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Luigi Mangione

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 95 points 3 days ago (5 children)

However, Carro ruled that a second search of the backpack at a police station was lawful and that items recovered then -- including a gun, silencer, USB drive and red notebook -- ​would be admissible.

Since the police said they stopped violating his rights partway through an illegal search then the rest of the stuff still counts apparently.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 59 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The items they probably put in there during the illegal search.... facepalm

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

plus the backpack after the fact is suspicious in itself. i wonder if they use surveillance AI/palantir to track him, some people illuded to them doing so.(how else was he found so fast, and that mysterious mcdonalds call.

To date, all we know is Luigi is the person who got arrested, but there's nothing beyond the tampered evidence to suggest that he's the same person who killed the mass-murdering CEO.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

eluded* 🙇🏼‍♂️🖖🏼

[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Don't even need AI/palantir to arrest a rando actor. They hired him to be there. So of course they know where exactly to find him.

There really is no other explanation.

Imagine if you are the production company, keep in mind protest actors are routinely hired, and the cops STILL find a way to mess this up! it's like the female officer was given a different script than everyone else.

yeah yeah it's a bomb duh! Oh look a zipper lets pull it. In case anyone needs to know in the future how to design a trigger.

Oh wow this guy is handsome lets look dig thru the bomb bag for his wallet and look for his id and see if he was cuter when he was younger. DUH!

I'm feeling scared just walking thru what that lady was doing.

graduated from clownworld to Twilight zone.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree

This honestly feels like they're deliberately giving ammo to the defense team.

...well, assuming there's any intention to actually adhere to the law, which isn't the safest of assumptions nowadays.

[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

The cops are more of a troop of clowns than the US govt announcements during Iran war. That is overachieving.

The judge should not be trying to salvage a case based on an obvious and undeniable illegal search. That just makes that judge look like from a foreign country. He's really digging deep trying to keep this going.

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

This sort of shit is why people continue to lose faith in the courts. The legal world chodes can blame politics all they want, but it all comes back to courts screwing over normal people to back up corrupt cops and prosecutors.

The courts err on the side of giving themselves and the government more power at the expense of our rights. They've earned our distrust.

They've completely eviscerated the spirit of the 4th amendment.

Behold! My field, barren of fucks, faith, xor forgiveness. Look to my neighbors' lands, and see it is the same.

Fellow poors, we're not as different as They need us to believe. ✊🏼

[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The prosecutor is the only group that has not done anything wrong, besides being thrown a shit sandwich. i'm not seeing prosecutor misconduct and would be very open to hearing more about that and supported by the published documents.

The issue is cops clearly making a mess of a very high profile case. Then the warrant rubber stamper and the trial judge both having delusions.

No jury can possibly take this case seriously. NY should throw in the towel. The warrant judge is not a warrant judge. Just another rando.

The prosecution is complicit. 🖕🏼

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[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm surprised this was allowed at all. The chain of custody on that evidence is incredibly suspect.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

they do want to show the rich, they shouldnt be afraid, its more setting an example.

[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

the rich, at this point, are even more concerned than the plebs that illegal search and seizure is impermissible in court.

[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

This gives a clear reason to appeal, but the actual trial is going to be so embarrassing, doubt the legal system can survive such scrutiny.

Really can't determine which country Pennsylvania belongs from the actions of the people they've placed in positions of authority.

[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Clear case of subsequent searches based on the fruit of the poisoned tree. The only evidence is that backpack.

The forum is clearly NY law would apply, but the judge is trying hard to ignore the initial clearly illegal search. And give the officers every chance to continue doing whatever they'd like to do as long as it seems structured/organized.

The three or eight officers. Both situations, a reasonable person, would assume they are not free to leave. Those three officers would love to see you try!

These officers also broke down a detained suspect by never stop talking at him. And we asking investigative questions and not having a casual unrelated conversation. The rando dude at a McDonalds was being tossed around by the equivalent of a rape gang. There was clear intimidation to elicit continuous conversation after the rando dude said he'd like to remain silent and was not given any chance to do so.

But the biggest question i have is what is the purpose of the Pennsylvania judge approving the search warrant after it's clear as day an illegal search has occurred and the warrant is based on that evidence and only that evidence?!

The political activists pretending to be judges cannot save this case. Any reasonable jury would toss it based on the initial illegal search. At what point were they ever going to be serious about obtaining a search warrant? Really not convinced that is really any concern that Pennsylvania cares about.

The chain of custody is also all over the place. Any jury, in this era, will be hyper aware of chain of custody issues after all the voting machine issues during the last presidential election.

This case is doomed. All they had to do is kick everyone out of that McDonalds, including themselves, and leave the backpack untouched in the McDonalds but in their line of sight. And get that warrant. Especially if they want to be taken seriously that their excuse. There is always an excuse. But their actions and their excuse proves they are a gang, not a law enforcement agency.

Even with body cameras they still manage to mess this situation up .... badly.

Impressive.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 15 points 3 days ago

Accused works too. Just because they're accusing him don't mean he did it.

[–] spacesatan@lazysoci.al 7 points 3 days ago

that's what it says

[–] Ashrakal@lemmy.ml 47 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The evidence could be illegally planted, so that entire backpack is a fishy business, because the police officers turned their cameras off for some reason.

[–] Rainbowblite@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How did they miss a handgun on the first search? That was the thing they most wanted to find. It just seems impossibly sloppy, or there was no handgun to begin with.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Ding ding ding.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Maybe they all went into the bathroom together all at once? Sometimes a man or group of men just need a handjob. If they want to collectively admit that they messed up evidence collection so they could do a circle jerk, I'll allow it. Otherwise its pretty obviously evidence tampering, which is a crime.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

it gets messy in there.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Either Reuters they changed the title, or this was editorialized? Some was tossed, but not all.

Current Title: Judge denies accused CEO killer Mangione's bid to toss gun, notebook evidence

Carro suppressed some evidence found in Mangione's backpack during his arrest in Pennsylvania, ruling police unlawfully searched the bag without a warrant. That evidence included a loaded handgun magazine, cell phone and computer chip.

The judge nevertheless approved a second search of the backpack at a ​police station, and said items recovered there are admissible. Those items included a gun that prosecutors say matches the murder weapon and the ​notebook with writings about wanting to "wack" an insurance executive.

[–] christian@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The judge nevertheless approved a second search of the backpack at a ​police station, and said items recovered there are admissible.

God imagine how much time it must save judges when the police do an illegal search first every time and only ask for a warrant after they know without a doubt it will get evidence.

[–] El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

Couldn't possibly be because they put it there during the first search that they didn't have a warrant for, and while their bodycams were conveniently turned off.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They changed the title. I always copy and paste the exact title instead of letting it auto fill

They really should update the story to indicate the title was changed when they do that, super lame of them.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Freaking lmao. I hope Brian Thompson is looking up and realizing how much of a piece of shit he was in life

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 3 points 3 days ago

Hope he's enjoying that lava sauna

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

even so much, that his wife wanted nothing to do with him, they were estranged by the time of the "alleged shooting", plus she must be elated since she wont have a messy divorce battle.

I wonder what the difference is between their likely divorce award and a "wrongful" death spousal award. 🤫

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

It really is great when the incompetence of law enforcement is beneficial to the community.

[–] corbindallas@fedinsfw.app 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

Quoth the raven, "404".

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Huge fucking win. I was assuming the worst that they'd allow the illegal search as evidence.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Not that huge. Only some of it is disallowed. The gun and journal are still allowed.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Still bullshit, they shouldn't allow anything found in the bag because they arrested him based on that illegal search, but this is still a big win. It omits large amounts of evidence.

[–] teft@piefed.social 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Especially since that whole "fruit of the poisoned tree" thing should mean everything that led from the illegal search should be thrown out.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Haha, if only that were regularly applied.

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[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Any reasonable jury will disagree. Not even actors would agree to be the jury that would rule in the gov'ts favor.

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