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[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Does this mean also a future president could pardon him? 🤣😁😐😞

[–] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago

If he runs for office they can't prosecute him until after the election, right? RIGHT‽

[–] turtle@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it does. It won't happen, but a president could pardon someone from federal crimes.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But since he's facing state crimes, those can only be pardoned by the governor.

[–] turtle@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right, but we're discussing the new federal charges that have been added, as reported in the OP story.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 points 10 months ago

I know, I'm just saying it doesn't matter. Sure he can be pardoned, but he'd still be spending the rest of his days in prison.

If he were sentenced to death, I feel like that would make him a martyr anyway.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

For anyone looking into assisted suicide in the US; apparently all you need to be eligible is bop a megacorp CEO in the head with a 9mm.

[–] DurbanPoison@feddit.nl 9 points 10 months ago

The assisted exit game without saving provided is not great. From what I understand, it paralyzes you and makes it feel like every part of your body is on fire until your heart eventually stops pumping blood.

I may be misremembering, but I think it also takes a really long time. 30 minutes or something of pure agony.

No one deserves that. Especially not this dude. First time offender, substantial public support, very unlikely to reoffend. They're trying to make an example out of him. Don't you dare hurt the shareholders.

Long story short, I can't openly advocate for a better solution to assisted grave digger revenue, but lethal injection is one I'd strongly advise against.

Also, I have a similar problem with back pain. Not as drastic as his, but when it hits, my god, I can't walk, sometimes it reaches the back of the neck, makes it feel like the back of my head is repeatedly being stabbed. My insurance paid for physiotherapy, but it still flares up now and then.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

it's not enough that they take tiktok away from us to keep us from talking about luigi; now they have to make sure that we completely forget about him after his death.

only the people who bother to read (which americans won't do) will remember lugi after they execute him.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s so wild how quickly they’re going forward with everything while most every other case often takes years.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 10 months ago

Right? Wild how they couldn’t go after trump for J6, had to take four years just to get the ball fucking rolling just in time for the charges to bounce off Teflon don.

Luigi should run for office. I don’t know which, he’s probably not old enough to be president, but he should run for something. Then he can’t be charged because it’s interfering with an election, right?

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

the sooner they get rid of him; the sooner we'll forget.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 10 months ago

New Sacco and Vanzetti just dropped

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

So set an example out of him? Sounds familiar.....

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have there been indictments yet? Grand jury could nullify, which would be hilarious.

[–] DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Indictment does not require unanimous vote.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 10 months ago

I know. I have a sad story I posted recently about when I was on a grand jury. It's simple majority.

But there's also no voir dire. I don't think they asked me any questions except like "do you live here".

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago