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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.
Who would’a thunk cops are really bad at reading the room?
“Okay guys, we’ve got an attractive man with a huge amount of public support behind him regardless of guilt. How can we not turn him into a martyr?”
“Hannibal Lecter walk?”
“Yeah that won’t backfire at all!”
lol what could they possibly expect him to do that necessitates having multiple men with rifles?
While they didn’t need to go overboard like they did, the threat model is reversed. They are worried about what other people might do to him.
Ie: attempt to free him.
Yep, this is in direct response to what happened to Lee Harvey Oswald.
LOL. Looks like some orange angel taking a walk into hell.
it is exactly the bane and superman perpwalk.
The authoritarian mind can’t help itself.
Cops will shoot your dog for barking then wonder why people think they’re assholes
They read the room they cared about just fine. They wanted to let rich people know they’ll always go above and beyond for them, and they did.