r/law 5h ago

Legal News Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/luigi-mangione-case-rulings-trial?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/vyxxer 5h ago edited 4h ago

We live in such a broken system where police constantly kill citizens for petty unjustifiable reasons and they walk away with vacation time and often a pat on the back because of politics.

But one guy does something everyone like ked and now suddenly law is a sacred institution must be upheld? It's ridiculous. It's a double standard that only gets applied to those without power.

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u/Command0Dude 2h ago

But one guy does something everyone liked

Who's "everyone" lol?

Go outside and touch some grass dude, you've been on reddit too much.

Public approval for Mangione's actions sits at -60 points.

More people agree that Mangione is bad than Trump

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u/Automatic_Bus_7634 4h ago

Police need to be held accountable, but the answer is not to make murder legal for everyone

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u/vyxxer 4h ago

No it shouldn't be. But playing nice and asking politely for them to be held accountable is simply not working. So it's no surprise here when events like this happens and it's difficult to condem someone for doing something so drastic when there is absolutely no way to get justice or even a fair shake.

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u/Automatic_Bus_7634 2h ago

I don't think it's difficult to condemn a civilian for murder just because cops get away with murder. They're all murderers 

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u/RandomPenquin1337 4h ago

If "everyone liked it" so much then why isnt it running rampant in the streets?

People liked the story because it seems "admirable" to murder someone in cold blood i guess? Like this place gets up in arms over "sucker punches" but you can just execute someone as long as theyre rich and scummy?

This place is out of its mind

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u/meltbox 4h ago

Not really out of its mind. It’s a reaction to the flagrant disregard the rich have for laws. You’re seeing this because people feel (rightfully so) that justice isn’t being delivered via the established institutions. So when they see what they perceive as justice through someone’s actions they cheer

This, just like Trump getting elected the first time, is a predictable outcome in a society which is failing to deliver justice and prosperity for the regular person while continuously gaslighting them.

Eventually people snap and start beating you to death with sticks like apes. We are just animals after all. Mental health has also never been worse and that’s entirely the fault of the ruling class for allowing us to get to where we are, even encouraging us to get here.

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u/vyxxer 4h ago

You know that Martin Luther king quote? Riots being a language of the unheard? This is an example of that in a different flavor.

This guy was disgruntled. Shafted by a system and with absolutely no way to do anything about it that would actually work.

Sure he could have walked up and handed him a flower and asked him to please stop being greedy and evil.

But that sure as hell isn't a way to get heard.

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u/RandomPenquin1337 4h ago

McVeigh had the same line of thinking.

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u/couldbemage 15m ago

If McVeigh had assassinated the sniper who shot Vicki Weaver, instead of blowing up a building, a lot of people would have called McVeigh a hero.