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[–] rozodru@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago

you know if the parent of any one child that has died in a school shooting was a billionaire said school shooters would also be looking at the death penalty.

who am I kidding, Billionaires don't send their kids to public schools.

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 85 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So they believe that a person should die for killing a CEO, one person, but the CEO who created an AI specifically to deny claims resulting in many painful deaths didn't? suuuure. this totally isn't a revealing kneejerk reaction from elites pissing their pants

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Social murder is not illegal because the billionaires make the laws.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 16 points 23 hours ago

Social murder is how wealth is made...

Slavery is another route.

Owner class knows this and they known peasants would revolution if critical mass understood it too

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 31 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

He's also eligible for Jury Nullification. Remember, if jury selection(or anyone really) asks you what Jury Nullification is, you do not.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 9 points 23 hours ago

I've never heard of it.

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 5 points 21 hours ago

That's the clause whereby it takes just one person too.....ohhhhhhh. I uuurm, oh look a carrot.

[–] sobchak@programming.dev 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Kind of a nitpick, but the CEO wasn't a billionaire. It's also kind of an important distinction, because it's not necessarily the wealth that's the main problem, but how the owner class/bourgeoisie obtain their wealth/income. A slumlord worth less than a million is arguably as morally wrong as a Blackstone CEO (one obviously has more wealth/power/impact though). The evidence of owner class solidarity and government capture/corruption is also important. Rashid, being a politician, is likely trying to not alienate is millionaire donors.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 14 points 21 hours ago

He may not have been a Billionaire - YET - but at his age, he certainly saw himself on that track. He was already ordering horrific policies on behalf of increased profit, so he would look good to his bosses and move up the ladder. He was already an active corporate serial killer, murdering people to advance his career and net worth. Eventually, if he sacrificed enough customers on the altar of profit, he would be rewarded with a Billionaireship.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Kind of a nitpick, but the CEO wasn’t a billionaire.

When you're earning $26M/year, it's just a matter of time.

A slumlord worth less than a million is arguably as morally wrong as a Blackstone CEO

From a very black-and-white "Bad thing is bad" perspective, sure. But there's a hierarchy of incentives and profits you're overlooking. The slumlord very likely carries their properties on some amount of credit, which means they're collecting rents on behalf of their lender. This lender, in turn, borrows money to increase their leverage and pays rents to a wealthier and more central lending authority. Eventually, the debts for all these loans get traced back to the major banks and other credit brokers, insurers, and private equity firms.

In a feudal sense, the slumlord is merely a plantation overseer and enforcer. The Blackstone CEO is the High Lord, standing on the backs of dozens of lesser aristocrats, who are themselves extracting wealth from their own plantation holdings, which all run thanks to legions of these slumlords going door to door every month to pound the rent out of their tenants.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (6 children)

When you're earning $26M/year, it's just a matter of time.

It still takes 40 years.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

The S&P doubled in the last five years and more than tripled in the last ten. Pocket $20M of that $26M, at $1.6M/mo, while earning around 15% yoy ROI and you're looking at $400M inside a decade.

Compound interest is propelling already-rich people into the stratosphere.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 21 hours ago

He was making that much now, but his salary would have increased steadily, as his immoral policies brought in more profit by murdering their customers. He would have reached Billionaire status far quicker than 40 years.

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 7 points 23 hours ago

You are correct here...

That CEO was an officer of the oligarchy, he was not an oligarch himself.

The reaction from the oligarchy is to show of force to ensure that officers stays calm and keep fucking us harder

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh, I'm sure he won't become a martyr. These idiots are so scared and certain this is the best way forward, they can't imagine the consequences.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, I’m sure he won’t become a martyr.

I mean, its not even clear if he was the guy who pulled the trigger. Less a martyr than a scapegoat, as far as we can tell.

they can’t imagine the consequences.

The bitter truth is that we've got one dead CEO in 2025 and tens of thousands of dead UHC customers. This is math that the shareholders can live with, so long as it guarantees them continued economic growth into the next decade. CEOs are, after all, a dime a dozen. Hell, we're nearing a point at which they can be replaced with AI.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It would be a shame if his execution caused copycats.

[–] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If Americans had the balls to copycat this, they would have done so months ago, healthcare would have been reformed as a result or at least health insurance companies would be unable to find anyone willing to be CEO for them.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Truly regressive to the age of tyrants and kings. Piss off the wrong rich guy and off with your head.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It has always been thus. It's just accelerating now.

We briefly had an age where, with some effort, the masses could keep the powerful in check. As you say…it’s disappearing now.

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[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The Billionaire class is so assured in its grasp on power that they're willing to create martyrs. Let's see how that turns out

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Something tells me that their being out of touch with the lay peoples is about to have some unforeseen consequences for them. In the past the wealthy tried to keep a finger on the pulse as it were to know when to throw parades and shit to keep the peasantry happy. How long has it been since we've been given ANYTHING from the owners of capital? They really forgot how to maintain their power. Stupid as fuck NEW MONEY lmao

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 21 hours ago

They are getting more and more out of touch, and they have no idea it's happening.

We're seeing signs of it every day. A Healthcare CEO is murdered, and the alleged murderer has the majority of the population on his side. A Democratic Socialist wins the NYC mayoral primary by a wide margin, and even his own party disparages him. Jobs are going unfilled because people are refusing to work for minimal wages, while corporations and the government sneer that they are lazy gamers. The streets are filling with enormous crowds of protesters, and their numbers grow with each demonstration.

The Revolution is coming, and all of us are it know it, but the Sociopathic Oligarchs, and their enslaved politicians have no idea. They still think they are in charge, but it is only the ingrained politeness of the American citizenry that has kept their blood from flowing in the gutters.

Once the American people lose their patience with the wealthy and their political slaves, it is going to get very, very ugly for the MAGA Nazis and their enablers (including weak, simpering, spineless Democrats like Chuck Schumer).

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We had a shitty parade a couple months ago

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 88 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah if I were on that jury, it would be jury nullification all the way. Can't have the government killing a guy for political reasons, and that's what this is.

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (5 children)

Jury null requires EVERYONE on the jury to agree Not Guilty, there are plenty of sleepwalker who believe the TV narrative about basically everything, Luigi included. Won't be hard to find at least one

Edit: jury nullification IS NOT the same thing as a hung jury. The former is final. The latter means a new trial with a new jury.

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

there are plenty of sleepwalker who believe the TV narrative about basically everything

I have a family member like that. They're not religious of any kind, worked with fine electronics in factory, etc. and is by no means stupid. Earlier this year they started ranting about children supporting terrorism and no one understood what was going on. Until they revealed that some kids had written "Stop killing children" with chalk on the sidewalk. All because of TV news with anchors and all that. Not even some far right or conservative channel, just traditional and usually pretty neutral news. But they leave out 90% of what is going on.

[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've read this twice but are they saying that writing stop killing children is supporting terrorism?

[–] Metype@pawb.social 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Here's my best guess on the chain of logic:

Stop killing children -> Stop killing Palestinian children -> Stop Israel's war on Palestine -> Not supporting Israel -> Supporting Palestine -> Supporting Hamas -> Supporting Terrorism

It's about 15 too many conclusions to jump to but I've seen people do it. A lot.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 21 hours ago

That's a very common chain of thinking for people with poor Critical Thinking Skills.

[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Jesus H Christ

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

A single juror can result in a hung jury.

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A hung jury is no verdict at all. Its just means another trial with a new jury until a verdict is reached.

Luigi will be paraded in his jumpsuit until he is formally jailed or dies. Anything else requires everybody to agree on Not Guilty, and that's astronomically unlikely given the volume of lobbying against him.

Whether or not he did it isn't even relevant anymore. It's whether the common folk of a jury think he did, and both supporters and detractors of 'The Adjustor' consider that to be Luigi. His identity is so entangled in the public consciousness that the only way out is nullification, and prosecution is unlikely to allow such a jury to form.

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[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 140 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The world needs many more Luigi’s.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Luigi Mansionione

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"be the change you want to see in the world"

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 118 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 101 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a cost many of us are willing to pay, they are killing us anyways, only slowly.

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[–] theLetterJ@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The NYP article was published December 19th, 2024, if anyone was wondering.

Also if anyone was wondering, here's page 1 of a list of NYP headlines regarding this guy. You might agree they've made up their mind on the matter, and maybe also that there are better and less fascist places to pick up gossip if the need arises.

Bryan Kohberger, Luigi Mangione may share same rare neurological condition: What to know

LA rioters join the Democrats' pantheon of honored criminals

Fellow jailbird dishes on Luigi Mangione's job, daily routine and demeanor inside Brooklyn jail

Liberals turn killers, racists, and haters into martyrs

UnitedHealthcare accuses the Guardian of trying to 'capitalize' on CEO's killing: defamation lawsuit

Luigi Mangione's 'manifesto' reveals reason for targeting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, failed plot for mass casualty event: court docs

'Model prisoner' Luigi Mangione whines about wearing handcuffs, bulletproof vest — makes request to judge

The Post honored by NY Press Club for coverage of Luigi Mangione, assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The left's assassination fixation only further normalizes political violence

Accused DC Jewish museum terrorist Elias Rodriguez reportedly posted 'death to America,' praised Luigi Mangione in unhinged posts

UnitedHealth stock drops 17% after report it is being probed by DOJ for alleged Medicare fraud

Crowdfunding alleged cold-blooded killers and racists — this is no way to fight a culture war

Luigi Mangione gets killer 27th birthday present as defense fund tops $1M

The 'Luigi effect' that has C-suite executives on edge across the country

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search is scheduled, appears in court for a hearing, Feb. 21, 2025, in New York.

Luigi Mangione wants state murder case dropped, arguing double jeopardy in UnitedHealthcare killing

‘Delulu for Lulu’ Mangione fans swarm court | Reporter Replay Luigi Mangione musical celebrating accused killer's 'pearly white' teeth and 'folk hero status' set for California stage billy-anna-luigi

Ex Fyre Fest designer says fraudster Billy McFarland, Anna Delvey, Luigi Mangione have one thing in common Kirsten Fleming

Inside the circus at Luigi Mangione's court hearing — where supporters want to be heard, but not seen

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