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Title. It seems like the police just chose a random person to have someone to prosecute.

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[–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago

Officially speaking? That gun shot itself. Luigi seems completely innocent.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

No, not since the day he was arrested. His eyebrows aren't even close to the guy in a mask pictured the day of the shooting, and one can't grow a unibrow in a couple of days. And that 'manifesto' was obviously BS.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nope.

The video was unclear. Can't make an ID.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yes. 100%

Nullify.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

Yea, I do, but I also support jury nullification.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck no! Clearly a scapegoat

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So the internet has been worshiping a false prophet?

[–] Metju@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Frankly, it doesn't matter. Whether he actually did it or not, he's either a symbol of standing up against rich fucksticks, or a police scapegoat; in any case, the man deserves all the support he can get imo

[–] IcedSeraphine@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Exactly this. What happened was and is a symptom. It doesn’t matter if he did or who it was or anything. It matters that it laid loudly bare how broken the US Healthcare System is.

[–] Hlodwig@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago

And what does it change? Nothing, US citizens are still sitting on their lazy fat ass, doing nothing about it...

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

The NYPD is known for frame jobs

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I mean he's visibly not, but he's hot so I'm cool with seeing pictures of him

The dude who shot the guy and the smiling man from that surveillance footage are visibly two different guys, wearing different clothes, and neither of them has Luigi's stunning eyebrows. They managed to catch him in a nearby mcdonald's, with the murder gun and a manifesto written by ChatGPT in his car. I know when I go out murdering CEOs, I'm always sure to keep the murder gun in my car where police can easily find it days after the murder

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 3 points 1 week ago

Very hot, bonus points if he did shoot the CEO.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

For all I know Brian Thompson killed himself. No need to investigate.

[–] Hlodwig@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Anyone thinking he is have bullshit in his eyes. Pics of the suspect shows a smaller, whiter, different eyelash and eyebrows than Luigi. Pics of the suspect were on the news before they arrested him, so he had plenty of time to find similar (but not identical) clothes and bag to make himself look like the killer. Why he tried to make himself look like he did it? Dont know, for fame or making fun of the police. He maybe thought je wouldnt be charged as he is obviously not the killer? But apparently the US justice is too dumb or too corrupted to see the obvious : its not him.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago
[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

It's either the most obvious frame job ever or he was trying to get caught.

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The US justice system is horseshit with ringworms, but it's the only system we have. Barring obvious misconduct I will respect a jury's decision, guilty or innocent.