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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 70 points 1 month ago

The only people that are a threat to Luigi's life is the state...

The shackles and vest are to make it look like he's dangerous and that normal people want to kill him for his alleged actions.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 69 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everyone knows this is theater.

Billionaires won't kill him before the trial, they'll wait to see if he gets a death sentence.

To everyone else, he's a hero.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well yeah he doesn't need a bulletproof vest, what pro health insurance extremists are out there wanting to kill him?

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The same people who were pro-Boeing when their planes kept dropping from the sky.

[–] DragonSidedD@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

And people detached from reality.

If you acquire Messiah status, you may expect someone from outside the reality-based community to think killing you is somehow The Right Thing To Do.

[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

heroes dont need shackles or vests. who is gunna kill him?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 month ago

The five oh

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The government will do their best to label him as a terrorist who deserves nothing short of death for his alleged crime.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I remain unconvinced they even found the guy who did it

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 weeks ago

Exactly. Luigi and Thompson's killer are two people.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

He does need a cape tho.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He needs a snorkel from all the pussy and dick he's going to drown in.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

It’ll start condensing on the ceiling and falling directly on him

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

But it's important that we all know that killing wealthy, powerful people is extra bad.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 weeks ago

In response, the judge ordered Mangione's lawyers to be cuffed and gagged.