CBC Posted Tuesday at 04:13 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:13 PM US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione Quote US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Tuesday that she had directed federal prosecutors to seek the penalty for the "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination". Mr Thompson was shot dead outside a hotel in New York on 4 December. Police arrested Mr Mangione, 26, weeks later in Pennsylvania after a nationwide manhunt. He has pleaded not guilty to state charges, and has yet to enter a plea for separate federal charges. He is currently awaiting trial in a New York federal prison. In the press release, Bondi said Mr Thompson's murder "was an act of political violence" and that it "may have posed grave risk of death to additional persons" nearby. Investigators say Mr Mangione was motivated to kill Mr Thompson, 50, because of anger with US healthcare insurance companies. Mr Mangione is facing 11 state criminal counts in New York, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism. If convicted of all the counts, he would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Federal prosecutors have also separately charged Mr Mangione for using a firearm to commit murder and interstate stalking resulting in death. These charges make him eligible for the death penalty. He has yet to enter a plea on those charges. Prosecutors have said the federal and state cases will move forward parallel with one another. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30qlr528elo
glitch Posted Tuesday at 04:14 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:14 PM That seems extreme. Another reason why the death penalty should be abolished 3
Valgorie Posted Tuesday at 04:23 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:23 PM I saw it coming, absolutely disgusting.
NoOneDiesFromLove Posted Tuesday at 04:26 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:26 PM Do they even seek the death penalty for school shooters? 7 5
Kern Posted Tuesday at 04:27 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:27 PM I saw that coming too. We're living in a ****** up world
Reginald Posted Tuesday at 04:49 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:49 PM (edited) They want to make an example out of Luigi, but instead they will turn him into a martyr Edited Tuesday at 04:50 PM by Reginald 13 1
Chemist Posted Tuesday at 05:53 PM Posted Tuesday at 05:53 PM 1 hour ago, CBC said: US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30qlr528elo Maybe this is what starts a revolution 4 1
IBeMe Posted Tuesday at 05:57 PM Posted Tuesday at 05:57 PM Omg…something tells me he might take his own life if they do sentence him to death…this is terrible 1
MonsterJohn Posted Tuesday at 06:29 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:29 PM Trash country, people should march on the street already 3
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted Tuesday at 07:06 PM ATRL Moderator Posted Tuesday at 07:06 PM The death penalty needs to go. It's immoral and the government shouldn't have the right to murder someone. If they go through with it, it'll turn him into a martyr. 4
Lightbringer007 Posted Tuesday at 07:43 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:43 PM this will only backfire and create even more chaos
DAP Posted Tuesday at 10:16 PM Posted Tuesday at 10:16 PM These capitalist thugs sure are doing a great job emboldening people. Keep it going because a few more of them need to be popped in the head. 3
ClashAndBurn Posted Wednesday at 12:22 PM Posted Wednesday at 12:22 PM 19 hours ago, NoOneDiesFromLove said: Do they even seek the death penalty for school shooters? School shooters are state charges 99% of the time, and the death penalty is pursued a lot of the time. It just doesn't tend to succeed because in a lot of places, you need a full jury conviction. The Parkland shooter wasn't put to death purely because one juror held out and refused to budge. 1
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