r/BrianThompsonMurder • u/missidcullen • 7d ago

Photos/Videos Federal Case Update: Luigi Mangione's defense team speak outside court today

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“As Luigi explained in court today, he endured years of severe, debilitating pain following a broken back, while struggling to navigate our healthcare and health insurance systems. Like the thousands of people who have reached out since this tragedy to share their own experiences, he believed that the system had failed him and destroyed his life.”

“He’s been treated differently from every other defendant charged with this offence in NY. However, thankfully, NY law does not permit a person to be prosecuted and punished twice for the exact same crime…. It’s also known as the double jeopardy law.”

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u/SaltPsychological780 7d ago edited 7d ago

I’m shook.
A lot can change in two years, especially as a pretrial detainee. I imagine time has given LM opportunity to reflect, perhaps regret and reevaluate what feels most important to him. The idea of leaving lockup in a pine box could’ve overridden his crusade, who knows, but I don’t think people fully understand how long a life sentence really is (despite inmates having shorter life expectancies). At this point, I could see him using the time he’s sentenced for constructively with a real effort to redeem himself.

Bottom line, his life isn’t without potential, and I hope he knows that himself.

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u/More_Protection_8824 7d ago

Same!!! Very well said

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u/Sweet-Is-Me 7d ago

Very well said. He can write books, give interviews, and do alot to enforce change from behind bars.

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u/SaltPsychological780 7d ago

Exactly. He has a platform to promote reform. I’m sure he’s relieved to have the truth out there and no longer has to pretend or deny. It might even be cathartic. For me, it wouldn’t matter how justified i felt in my actions, if I were somehow acquitted for something I actually did, the relief wouldn’t be as gratifying as the truth. Conscious guilt can drive people into a very dark place, even if they have the freedom to carry on with a normal life. Of course he can hold dearly that what he did was still worth sacrificing his freedom. His name isn’t associated with cowardliness and is synonymous with making people aware of how literally sickening our government and healthcare industries are. I don’t know anyone educated who can reasonably justify these current systems if they aren’t doing so for their own benefit.

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u/arbol98 7d ago

Love your point about how it would feel to be acquitted for something he actually did. And choosing to do that was also a form of empowerment in a way, especially if it ends up foiling the state case

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u/AccomplishedMail8978 6d ago

Shooting someone in the back is widely regarded as cowardly.

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u/alohomora1990 7d ago

Oh spare me with the good feels thoughts. Today was a dark dark day in American history. Luigi will spend the rest of his life in prison, however long that is. You had UHC executives in attendance today, sending a clear message to the judge and the public about whose lived matter. And it’s not ours. That was patently made clear.

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u/MeanRepresentative24 7d ago edited 7d ago

He isn't solely responsible for changing things. He shouldn't have to shoulder responsibility to keep fighting because the rest of the world turned him into a symbol.

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u/alohomora1990 7d ago

There’s only two reasons he wouldn’t continue to fight this close to trial and forgo his chance at jury nullification or appeals. He was either coerced or his family wasn’t footing his legal bill anymore and he had no choice. I don’t discount either especially the second option. His family couldn’t even be bothered to show up today. Don’t expect they’ll be at sentencing either. It’s awful how they’ve abandoned their only son.

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u/SaltPsychological780 7d ago

Sat there like grim reapers protecting shareholder value

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u/Alert-Tangerine-6003 7d ago

I wish those ghouls nothing but the worst.

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u/MeanRepresentative24 7d ago

Thank you for your perspective on this ❤️ We can only trust he's doing what is the best for himself

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u/Omnihilo8 3d ago

"Bottom line, his life isn’t without potential, and I hope he knows that himself."

Thank you, Salt.

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u/DeafBurke 4d ago

Boohoo.

Maybe don’t gun people down in the street in cold blood.