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[–] Iapar 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok, so the message is that you die anyway so why let yourself get arrested?

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well he exposed them so now going forward copycats make up their own mind about how they want to exit.

He is handling this like a champ, while the government looks pathetic. We don't even know if the is the guy but they are acting like the case is settled and we are just going through paper work now.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

A Cardassian trial. When he gets to the courthouse they will tell him the verdict they already reached and then how they got to it before he is executed.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

For anyone looking into assisted suicide in the US; apparently all you need to be eligible is bop a megacorp CEO in the head with a 9mm.

[–] DurbanPoison@feddit.nl 10 points 2 days ago

The assisted exit game without saving provided is not great. From what I understand, it paralyzes you and makes it feel like every part of your body is on fire until your heart eventually stops pumping blood.

I may be misremembering, but I think it also takes a really long time. 30 minutes or something of pure agony.

No one deserves that. Especially not this dude. First time offender, substantial public support, very unlikely to reoffend. They're trying to make an example out of him. Don't you dare hurt the shareholders.

Long story short, I can't openly advocate for a better solution to assisted grave digger revenue, but lethal injection is one I'd strongly advise against.

Also, I have a similar problem with back pain. Not as drastic as his, but when it hits, my god, I can't walk, sometimes it reaches the back of the neck, makes it feel like the back of my head is repeatedly being stabbed. My insurance paid for physiotherapy, but it still flares up now and then.

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Does this mean also a future president could pardon him? 🤣😁😐😞

If he runs for office they can't prosecute him until after the election, right? RIGHT‽

[–] turtle@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it does. It won't happen, but a president could pardon someone from federal crimes.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But since he's facing state crimes, those can only be pardoned by the governor.

[–] turtle@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right, but we're discussing the new federal charges that have been added, as reported in the OP story.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 points 2 days ago

I know, I'm just saying it doesn't matter. Sure he can be pardoned, but he'd still be spending the rest of his days in prison.

If he were sentenced to death, I feel like that would make him a martyr anyway.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it's not enough that they take tiktok away from us to keep us from talking about luigi; now they have to make sure that we completely forget about him after his death.

only the people who bother to read (which americans won't do) will remember lugi after they execute him.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It’s so wild how quickly they’re going forward with everything while most every other case often takes years.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 days ago

Right? Wild how they couldn’t go after trump for J6, had to take four years just to get the ball fucking rolling just in time for the charges to bounce off Teflon don.

Luigi should run for office. I don’t know which, he’s probably not old enough to be president, but he should run for something. Then he can’t be charged because it’s interfering with an election, right?

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

the sooner they get rid of him; the sooner we'll forget.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

So set an example out of him? Sounds familiar.....

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Have there been indictments yet? Grand jury could nullify, which would be hilarious.

[–] DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Indictment does not require unanimous vote.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 days ago

I know. I have a sad story I posted recently about when I was on a grand jury. It's simple majority.

But there's also no voir dire. I don't think they asked me any questions except like "do you live here".

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 9 points 2 days ago

New Sacco and Vanzetti just dropped

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago