 54 points 2 days ago

Fair and completely reasonable. Can't have opinions, unless you're an 80 year old judge who was never elected.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 42 points 1 day ago

Nice, I'm still technically not lying. I'm not against the death penalty in general, only when administered by capitalist crooked legal systems. I'm all for putting CEOs against the wall

While that’s true, juries are still less likely to convict when the death penalty is on the table, because they feel bad about it even if they’re theoretically in favor of it

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 81 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This could actually work in his favor since it is much harder to get a death penalty charge to stick than say life in prison, especially in NY.

I think with the credible allegations of breaking chain of evidence on the backpack, manifesto, and weapon, could be enough to at least get a hung jury.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 63 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There will definitely be a hung defense.

[–] naom3@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)
[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

Don't reduce my triple entendre to a double entendre, coppers!

[–] VOLCEL_POLICE@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.

نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.

volcel-police

[–] Bishop_Owl@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

Statistically speaking yes

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 62 points 2 days ago

i don't get it, Ryan Thompson seems to have a prebirth condition to be attracted to lead

[–] josie@vegantheoryclub.org 23 points 1 day ago

Already seeking the death penalty when the trial hasn't even begun and is by all accounts built on illegally obtained and most likely planted evidence. If America was really a just country, this wouldn't even make it to jury trial.

[–] MetalMachine 56 points 2 days ago

100% they want to make a statement of, this is what happens when you kill one of us.

[–] CocteauChameleons@hexbear.net 47 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It would take like 10 years in court to have him inevitably not get the death penalty, they’re just blowing smoke

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Have you considered that the guy he killed was very rich?

[–] Homer_Simpson@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago

That's a weird way to announce Pam Bondi's home address

[–] ThraawnSolo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago