The fan mail for the murder suspect doesn’t appeared to have slowed in the two months since his arrest

Summary

Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has asked his supporters to limit the number of photos they send him to 5 at a time due to overwhelming volume and screening delays.

Charged with murder, he has pleaded not guilty. Mangione’s case sparked debate about healthcare, with supporters sending fan mail and donations.

His legal defense fund has raised over $615,000. He expressed gratitude for the letters, acknowledging support across “political, racial, and even class divisions.”

Mangione also faces federal and Pennsylvania charges. His attorney argues he’s being treated differently, held in federal custody.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    491·
    16 hours ago

    For sure.

    I’d say like a 95% chance they OJ this and fuck it up.

    Our justice system isn’t used to doing things the right way, they’re used to people taking plea deals.

    So in high profile cases with pressure to solve, they’re sloppy. They rush and use illegal means before a plausible way to have solved it can show up.

    Tainted evidence taints everything that comes out from it, it’s a poison tree and none of the fruits are admissible evidence because of that.

    The really huge part is when it starts going trump won’t be able to ignore it being a bigger media story, he’s going to weigh in, and he’ll either piss off a lot of regular people, or a bunch of billionaires.

    • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
      32·
      16 hours ago

      My pessimistic side tells me that the judges see themselves as the same class as the CEOs. They can “overlook” a lot of problems with a case if they choose.

      • chingadera@lemmy.world
        131·
        15 hours ago

        They’ve been holding a system up that fucks us everyday for centuries, they will continue to do it.