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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Why would the hitman engrave the bullets? If they're picking a plausible scapegoat with severe medical issues, then why one that's young rich and handsome?

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 36 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

to make it look like an ideological hit job.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

But then why one that's young rich and handsome?

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

But why male models?

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 15 points 10 hours ago

The police chose the actual suspect. not whoever planned the hit

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

because mcdonald’s called and said “there’s a homeless guy here that looks like the assassin”.

if you distribute a wanted picture like that, i’m sure there will be tons of false identification…

more importantly, in a court of law, illegal searches matter… whether or not @explodicle@sh.itjust.works thinks he’s probably guilty or not.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Oh I think he's definitely not guilty. I'm just not sure if he did it.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 hours ago

sounds like reasonable doubt to me

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 hours ago

Man, I never said the theory was....dare I say.... bulletproof? 🤓

Buuuuuut....if all the evidence was planted? Look, the "manifesto", the engraved bullets, the whole thing is a cop's wet dream. I'm willing to believe Luigi is in fact the triggerman, willing to believe that he's unhinged enough to have toted all that about with him. You gotta think though....the NYPD were frothing, Altoona PD are under staffed, under paid. Not outside the realm of possibility it's a frame job.

Just a tinfoil hat theory that I thought was...fun? Not really the best word for it, but fits well enough.