Loons, lowlife, and lovesick leftists ‘Show up for Luigi’ as accused killer is hauled into court

By Monica Showalter | Am Thinker | Dec 23, 2024

Does the radical left have anything better to do with its ample time than to champion the accused killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down two weeks ago in broad daylight in Manhattan?

Apparently not. They’re showing their colors with this rally flyer, which ought to make anyone who’s sane gag:

#FreeLuigi #LuigiMangione #superman TOMORROW DEC 23RD 8 AM NYC FOR A FREEE LUIGI AND A FREE MEDICARE FOR ALL!! pic.twitter.com/Az8JMm6cqk

 

— elle ? (@veganshecraves) December 22, 2024

I can’t tell who is putting this on, but it has the look of Occupy! Wall Street activism, meaning, either the organizers liked to copy Occupy! Wall Street as some kind of compliment, or else they were the remnants of the original group.

The New York Post, which is always on the job for stories like these, has an initial video of Luigi’s court appearance here.

In addition, here’s a tweet video showing Luigi being frogwalked in to plead ‘not guilty’ to the murder of the CEO.

JUST IN: Accused k*ller Luigi Mangione, pleads not guilty in Manhattan criminal court.

Mangione was arraigned on 11 state charges including first degree murder and second degree m*rder as a crime of terrorism.

Mangione is facing the de*th penalty if he is found guilty of… pic.twitter.com/Ki3Zy2O8iR

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 23, 2024

I don’t see any footage of leftists in their rally so far, but there’s been a report that about two dozens swooning women were present at the arraignment, swooning over their idol.

Luigi Mangione had about “two dozen” women in the court’s public gallery today to support him. Most of the women wore face masks and a few appeared visibly emotional as Mangione entered the courtroom. (ABC) pic.twitter.com/wIhA2JQJcf

— Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) December 23, 2024

To these lovesick loons, he’s such a dreamboat.

This one likes to run glamour shots (hope he has a Getty Images subscription) of Luigi so the lefties can ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh.’

Him, too.

This health care-oriented pair drove the distance to make their pilgrimage a few days ago:

NYPost spoke to the two “Free Luigi” protesters — who said they drove 8 hours to be there pic.twitter.com/OjVrx80cpo

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) December 19, 2024

This might be a representation of the lovelorn scene as Luigi made his appearance, but it might have been from an earlier rally — one rally deserves another with this set:

CORRECTION. TODAY. 100 Centre St. ( NOT 60 Centre St. ) #NYC, NY State Supreme Court. No time set. Be there early in the morning. Bring signs. Stand up for #luigimangione & reforming our broken healthcare insurance system in the USA. Time of his arrival is unknown. pic.twitter.com/UnauLpItAy

— Natalie Monarrez (@NatalieMonarrez) December 23, 2024

This seems to be the crowd:

NOW: “Free Luigi! Free Luigi!” protesters chant outside of Manhattan court where Luigi Mangione is expected to be arraigned on charges related to deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 @FreedomNTV Desk@freedomnews.tv to license pic.twitter.com/u33XhoozUI

— Oliya Scootercaster ? (@ScooterCasterNY) December 23, 2024

It’s just grotesque what this suspect’s cheering section is like.

And it’s undoubtedly leftists who are organizing this.

But what they’re championing really makes them look stupid.

The pampered princeling of elite schools is literally being charged with first-degree murder and they’re making him out to be a folk hero.

This doesn’t sound like concerns about health care, for improving insurance coverage, or discontent about ‘delay, deny’ stuff that Mangione is charged with writing on the bullets he allegedly left behind.

This is a grotesque lionization of what looks like a wealthy spoiled brat who is getting his day in court for Murder One because he thought he could.

So much for standing up for the little guy, or in their case, representing the working class. This is a defense of the spoiled princeling elites, which seems to be what the radical left has been reduced to.

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  2. “Federal judge in NYC spares Luigi Mangione the death penalty, drops murder and firearm charges”

    “A Manhattan judge dismissed the most serious federal charges against Luigi Mangione, sparing him the possibility of the death penalty, according to a ruling issued Friday morning.
    U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said in her decision that Mangione will still face two federal stalking charges, which each carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. But she is dismissing murder and firearms charges “solely to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment,” she wrote.
    After a conference in federal court Friday morning, defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo said she and her client were “very relieved” that capital punishment was no longer an option.
    “I just want to thank the court for this incredible decision,” she said, adding that she was also grateful to all of Mangione’s supporters for coming to court and sending him letters.

    In a separate ruling Friday, Garnett denied Mangione’s request to prevent prosecutors from using the contents of a backpack seized during his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Mangione’s lawyers have argued local police illegally searched the backpack and should not be allowed to show jurors what they found at trial. A deputy chief from the Altoona Police Department testified at a hearing last week, and Garnett said he convinced her local law enforcement followed proper protocols when they searched Mangione’s bag.

    Federal prosecutors charged Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel in December 2024. Mangione also faces state charges in Manhattan, including murder. Justice Gregory Carro dismissed two terrorism-related charges in the state case last September, meaning judges in both state and federal court have now thrown out the most severe charges against Mangione. He has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
    Mangione’s defense attorneys asked Garnett last year to dismiss the murder and firearms charges on a legal technicality. They said federal prosecutors could only pursue those charges if they were also accusing Mangione of other violent crimes, and argued the stalking charges didn’t meet the legal criteria.
    At a hearing earlier this month, prosecutors and defense attorneys spent nearly three hours arguing over whether the charges should stand, with Garnett frequently cutting in to ask questions.
    The judge in her decision Friday noted the “absurdity” of the defense’s request, saying “[n]o one could seriously question” whether Mangione is accused of violent criminal conduct.
    “The defendant is charged with selecting a stranger to be killed based on his employment, carefully planning the killing, including identifying where and when the selected victim would be most vulnerable; traveling across multiple states to carry out that killing; and then gunning the victim down on a public street in Midtown Manhattan, using a handgun equipped with a silencer,” she wrote.
    But she said Supreme Court decisions over the past couple decades have changed how judges are supposed to assess these types of legal questions, forcing her to ignore Mangione’s alleged actions. Instead, she said, she had to focus on hypothetical scenarios to figure out whether the stalking charges should be considered violent crimes.

    The judge criticized this approach, saying it can lead to “questionable results that defy common sense,” but said she was “duty bound” to follow Supreme Court precedent.
    In a 39-page ruling densely packed with legal analysis, Garnett said prosecutors failed to establish that the stalking charges should be considered violent crimes. She said some of prosecutors’ arguments to establish that Mangione’s stalking charges qualify as a violent crime make “little practical sense” and clash with the law’s logic.
    Mangione appeared in Manhattan federal court Friday in handcuffs and wearing short-sleeve prison khakis. He frequently conferred with his lawyers but did not speak publicly or visibly react to the dismissal of the capital charges.
    The hearing came the morning after federal prosecutors said a man impersonating an FBI agent showed up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn with a pizza cutter and barbecue fork saying he had papers ordering Mangione’s release.
    Garnett said prosecutors have until Feb. 27 to decide whether they’ll appeal her decision to dismiss the counts.
    Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8. Garnett urged both sides to keep to the court’s schedule.

    schedule.

    “At present, this is not a capital case,” she said.
    This story has been updated with additional information.”

    https://gothamist.com/news/ny-judge-spares-luigi-mangione-the-death-penalty-drops-murder-and-firearm-charges

    • Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) ending

      https://youtu.be/YknMqaT83h4?si=oioSl3yjtwI1tIEV

      Overview
      Writer and notorious marriage detractor Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) falls for girl-next-door Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane), and they tie the knot on Halloween. When the newlyweds return to their respective family homes to deliver the news, Brewster finds a corpse hidden in a window seat. With his eccentric aunts (Josephine Hull, Jean Adair), disturbed uncle (John Alexander), and homicidal brother (Raymond Massey), he starts to realize that his family is even crazier than he thought.

      Quick facts
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      Director: Frank Capra
      Screenplay: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
      Story by: Joseph Kesselring
      Adapted from: Arsenic and Old Lace
      Release date: September 23, 1944 (USA)

      Carey Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre

      genre: absurd comedy/horror

      Amazon Prime Video has it streaming, $4.99 to rent, $12.99 to buy. I saw it in the ‘70s on TV (not cable) or in a theater.

  4. I am none of “Loons, lowlife, and lovesick leftist”. But think this guy has kicked the Deep State in the junk and exposed the whole heath insurance industry for what it is – a scam.

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