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[+] 45 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 50 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    At the state level yes. This is for the federal charges.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I love how a ceo dies and its federal charges, but a podcaster dies in front of people and even though he's getting way more support as of yet its not federal

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  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Missing something here. How are the feds prosecuting for murder when murder has always been a state charge? In any case, is this not double jeopardy?

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I think because he fled across state lines. It seems like a stretch to me, but I am not a lawyer.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago*

    Not that much of a stretch. Since a state may refuse to arrest someone who committed a crime in a different state if they are sympathetic to said crime (especially a concern when USA was split between slavery and anti-slavery states), the feds can have jurisdiction in these cases, since otherwise it may involve a dispute between states. It makes at least some sense...

    If you want to see a real stretch (aka completely made up bullshit), look up how feds justify growing marihuana for your own consumption (not sale) somehow involves interstate commerce.

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  • [–] 130 points 1 year ago (22 children)

    I think Luigi needs to do more speaking out. He needs to run for office once he's acquitted.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Is there a law against running for office while imprisoned?

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  • [+] -20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

    Why would he be acquited?

    Edit: when a question gets downvoted you just might be too emotionally fragile to be online

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (6 children)
  • [+] -15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    This is always a wild one to me, he did it and hes a hero for it, stop erasing his badass act. It’s such a fringe conspiracy that not even Luigi has endorsed it

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Allegedly..he hasn't admitted to anything afaik.. and as far as I've seen the evidence is flimsy ..why would he escape and then hang out in a fast food restaurant with the disposable murder weapon?

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  • [+] 13 points 1 year ago* (3 children)
  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Why would he be acquited?

    I up voted because who the fuck would assume any practical result where USA is concerned.

    It's naive to think that Luigi has any future in a fascist country.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    To answer your question in a non facetious way, there's a phenomenon called the csi effect. Essentially, juries expect csi levels of ironclad proof that tends to make it much harder than expected to convict.

    Combined with the high profile and over politicisation and publication of the case, i see it damn near impossible fornthem to find 12 jurists who will unanimously find not only enough evidence, but not have a refuser based on sociopolitical contexts- much like how OJ walked on the LAPD's corruption.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It is banned in most countries. Poor man had to be in America.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Would he have had casus belli in a civilized nation?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Certainly not.

    Just like Walter White would have had no reason to sell drugs because he would have gotten his cancer treatment for free.

    America really is just that country.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Has nobody told him the constitution doesn't matter anymore?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Why's he doing the zoolander face though?

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