Prosecutors say Luigi Mangione is inspiring others to violence

"Prosecutors say Charles Manson is inspiring others to violence" was never a thing even though it was probably easier to support because they had a solid case with real evidence to put Charles Manson in the slammer.

This fishing trip about character looks weak

Prosecutors say a lot of bullshit things to sway opinions. Show me the facts?!

I think homicidal CEOs with zero negative consequences are inspiring people to violence. If there's never any justice for a class of criminal, someone they've harmed will eventually try to balance the scales

Shareholder violence is inspiring self defense

Luigi is a symptom of an unjust system and it has nothing to do with him. Quite frankly, if he didn't do it, someone else eventually would have. All the ingredients were there, and are still there for this kind of thing to keep happening.

I'm shocked it took this long.

Good

Good but "where and when?"

How dare a figure who the rabble resonate with have any influence!

Never once I've seen this argument being used in trials for school shooters

Capitalism is inspiring people to violence.

Inspiring others to resist.

Wrong. CEOs are inspiring others to commit violence.

It sure seems to be a CEO thing.
I can for sure say I feel inspired to commit violence by such behaviour:
https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/sports/grown-man-blasted-for-snatching-kamil-majchrzaks-hat-from-kid/
- Am I missing something? This is a random guy who was an asshole and stole a hat from a kid who received it from tennis player Kamil Majchrzaks.
  I thought it was going to reveal that the douchebag was a CEO like the Coldplay affair couple.

I think its the oligarchs doing that...

Yep, it's this one dude who's inspiring the besieged middle class into increasing action over time, and it's totally not the entire systemically rotten core of big corporate America.

You absolutely nailed it NBC, spot on.

Pushing for the death penalty while simultaneously claiming he's "inspiring others to violence" certainly is a choice. Oblivious to the high likelihood only making him a martyr to a lot of people. A good reminder of just how utterly unimpressive our ~~elites~~ rulers are.

Prosecutor: We believe the defendant is inspiring others to violence.
Judge: That is a serious allegation. You must be able to provide at least one example.
Prosecutor: Of course your honor. We feel inspired to kill the defendant and will be seeking the death penalty in this case.
- I read the prosecutor lines in the voice of Blue Haired Lawyer
Oh they are 100% going to find a reason to kill Luigi. The trial will be for show. They are probably talking to Hollywood directors right now trying to figure out how the trial should look.
also labeling as a terrorist, even if they arnt going to charge him as such. they are trying to overcharge to see what sticks , its a common tactic .

Cool

Now stop trying to prosecute a guy who I’m pretty convinced isn’t actually the guy who did the thing

Cops couldn’t afford to look incompetent. So they did the usual thing and picked a convenient sap to pin it on.
- Honestly, the best argument for his guilt is that he seems a rather inconvenient sap. He has rich parents who can help him pay for representation, he's charismatic and attractive, and he's overall a pretty sympathetic figure. Pinning it on some poor, crude guy seems easier.
  The eyebrows and the world's most suspicious manifesto are definitely not compelling, though.
"b-but He WaS NeRvOUs DuRiNg QuEsTiOnInG!!!111"

Not enough...

Irrelevant...? How is that his problem or his fault? Incitement has to be willful, intentional, or at least grossly negligent for you to be culpable in it. And how does that contribute to proving his guilt in the first place?

No, the health insurance industry is doing that all on its own.

Great!

Counterpoint: unfair company practices are inspiring others to violence.

Luigi saves lives.

The state is clearly trying to kill a religious figure. I thought this was America and that sort of thing was frowned on.
Where can I see this work of art
- Your local comicon.

No - a corrupt and malevolent system that provides grotesque and entirely undeserved privilege for a sociopathic few at the expense of the many is inspiring violence.

Can these fake news stop making him so cool? I love him already alright?

Where is the problem with that? Not enough Luigis?

Insurance companies purposefully putting bureaucratic delays and hurdles in the way of their dying customers getting life-saving treatments in order to generate record profits, essentially letting their customers die to avoid paying for their treatment, is what has, and will normalize violent acts.

That’s the hope, yes.

If only...

Well, there are lots of people with terminal diagnoses, thanks in part to the US health care system.

lol one can only hope

One can only keep hoping so...

Good. Excellent.

Don't know what you said but censorship here, is most likely a badge of honor.
- Lol, no censorship in this case; edited my comment but wasn't quick enough to avoid the edited label, so I just deleted. Didn't realise it would still show up like this even without any replies.