Summary
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is set to appear in a New York courtroom Friday for a hearing on evidence exchange and a potential trial date.
He faces state murder charges with a terrorism enhancement, carrying a life sentence without parole.
Mangione also faces federal charges, including one with a potential death penalty, and separate charges in Pennsylvania. His defense claims political bias in the case.
In a statement, Mangione thanked supporters for their letters from across the country and the world.
He outright murdered a man, nothing to protest.
A whole lot to protest, actually.
He ALLEGEDLY killed a man. Not been proven in court yet, and he is claiming that he’s being framed.
Also even if it’s true, terrorism charges are wildly inappropriate, and are being used here as a threat.
Then there’s the matter of him being paraded around with a dozen armed guards, a clear violation of international law which guarantees the dignity of prisoners.
Finally, even if he deliberately murdered the CEO of a large healthcare provider, and deserves jail time, etc., there is still the fact that said CEO was complicit in the deaths of hundreds of patients that had claims denied, for the sake of endless profiteering.
So, yeah. Protest.
If he is the murderer, which hasn’t been proven, he has a kill count of one. The murderer he allegedly killed was responsible for thousands of deaths.
He did nothing wrong
That may be, but he did something illegal.
Then we are there to protest the law
Oh gosh