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[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

There’s a guy who killed 23 people in a Walmart in El Passo in 2022. Got charged with hate crimes on account of…he’s openly racist and said that’s why he did it.

That guy just got a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

Nobody should identify the criminal justice system in America as anything else but a mechanism for protecting the rich.

[–] KarlHungus42@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

Seems very short-sighted on their part. They’ve made the penalty for taking out 1 the same as taking out 100. They’ve also highlighted the disparity between punishments for crimes against average people vs the rich and powerful.

[–] Mavytan@feddit.nl 19 points 13 hours ago

They wanna make martyrs now?

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 30 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

They can’t even prove he did it

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Nobody did it, the guys head just did that.

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Exactly, he had spontaneous lead spawn pop up inside him. Happens every day to assholes

[–] lumony@lemmings.world 6 points 5 hours ago

"Based on the evidence, I do not believe the accused is guilty."

That's all that needs to be said.

[–] wolfeh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 75 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

New idea for a ~~band name~~ law firm name:

23andPlea

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Must be 23 peasant than one ceo.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 63 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This administration is too stupid to realize they’re sitting on a powder keg? By all means light the match…..let’s see what happens

[–] lumony@lemmings.world 7 points 5 hours ago

Incels should honestly be targeting country clubs instead of elementary schools.

The ruling class plays a much bigger role in why they're incels than school students do.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 27 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

My current tinfoil-hat conspiracy theory is that’s exactly what they’re banking on. They’ll draw the trial out until right before the midterm election… Then Trump will use the resulting riots to declare martial law and cancel the upcoming midterms, so he doesn’t lose control of congress. After he has cancelled the election, he’ll make a final push to clean house, and will start ousting liberal congress members by accusing them of being riot conspirators.

The Mangione Riots will be Trump’s Reichstag Fire.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Not if y'all aren't bitches about it.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

It’s not that far fetched.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 154 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But what if he runs for office? Then he can't be convicted, right?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 day ago

Lol imagine thinking these freaks give a fuck about being hypocrites.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago

Start the campaign now for President in 2256. Wouldn't want the judges to look politically biased, they'll have to hold off on sentencing until after the election.

[–] PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world 209 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Bizzare. Americans are seriously crazy. It's a monarchy really, it's so in your face, like a bad comedy.

[–] lumony@lemmings.world 1 points 5 hours ago

It’s a monarchy really

All nations are, when you get down to it.

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 19 points 1 day ago

It’s a monarchy really

Yes, this is actually a much more helpful way to think about Trump's approach to presidency. Here is Dr David Smith from the United States Studies Centre explaining this in a recent episode of PEP (excellent in-depth American politics podcast from Australia).

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[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 66 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Evidently Pam Bondi has financial lobbyist interests for the GEO group. They own a bunch of private prisons and mental health facilities.

I wonder if we could get creative to bring down the profits of this group in retaliation of her idiotic direction.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEO_Group

[–] obstructiveThoughts@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That's fucked up that a prosecutor has lobbyist interests in private prisons.

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

She’s an evil, soulless vessel of meat

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 119 points 2 days ago (10 children)
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[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 89 points 1 day ago (7 children)

You want martyrs?? 'Cause that's how you get martyrs!

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 128 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Maybe we should put the prosecutors to death instead.

[–] lumony@lemmings.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Best way to honor Luigi would be to keep killing rich people.

It needs to become a tiktok trend.

[–] O_R_I_O_N@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Storm the Bastille

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 119 points 2 days ago (22 children)

Obligatory, I do not condone violence per lemmys rules, or whatever.

Agreed. This might be the only method to save us. Rule of law doesn't work, we are owned by the billionaire class. Bring out the guillotines for these bootlickers. Might be the only way we get free.

Free Luigi.

Fuck this aryan Pam bondi cunt and these prosecutors.

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[–] Ksin@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That's seems pretty damn ballsy of them since unless they are extremely confident in the jury selection it's practically guaranteed to result in a hung jury if they know that finding him guilty will result in the most severe verdict.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago

Yeah there's no better reason to use jury nullification than when government wants to kill a guy for political reasons.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago

I’m sure that will be as corrupt as everything else this administration touches

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[–] radiohead37@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would love to be a juror in this case.

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