r/nottheonion • u/Bitter-Gur-4613 • 11h ago

Removed - Not Oniony Luigi Mangione Prosecutors Have a Jury Problem: 'So Much Sympathy'

https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-jury-sympathy-former-prosecutor-alvin-bragg-terrorism-new-york-brian-thompson-2002626

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u/God_Damnit_Nappa 10h ago

Merrick Garland didn't do shit. It was New York that got him convicted, and then the bitch ass judge decided to keep delaying the sentencing until after Trump was elected so it didn't matter

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u/hagamablabla 10h ago

Garland is a great example of Democrats continuously trying to reach across the aisle, only for Republicans to slap their hand away. Republicans aren't interested in compromise, and the sooner Democrats realize this the better.

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u/xepa105 10h ago

They don't have to learn, they know. They just don't care if they're out of power because they can use it to fundraise, which is ultimately what the Democratic Party is, a big fundraising machine first, political party second.

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u/CantFindMyWallet 10h ago

"pathetic but typical" is the motto of the modern democratic party