• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    82
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    25 days ago

    There were 24,849 homicides in 2022.

    https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm

    Almost none of them, if any, likely required a nationwide manhunt.

    Not one of them required an escort of 30 police officers plus a helicopter to the courtroom.

    As far as I can tell, none of them were charged with terrorism.

    And now he’s getting as biased a judge as he could possibly get.

    If we’re going to start charging murderers with terrorism, let’s start with the cops.

  • iAvicenna@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    42
    ·
    25 days ago

    you people clearly don’t know what you are talking about. “conflict of interest” only happens if it conflicts the interests of billionaires

  • ceenote@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    42
    ·
    26 days ago

    I would think it might be excusable if this were a straight-up murder charge, which is mostly facts and evidence based. However, if they’re charging him with terrorism, which is much more subjective, doesn’t that make this a serious conflict of interest?

    • x00z@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      19
      ·
      26 days ago

      No. It’s inexcusable. Even if he pooped on her lawn she should have no right to be legally judging him.

  • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    29
    arrow-down
    17
    ·
    edit-2
    26 days ago

    This motherfucker was chosen specifically because of his racist and homophobic bias. Endorsing him is endorsing his prejudices.

    Go on, you pieces or shit. Defend this horrifying bastard. It just places you on the same disgusting level as him.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    26 days ago

    Definitely good reason to get them swapped out for a different judge but are they going to oversee the whole trial or just the pretrial?

    Also, they were an executive at Pfizer, not an insurance firm.

    • Snapz@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      25 days ago

      Yes, you’re right, Pfizer has absolutely no relationship with the insurance companies.

      We’re idiots guys, let’s pack it up and move on!

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      25 days ago

      Maybe this is a good thing? I’m not super familiar with american justice system but isn’t his case is mostly betting on jury acquitting or using jury nullification or at least taking him to strong settlement? Having a judge like this would definitely sway the jury in Luigi’s favor.

  • Snapz@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    24 days ago

    Remember remember!

    The 4th of December

    A CEO dies all alone;

    On the street he was lain,

    cold, pale and in pain,

    thousands of deaths that he own.

    The decisions he’d struck,

    Layers removed from the slaughter,

    Were a shareholder’s treat,

    Your dead mother or daughter.

    Those investors all wait, on that cold winter morn,

    Still unawares of profit potential they’d mourn,

    Poking at hotel breakfast, bored looks on their face

    As was Brian’s when he denied and delayed at great pace

    Endless growth, deposed, on behalf of us all

    Luigi didn’t do it, we were hiking in Nepal.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    24 days ago

    This should be an automatic forced recusal.

    But it wont be, because the billionaires and CEOs are scared, and don’t care about the appearance of propriety. They want Luigi sacrificed on an altar to instill fear and intimidation into those that might follow his example.

  • TipRing@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    26 days ago

    It’s the magistrate judge doing the pretrial hearings, not the trial judge. Not great, but not quite as outrageous.