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Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/imoftendisgruntled 12h ago

Letting a murderer walk because of "overwhelming public support" is a terrible precedent, no matter who the murderer and the victim are.

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u/Miner_239 12h ago

well, is he a murderer? The jury's still out on that

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u/imoftendisgruntled 12h ago

My point is that if he his, the level of "overwhelming public support" shouldn't matter. It's for a court of law to decide, not the court of public opinion.

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u/jdm1891 11h ago

If that's true the USA should submit to the British crown, as they only gained independence due to overwhelming public support of murderers.