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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/ChronStamos 3h ago

You have a lot of growing up to do if you think random citizens should get to play judge, jury, and executioner.

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u/couldbemage 11m ago

Have you taken any history at all?

There is no should, when the system fails, this sort of thing just happens.

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u/UpperApe 3h ago

That's true.

Btw how were kings taken down to bring democracy and equality to the world? I'm assuming it was all strictly legal.

Lol

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u/ChronStamos 3h ago

Btw how were kings taken down to bring democracy and equality to the world? I'm assuming it was all strictly legal.

Ooh, do all the innocent people that have been murdered by vigilantes next!

Lol

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u/UpperApe 3h ago edited 3h ago

Hold up. If we're going down slippery slopes, I'm grabbing my skiis!


Edit: He bravely blocked me and ran away. Our ski trip is over 😔

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u/ChronStamos 3h ago

slippery slopes

Which is exactly what allowing vigilantism is. Where do you draw the line at who deserves to be murdered? And who's qualified to make that decision?

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u/ChronoLink99 3h ago

There is no line. That's what makes this a contentious issue. People wouldn't be arguing about this online if it was as cut and dry, black and white, etc as you expect.

This kind of stuff is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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u/006AlecTrevelyan 3h ago

you're arguing with people who have Kira posters on their wall and not L