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Luigi Mangione makes first public statement since arrest

www.thedailybeast.com Luigi Mangione Makes First Public Statement Since Arrest

Mangione’s legal team has also launched a website that acts as a hub for information relating to their client’s defense.

Summary

Luigi Mangione, charged with the December 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, released his first public statement through a new website launched by his defense team.

He expressed gratitude for widespread support and acknowledged the letters he has received. The website provides case updates and a fundraiser, which has raised over $400,000.

Mangione has gained a following among those frustrated with the U.S. healthcare system. A poll found 41% of voters under 30 viewed the assassination as acceptable.

His next court date is Feb. 21.

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A poll found 41% of voters under 30 viewed the assassination as acceptable.
Crazy how we can see numbers like this and then see other articles saying only "dark corners of the internet" support Luigi.

The statement reads, “I am overwhelmed by—and grateful for—everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support. Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe. While it is impossible for me to reply to most letters, please know that I read every one that I receive. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. I look forward to hearing more in the future.”

People can't just go around killing loved ones...
Except CEOs
- not killing loved ones
  exception is CEOs
  You are repeating yourself

For those who read the summary rather than the article, here is the website that Luigi’s defense team created: www.luigimangioneinfo.com

Still dont get it why he is still charged over somthg he obviously didnt do. Is justice sociale bad in the US, why people dont react. Like O.J. Simpson case but in reverse, everybody knows Luigi is not guilty...
- He has not once said he didn’t do it has he? I think this whole conspiracy theory like most is silly.
  Yeah he did it, that’s why he’s a hero.
- We don't have all the evidence.
  If he checked into the hostel with the same ID that was used to get the bus out of the city and they weren't his identity, then there is the manifesto that may or may not have been planted in the gun that may or may not have been planted. Then there's the manifesto in substack from before the event, well before the event.
  Together that's probably enough for a trial.
- These images could be false leads just as much as Luigi could be a false arrest. People assume these pictures are "the guy" just because they were presented first.
- OK, to play devil's advocate, if it wasn't Luigi in the picture, who was it? For what purpose was Luigi in town? I understand that in the legal system, the defense doesn't need to PROVE who else did it and that they just need to create reasonable doubt... but what's your take?
  
  if it wasn't Luigi in the picture, who was it?
  What are you looking for here? A name? How would we know?
- So he just happened to have a gun on him in Pennsylvania that coincidentally matched the ballistic evidence in Manhattan?
  
  You talk like the police never planted evidence before.
  
  All I know is he was at my place that nice, so couldn't have been him.
  
  Let me see the footage of the arrest. Dept desperate to "get their perpetrator" often do desperate things, can't be having the ruling class be murdered and nobody being punished for it now can we?
  
  Security camera footage that shows where the assassin dumped the gun and backpack, suppress the footage, have chatGPT whip up a manifesto, pin it on some guy with a similar nose.
  Like, seriously, when's the last time you saw a cop outside of a cop T.V. show? Are we still pretending they have the publics best interests at heart?
  
  Just because that's what the police said doesn't make it true. Police are known liars and have been caught countless times arresting the wrong person, planting evidence, and/or lying to get an arrest and make themselves not look as inept as they are.
  The police need to punish someone. If a crime has been committed, that's a bonus. If they are punishing the preparator of the crime, that's a double-bonus. If they can murder you, they get a paid vacation while the union takes care of the paperwork.
- Being the devil's advocate here, but he could have discarded the grey bag and grabbed a black bag with more normal stuff. This image doesn't quite support the statement. There must be other, more powerful evidence of his innocence.
  
  Nah.
  That's not how this shit works homie.
  Luigi doesn't have to prove his innocence, the prosecutor has to prove he's guilty beyond reasonable doubt...
  Like, you're literally completey opposite of reality with your statement. So in a way you couldn't be more wrong
  
  There must be other, more powerful evidence of his innocence.
  That's not how the justice system is supposed to work.
  
  The burden of proof is on the prosecution in America.
  
  Bruh... Its not about the backpack, its not the same face, at all... Eyebrows and color skin are completly different. And on the full body pic of the suspect we Can see the suspect IS way smaller than Luigi...
  
  Look at the jackets. The suspect has a jacket that has a hood made of the same material and appears in this image to be a pullover. Luigi has a hood that is a different material than jacket and appears to be a zip up.
  
  If he’s going to change his backpack, why not change his coat and scarf as well?

I wonder what the options were. I have really complicated feelings about this, ones I could not possibly boil down to simply acceptable or unacceptable. All I can say is that I do not feel bad about the CEO, and I think Mangione is overcharged because the powerful want to make an example of him, a warning to anyone else considering the same.
At the same time, there is a cost to murdering someone. And sometimes, you are okay paying it. Maybe you feel justified, maybe you do not. Maybe a lot of people think you are. But there is still a cost. The lesson to the powerful is simple: never make taking your life worth the price.
- My thoughts: Completely and utterly acceptable without hesitation and the only nuance here is that it's a shame it didn't become a trend. Not that I'd condone violence. I clearly don't, I condemn the violence these rich fucks inflict upon society
  If we had a justice system (one that actually uh, delivered justice), then letting the courts deal with the CEO(s) would be the correct thing to do. We absolutely don't have such honorable courts and have little other recourse except this.
  
  be the change, my friend
  
  I understand it. You're in good company. I just can't be so cavalier about it. If everyone is running around playing Batman, it won't only be criminals who suffer.
- I agree somewhat, that 'an eye for an eye' is just awful. Violence begets violence. However, as the CEO was single-handedly responsible for the deaths of a whole bunch of people, the only way to stop him from doing more harm was to rid the world of him. There's a line, and he crossed it. Society, and our justice system, would never have a trial for him, and would never sentence him for his crimes. Luigi was the one to force him to face judgement for his crimes against humanity, and as such I fully believe he should be set free as a result.
  It's kinda like Trump and Elon in my eyes. These two have done immeasurable harm and our justice system will never hold them accountable. To allow them to live is to allow them to continue perpetuating their crimes. Now, I'm not saying by any means that I would be the one to 'do the deed' as it were, but I sure as hell would look the other way if someone else did.
  
  You make a thoughtful argument. If you haven’t already, I suggest reading up on jury nullification to add even more depth to the situation.
  Murder is wrong, but it doesn’t have to be an endless cycle of violence if the jury agrees that the situation leading up to it was unjust to begin with.
  
  Yeah. I get it. I agree. My comment above is better than approve/disapprove but my feelings probably could extend to a manifesto level. Particularly given the low bar Mangione set for length. It's certainly the case that the system is designed to make some people above the law. And when those people do bad things, your only recourse is to change the system (which could take decades and resources you simply don't have) or go outside the system.
  I guess I'm saying, I think Mangione has to pay a price for what he did—certainly not his life based on similar crimes, but I think it was a based decision.
- I wonder what the options were
  Shaggy defense:
  It wasn't me
  It most likely was him. And the prosecution likely has solid evidence
  It's just they likely didn't get that evidence thru legal means so it won't be admissible.
  Like, at first they said a fast food worker recognized him, then she said she didn't. She said someone walked up to her. Told her it looked like the shooter that has a big reward, and left
  That 100% smells like law enforcement needing a legal way to say he was found when they 100% knew it was him and where he was.
  So you attack the evidence they can share with a jury. Which isn't great.
  You attack all the shitty things the cops did, like tazering him till he pissed his pants and then releasing a cell phone pic to taint the jury pool.
  His family is loaded as fuck, they're gonna be able to afford good lawyers, it's very likely he's not found guilty
  
  I would be okay with that. He is entitled to a vigorous defense, and if it goes the way of OJ, so be it.
  
  Not only is his family wealthy, but his defense attorney in NY was a prosecutor for years and knows all their tricks.
- But there is still a cost.
  Why though? By attaching an inherent moral cost to opposing the status quo you raise the bar necessary for resistance, which only benefits the powerful.
  
  I didn't read it as being necessarily a moral cost; rather, simply acknowledging that there is a cost of some kind, and that a particular person might find that cost worth paying.
  I don't think this raises the bar on resistance. It just clarifies where the bar actually is.

What percent think he did not assasinate him. I assume another 40% or so.

My original comment did not advocate violence. You just want to censor how people really feel on the matter and you're afraid of that. Simple as that.
- Eh, to be fair, I get it after looking through the modlog. The implication that you wish far more people were okay with an assassination and that there is no other recourse is absolutely advocating violence. Now, whether or not it's acceptable to think that way is a whole other topic, but I don't think it's fair to say you weren't at least speaking out in support of violence.

What's his website?
- http://www.luigimangioneinfo.com/

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