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[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 10 points 21 hours ago

I am now imagining that the trial starts... The jury walks in... Each and every one in that same sweater...

I bet the entire court will start sweating bullets 😂

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I am legitimately shocked they're gonna let him go to court. The risk of jury nullification is too high, and people are ready to give him romantic power. If he ended up dead in his cell from a toilet paper noose, that would be a warning to the plebes to get back in line.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

You mean when that happens. It's only a matter of time, unfortunately.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 23 hours ago

that would be a warning to the plebes to ~~get back in line.~~ bloody their guillotines.

FTFY. He won't get so much as a hangnail awaiting trial.

[–] JustAnIdiotPlsIgnore@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What? You're shocked they gave him due process? What was the other option?

Oh I see, are you saying they should have killed him in jail or something?

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 2 points 14 hours ago

Are you saying that won't happen mysteriously in a few years time?

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

There is no way in hell it gets nullified

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago

No. But there's a non-zero chance greater than OJ Simpson had.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 67 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

“They are literally treating him like he is some sort of political fodder, like some sort of spectacle,” Agnifilo said. “He was on display for everyone to see in the biggest stage perp walk I’ve ever seen in my career, it was absolutely unnecessary. He’s been cooperative with law enforcement... There was no reason for the NYPD and everybody to have these big assault rifles.”

“It was perfectly choreographed, and what was the New York City Mayor doing at this press conference, your honor? That just made it utterly political,” she continued.

His lawyer seems to not be afraid to pull any punches, I like her.

[–] Ghost33313@beehaw.org 9 points 1 day ago

She's far from unknown. She was high up in NYC for a while second to the ag. You can find videos of her on the midas touch network on YouTube.

[–] Magnus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Capitalism working as intended.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Intended is the next part where they roll out a premium line called LM

[–] Magnus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then the scam cryptocurrency hits, what am I saying? that's probably already happened.

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[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 153 points 2 days ago (14 children)

Jesus christ guys, does it get more vapid than consumerism as revolt?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 61 points 2 days ago (21 children)

People are conditioned to their environment. It's like the far right assholes who hate the system but don't understand that the real enemy is the rich and instead think we need to attack government. Yes, that's bad too, but class warfare is the real answer while they suck off Musk for his "epic posts."

I'm relieved that some amount of awareness is blooming. We can hope that it continues to develop.

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[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is a disaster for the CEOs. Homeboy is going to get ended if the jury finds him not guilty.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (20 children)

Find him not guilty, the world celebrates the jury that spared Luigi and he goes onto become a hero.

Find him guilty, the world shames the judge that killed Luigi and he goes onto become a martyr.

There's no winning for the corporate elite here

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

unfortunately there always is, and it's almost always the same. wait for it to die down.

[–] thax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Time, bread, and circuses. But, we may soon run low on bread.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

The darker part of my psyche is a little giddy at the idea of CEOs shitting their boots cause there's a man on the loose in the world who is willing and able to murder them and that no one will ever convict him.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The civil suits will destroy him even if he's found not guilty. He doesn't win either way either.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Oh I could easily see him winning the Criminal Case and losing a Civil.

They'd probably not even care during the Civil Case if he killed Brian or not, they'd just talk about how "Because the news cycle about Louie G over here we lost stonks."

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[–] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 68 points 2 days ago (5 children)

How do people even find out this stuff? Is there a reddit post saying I FOUND HIS SWEATER or something? Same with the backpack.

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[–] JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 59 points 2 days ago (21 children)

Here I am wondering how people afford to shop at Nordstrom while also being annoyed by the consumerism bullshit that is a blight on us all.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 22 hours ago

We don't have to solve every problem at all times. We are certainly allowed to narrow our focus here, from "everything that has ever sucked" to "enact universal healthcare now".

Let's keep our eyes on that ball.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Typical capitalist tactic cashing in

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We just need to convince these companies that murdering a horrible CEO is the best way to advertise!

[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 1 points 22 hours ago

Bye bye AI CEOs.

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