Authorities’ heavily armed ‘perp walk’ of alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter may have aided in raising more than $700,000

Summary

Sam Beard, organizer of Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund, claims the dramatic “perp walk” resembling Hannibal Lecter’s treatment backfired on New York authorities, boosting donations to over $743,000.

Mangione, charged with murder and terrorism for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, received heightened security during extradition, drawing public sympathy.

Critics argue the campaign glorifies violence, while supporters emphasize fair trial rights.

Mangione, who pleaded not guilty, faces the death penalty if convicted.

  • Triasha@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    His treatment caused about . 02% of the support for him.

    United Heaths treatment of the rest of us caused the rest.

    • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      Exactly, if he allegedly murdered the CEO of an organization that doesn’t profit from the death and destruction of it’s customers then the public reaction would be completely different regardless of any perp walk PR stunt.

      For profit insurance glorifies violence, not resisting it

    • ysjet@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      18 days ago

      Well, also the fact that he looks literally nothing like the dude from the security camera stills, the police have been bungling every single step of the evidence process since before they “caught” Mangione, annnd finally all the work theyve done to preprejudice the public into thinking he did it by organizing documentaries demonizing Mangione while being too busy to provide the details of their “evidence” to Mangione’s legal council (which they are legally obligated to do!)

      • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        17 days ago

        Well, also the fact that he looks literally nothing like the dude from the security camera stills

        I don’t know where this keeps coming from. I’ve got prosopagnosia, and even i can see they look the same.

        • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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          17 days ago

          It’s the most insane cope I’ve ever seen and I don’t get it either. It’s an absolutely stupid theory for multiple reasons, mainly because all the “real” killer has to do is pop another CEO and suddenly the feds look very fucking stupid. Second, if Luigi really isn’t the guy, it is trivial to prove he wasn’t there. The shooter was tracked basically from the moment he set foot in new York, surely there would be some footage of Luigi literally anywhere else during that time.