Luigi Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork on Friday once again pushing for dismissal of his state-level case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson following his federal guilty plea.
Mangione pleaded guilty on 14 August to federal charges in Thompson’s grisly death outside a Manhattan hotel on 4 December 2024. The shocking plea came less than a month before his state murder and weapons trial, which had been scheduled for 8 September.
Thompson’s death spurred a sprawling search for his killer. The incident simultaneously elicited an onslaught of anger against the for-profit US healthcare industry, which has long been decried for putting their bottom line ahead of patients, to the latter’s detriment.
About an hour after Mangione admitted to two federal stalking charges, his lawyers filed paperwork to dismiss his state case. They have contended that New York state’s double jeopardy laws bar him from being prosecuted by the Manhattan district attorney.
Double-jeopardy protection under the US constitution does not bar state prosecution for the same crimes as a federal case, and vice-versa. However, New York state statute maintains that “a person may not be twice prosecuted for the same offense” and “a person may not be separately prosecuted for two offenses based upon the same act or criminal transaction”.
I think personally that Brian Thompson was asking for it based on the clothing he was wearing at the time, and the demeanor he had. It’s a known fact that when a real masculine alpha male man like Luigi Mangione sees a literal slug in human form slithering around there is an instinctual need to shoot it. So I don’t see why he should have such a promising life ruined over this mans decisions. Like sure, it’s sad and all, and our thoughts go out to his family or whatever, but the more important thing is making sure Luigi can still get a nice paying job. Maybe he could do some community service?
A health insurance executive is a direct threat to my well-being and I have the right to stand my ground.
You are such a brave patriot. Stay strong. He might be unarmed, and you might have a fully automatic shoulder mounted machinegun, but don’t let that fool you, your life is in danger.
The corporate pen this ceo wielded killed 1000s.
The CEO murdered families and children. Don’t be fooled.
I don’t think you got the joke.
I could slip off the curb trying to get away from him, hit my head, and end up with so much debt I kill myself.
Clearly a direct threat.
The pen is mightier than an automatic shoulder mounted machinegun
So, what you’re saying is that we shouldn’t ruin a promising young man’s future for just 20 seconds of action?
That sounds fair.
damn I forgot how bad that line was fine here’s my upvote
Still haunts me to this day someone tried to defend a convicted rapist with that phrase
Sounds like someone didn’t read the fine print in the social contract and is now upset because someone hurt him the way he hurt others. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind, but I’m not a fucking optometrist, so I’m just going to do my best over here to be nice to my fellow humans like I have one of those… what do you call it… what is it again… Oh yeah, a conscience!
Unlike Brian Thompson and his ilk.
Great point.
Yep, if one of my neighbors stole a bike and the other stole a thousand houses, I wouldn’t even talk about the bike guy. Brian Thompson contributed to thousands of deaths; Luigi only one… allegedly. Both are technically in the wrong, but why are we only supposed to be talking about the bike guy?
Our priorities are absurd.