At this point I just assume the artists are either letting their biases through or are being paid off to either embellish or disfigure the parties in question.
He reminds me of a joke they had running through the Running Man short story by Stephen king. While he was on the Run they portrayed his beautiful wife worse and worse and then they'd at the end made her look like in Neanderthal and then airbrushed breasts onto her photograph
Morally, I guess. Legally, it doesn't matter one zot. It's like marriage and whether or not you love each other: it's socially expected, but legally there's no actual requirement.
Luigi is the victim here. Getting framed like that while I know for a fact that he was an ocean away in Denmark, because he was helping me save soft kitties and puppies in the Danish winter.
That evidence was definitely planted whether he did it or not. And Luigi's attitude really seems like that of someone who takes comfort in knowing the real guy has gotten away for sure.
It does seem overly convenient. After a massive nationwide manhunt, they just happen to find someone who fit the profile, still has the murder weapon, and even happens to have a written manifesto on his person saying why he did it?
Wasn't there a gap in the footage where they could've planted the evidence? I read that somewhere recently. (Honestly asking, this is not a legitimate claim)
The fact that early reports of the murder had the suspect heading towards Central Park, a path full of alleys with dumpsters to dispose of any evidence and a literal park/pond full of places to discard any further evidence. Yet appeared in a whole different state with piles of 'evidence' that anyone with the intelligence to plan such an attack would have long since ditched.
His intelligence may have caused him to have difficulty deciding on how to destroy or ditch the evidence. He would likely be aware that advanced DNA tech can pick up DNA on the firearm if he didn't clean it properly and thoroughly so ditching it could have become something he fixated on doing correctly which basically ended with him not ditching the gun.
Look at it from a different perspective: what wild tasks could you complete in 12 hours if offered >$100,000? What do you think a handful of pros that are also 100% sociopaths that don't care about framing someone who may be innocent? The fact is this happenstance is mild compared to the lengths we've seen in many declassified US reports.
Add in the fact that his bag was alone with one cop for 11 minutes prior to being searched, and it seems particularly fishy. What could have been done to it in that time?
Which he clearly wasn't involved with, since he's been in federal prison this entire time. It's fairly obvious that he was a fall guy who was supposed to get railroaded into a horrible death so the world could see that, while killing other poor people is bad, killing rich people Will Not Be Tolerated.
At the federal level, the dropping of his murder and firearms charges leaves two counts of interstate stalking. However, he's still facing murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and possession of a forged instrument. He could still face life in prison if convicted of the current state charges.
My bad, I left out the part that the remaining murder and possession charges are at the state level. At least within the same sentence where I listed them.
In a city of 8.5 million, there's bound to be at least a few fashion doppelgangers. Heck in a city the fraction of the size, I've worn the same shirt/pants combo as a coworker a few times. Since criminal charges require 'beyond reasonable doubt', this case is going to be a vertical cliff of teflon for the DA.
True. Even with the judge dropping the murder charge at the federal level, the fact that his interstate stalking resulted in a death has a maximum sentence of life in prison. It's just a less likely sentence for that than it is for the state murder charge if convicted.
LivingDeadX
CEO meat’s back on the menu, boys!
Becker37
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1eGdhMXJsMnpkYWU2ZDZoeTF5cjB4MXV1d2V4ZTI3ZzhoNHQ4Y2x3NSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/qGFKMntShELTy/200w.webp
Looks more like Cramer
anarchoFeline
my boy... look how they massacred my boy
claytonhadams
This case has been so poorly handled that a conviction for anything will be a miracle.
systemfrown
Oh what are they gonna do? Give him socialized healthcare?
Affray
Why is is that all courtroom sketches look like they belong on the wall at a dentist's office?
jlist
Mario gets NTR'ed.
Grendels2dCousinOnceRemoved
But when does he get his medal?
SacrificialClam
Someone please fire this court room artist. How dare they do Luigi dirty like that.
stevelite
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aXFlNDF1NGlkN2dzc2NwNDUzN29qeWtlc3Q0YzVnazc3eWc1bmlrMCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/wkD5ddqiJN4c/200w.webp Better?
Zedrapazia
Subsequently became Wario instead.
SmartAssWithAKeyboard
ChicanoBatman
Heck. I think I would commit crimes of anger after seeing myself portrayed on the left.
sneakyloki
Mamma mia
TheBigBadBonerBiter
At this point I just assume the artists are either letting their biases through or are being paid off to either embellish or disfigure the parties in question.
thatwoodguy
He reminds me of a joke they had running through the Running Man short story by Stephen king. While he was on the Run they portrayed his beautiful wife worse and worse and then they'd at the end made her look like in Neanderthal and then airbrushed breasts onto her photograph
PineappleLoopsBroether
Yeahhh, we can stop doing courtroom drawings, cameras are fine. It’s not the early 1900s when a flash was super distracting and loud.
FreePalestineAndTheWorldFromIsrael
I thought America celebrated heroes who killed fascists, not arrest them?
DocNitro
Only if the fascists were on the best track to out-fascist the US of A.
OfficialPresidentGump
What on earth gave you that idea? We have a fascist government, fascist police, fascist everything.
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
America and it's "government" are not on good terms.
cousteau
I wouldn't say the health insurance CEO was a fascist, just a mass murderer and high profile scammer.
Midgarmerc
They've taken to electing them president recently
wherethehorriblethingsare
The 'victim' has to have a soul for it to be murder.
3Davideo
Morally, I guess. Legally, it doesn't matter one zot. It's like marriage and whether or not you love each other: it's socially expected, but legally there's no actual requirement.
TheMellowPeril
What victim?
DestinyPrevails
Luigi is the victim here. Getting framed like that while I know for a fact that he was an ocean away in Denmark, because he was helping me save soft kitties and puppies in the Danish winter.
wherethehorriblethingsare
Touché
Hexidimentional
i still say the real murderer is at large and that the evidence was planted by that cop
cousteau
It'd be terribly funny if Luigi had a perfect cover and he's just waiting for the actual killer to be long gone to release it.
CeruleanK
That evidence was definitely planted whether he did it or not. And Luigi's attitude really seems like that of someone who takes comfort in knowing the real guy has gotten away for sure.
Shaodyn
It does seem overly convenient. After a massive nationwide manhunt, they just happen to find someone who fit the profile, still has the murder weapon, and even happens to have a written manifesto on his person saying why he did it?
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Wasn't there a gap in the footage where they could've planted the evidence? I read that somewhere recently. (Honestly asking, this is not a legitimate claim)
Hexidimentional
the bag was alone with the one police officer for 11 minutes, prior to being searched
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Yep. That'll do it.
LupusLilium
The fact that early reports of the murder had the suspect heading towards Central Park, a path full of alleys with dumpsters to dispose of any evidence and a literal park/pond full of places to discard any further evidence. Yet appeared in a whole different state with piles of 'evidence' that anyone with the intelligence to plan such an attack would have long since ditched.
Jamesstin
His intelligence may have caused him to have difficulty deciding on how to destroy or ditch the evidence. He would likely be aware that advanced DNA tech can pick up DNA on the firearm if he didn't clean it properly and thoroughly so ditching it could have become something he fixated on doing correctly which basically ended with him not ditching the gun.
hydrocarbon82
Look at it from a different perspective: what wild tasks could you complete in 12 hours if offered >$100,000? What do you think a handful of pros that are also 100% sociopaths that don't care about framing someone who may be innocent? The fact is this happenstance is mild compared to the lengths we've seen in many declassified US reports.
Shaodyn
Add in the fact that his bag was alone with one cop for 11 minutes prior to being searched, and it seems particularly fishy. What could have been done to it in that time?
Hexidimentional
what about the fact that two other health care ceos have died under mysterious circumstances since
Shaodyn
Which he clearly wasn't involved with, since he's been in federal prison this entire time. It's fairly obvious that he was a fall guy who was supposed to get railroaded into a horrible death so the world could see that, while killing other poor people is bad, killing rich people Will Not Be Tolerated.
Shaodyn
FFS, they tried to have him labeled a terrorist over this. Probably so they could justify throwing him in Torture Jail instead of regular prison.
TungstenOrbital
Labeled a terrorist because one rich guy was killed?
Raventhief
What charges is he still facing?
pickinganameistoomuchpressure
enjoying a meal
yqpqfrdp625772
Federal Stalking charges, state murder+weapons charges iirc.
sneakyloki
Based on the drawing, first degree Picasso.
ButtscratchMcPherson
Littering and
MeekrabJones
At the federal level, the dropping of his murder and firearms charges leaves two counts of interstate stalking. However, he's still facing murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and possession of a forged instrument. He could still face life in prison if convicted of the current state charges.
cousteau
How is he facing murder charges if the murder charges were dropped? Or is this a federal vs non-federal thing?
MeekrabJones
My bad, I left out the part that the remaining murder and possession charges are at the state level. At least within the same sentence where I listed them.
cousteau
OK, that makes sense I guess. Headline in #1 still a bit misleading though.
thatsbadmmkay
The craziest part is he looks nothing like the guy in the security footage
JesaraB
The jackets they were wearing and framed as the same one, are similar but explicitly not matching (pockets are different)
hydrocarbon82
In a city of 8.5 million, there's bound to be at least a few fashion doppelgangers. Heck in a city the fraction of the size, I've worn the same shirt/pants combo as a coworker a few times. Since criminal charges require 'beyond reasonable doubt', this case is going to be a vertical cliff of teflon for the DA.
bamblebimble
Forged instrument?
cjorl
Fake ID
ButtscratchMcPherson
Fake trombone
AwwYEE
Rusty one, even. 🤣
yqpqfrdp625772
Could still face life for the federal Stalin charges too.
MeekrabJones
True. Even with the judge dropping the murder charge at the federal level, the fact that his interstate stalking resulted in a death has a maximum sentence of life in prison. It's just a less likely sentence for that than it is for the state murder charge if convicted.