This is a genuine question.

I have a hard time with this. My righteous side wants him to face an appropriate sentence, but my pessimistic side thinks this might have set a great example for CEOs to always maintain a level of humanity or face unforseen consequences.

P.S. this topic is highly controversial and I want actual opinions so let’s be civil.

And if you’re a mod, delete this if the post is inappropriate or if it gets too heated.

  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    19 days ago

    Yes, I do.

    I want the state to make it crystal clear that this guy was the shooter. That he did it. That he had no legal justification to do it. That his actions were undeniably criminal, and that his crime was clearly premeditated.

    And then I want a jury of his peers to return a “not guilty” verdict, and every scumbag business executive across the country suddenly deciding to take an early retirement.

    His jury can’t return that not guilty verdict if he isn’t prosecuted.

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    20 days ago

    Maybe get a fine for .0005% of their net worth. You know, so they don’t do it again.

    That’s how it works, right?

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      18 days ago

      Even if he’s caught. Dudes going to get off if he demands a Jury trial. Not a single middle class or poor individual in America has a positive relationship with health insurance. Hell how does a prosecutor even screen jurors for this type of trial?

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    For the social agreement society has, it’s irrelevant if you think this person is a hero or a villain, they need to be tried by a jury of their peers in a court of law.

    If they are not, then the social agreement that we don’t go around murdering people, no matter the intent changes and life becomes very difficult.

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      18 days ago

      That social agreement had been broken long ago by the elites like the one recently targeted. It’s funny that only now when someone finally responds in kind that it is suddenly so important.

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        18 days ago

        Don’t call them that. They’re just assholes with too much money.

        I call them the billionaire class. It has the added bonus that it makes it painfully obvious to suburbanites that they aren’t part of the club.

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    Sometimes people provide a public service to humanity is very dark ways. Do not turn this guy in.

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        20 days ago

        You mean the man who’s company let sick people die by denying proper healthcare, all for the sake of profits? That innocent man? Do not turn this guy in.

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          By your logic everyone who works any job deserves to die. Your logic is not logical.

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                  Just Someone who does not believe that people should be gunned down for no reason.

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                “I can’t believe they threw me in jail. I pulled a trigger on a gun and shot someone. But other people pull triggers on nail guns all the time and don’t go to jail! It’s the same thing!”

                That’s you right now. Two things can be described by the same action but have very different effects, both morally and legally.

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    18 days ago

    Liberals: the justice system is corrupt so it is good Hunter Biden got a pardon

    Also Liberals: this guy should be prosecuted

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      17 days ago

      It’s almost as if liberals aren’t the monolithic entity that you thought they were. It might be possible that they are a group of diverse individuals with differing opinions.

      *Edit: I see you quietly edited your comment after I made my comment. Classic.