• pyre@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I mean, it’s not just that. it’s legal liability. part of the reason they charged him with terrorism is to tie any show of support to a crime as well. supporting him is like supporting al-qaeda now. so I ask you, DO YOU CONDEMN HUMMUS? DO YOU CONDOM MORDOR OF CEOS?

    • samus12345@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      All it did was show a lot of people what bullshit a charge of “terrorism” is.

      • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com
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        2 months ago

        For the longest time, people thought “terrorism” meant “very evil,” so now that someone who isn’t evil is being labeled a terrorist, they are upset.

        In reality, if you try to change politics with violence against a civilian, you are a terrorist.

        “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”

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              2 months ago

              The company’s other employees are, at time of writing, still living, so sending a message to the living doesn’t mean it’s not solely revenge.

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                  2 months ago

                  I think it’s entirely plausible that it’s the same guy, but he was tracked down through illegal means and the tip-off was faked. If so, it’s reasonable to think that some or all of the physical evidence was planted in order to have something that would be admissible. If evidence was potentially planted, though, it can’t be used as the basis for a guilty verdict, so even if Mangione did do it, there might not be enough evidence for a conviction.

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                    2 months ago

                    You know. I’ve been having a hard time with both the official story and the that’s not the real shooter theory.

                    Your theory is a third one I haven’t thought of before. He is the shooter but they faked how they found him to protect their secret surveillance capabilities from being reported on. Maybe illegal maybe not, but probably tech they don’t want the public knowing about.

                    This actually sounds most plausible to me.