This cop with the perfectly plucked eyebrows and no wedding ring...

Some of you need to get laid. 😂. They don't take their eyes off him because a defendant like him, with no apparent connection to the victim, yet the rambling of the unibomber and other conspiracy theories makes him an unpredictable defendant. He might just try to grab a cop's gun and ambush the courthouse. It has happened before. They are doing their goddam job.

I find the one holding on to his shirt collar with both hands a little odd, to say the least.

4 cops? Seriously?

He's probably fucking the lawyer too.

[quote] They don't take their eyes off him because a defendant like him, with no apparent connection to the victim, yet the rambling of the unibomber and other conspiracy theories makes him an unpredictable defendant

Take a look at the other three cops.

They're all looking around. Fidgeting. Watching the lawyers. Looking somewhere else, even just once.

But not the second cop from the left. He NEVER took his eyes off Luigi. Not even a side glance.

It's really, truly bizarre.

They're paid to watch alleged murderers like a hawk, OP.

r4 If he is fucking her, she has some helluva connections. Because he will not see light of the day until he is either tried, found guilty, serves a sentence or found not guilty.

r5 Because he is probably the only one disciplined enough to do what they are assigned to do the entire time.

Come on R7 let me have my fantasy in peace.

Here he is kissing Luigi's head.

Holding Luigi's chair.

Imagining what it would be like to suck Luigi's cock...

No wedding ring on that finger.

It’s his job to watch the boy every second. This guys reminds me of ‘’The Constant Husband’’ a 1955 film where every woman was in love with him in spite of his ‘’crimes’’. (Rex Harrison)

r9 ok, sorry. 😂

They really need to blow out his hair like Mr. Sheffield’s.

Guarding a courtroom requires watching a violent, unpredictable defendant AND watching the rest of the room in case one of his deluded fanboys tries to pull something.

That’s the point the lawyer missed. All those cops weren’t there to protect us from Luigi. They were to protect Luigi from us and to deter those lionizing him as a revolutionary vanguard from doing anything to further their “revolution.”

I treat bottoms the same way… never break eye contact while fucking either.

He has a ring on his right hand.

So fucking funny! Mary Christmas to you all

r17 That too. But trust me, they are there to guard against Luigi himself as well. You know how fucking incompetent the NYPD, the courthouse would look if some shit popped off.

It's just theatre, like the ridiculous perp walk right out of a Michael Bay movie. They're trying so hard to make us think this kid is Hannibal Lecter, but their bullshit is so obvious that it's laughable.

I like that Luigi and his lawyer are wearing matching sweaters and shirts.

These "to the gallows" walks are getting ridiculous. Don't they bring the arrested person through a side door into the court, not parade him down the fucking hall? I've been in that building several times as a juror, chaperone or victim/witness, I've never seen this done.

Mr. Plucked Eyebrows looks like he's trying to get a peek at Luigi's package.

[quote] He has a ring on his right hand.

Isn't that code for being in a gay relationship?

That’s one homely lawyer. Thinking of starting a Gofundme page to get her/him/they/it a makeover.

Definitely Julianna Margulies for the biopic.

Does he really need FOUR court officers staring him down?!

They are doing everything by the book. This is proper procedure.

The world has become Luigi’s runway

[quote] They are doing everything by the book. This is proper procedure.

That's not the point.

The point is that this cop is clearly obsessed and in love with Luigi.

I certainly don't blame him.

The preppy look suits him well.

Plus, he's so adorable.

That fat, bearish cop is so lucky.

That cop was staring at Luigi like he was a tasty little snack.

r31 You're not that funny. lol. You need to get some ass you wicked troll. Happy holidays.

FOUR cops standing over this kid like he's Lex Luthor.

I think OP has never been near an alleged murderer. The police have a job: to protect others in the room from the defendant committing a further crime. As Joan Rivers would say, "Grow up!"

Whoever took the photos at R31, is hilarious.

They caught Luigi in some of the most adorable poses.

I fuckin' love it.

He's INNOCENT, I tell you!

They're watching him that way because they don't know what he'll try to do.

That guard on the far right with the dark hair and beard…hot.

The sad thing about everyone making Luigi a kind of hero is that the dead man had a family that is heartbroken.

Four wolves salivating at a poor little lamb is not done at every trial, maybe at the sentencing. I'm really not complaining, however.

“Heartbroken?!?!” Puhleeze. The kids and I are grateful that weasel isn’t here to ruin another Christmas. He was going to jail anyway like Martha Stewart.

I am absolutely through with this bullshit. There is no need to have four hulking cops staring menacingly at Luigi in a fucking courtroom, like this. And those cops in heavy armor with automatic rifles escorting him earlier? Jesus fucking Christ. I agree with his lawyer.

R39, go wring your hands over the people the CEO sent to their deaths so he could live in luxury, & then, eat shit.

[quote] The sad thing about everyone making Luigi a kind of hero is that the dead man had a family that is heartbroken.

Aw, the poor little millionaire healthcare CEOs.

Yeah, NO ONE CARES.

And try telling it to this 81 year old who keeps getting denied coverage for surgery to fix his terrible back pain.

R43, Luigi's dad probably did the same thing in his nursing homes. He shoulda shot his dad.

Several of them are focused on his very intently aren't they? I love on Datalounge it's pure desire and not part of their job.

His lawyer was so right to call out the cops and the mayor for their stupid piece of theater, like this kid is a Marvel villain.

Luigi's attorney looks like Heather Thompson from the Real Housewives of NYC.

Cops don't like murderers.

r46 Because these sick Marys have not been laid in ages. Its sad. This is not a regular defendant. This is guy quoting Ted Kazinski while cleverly plotting a gangland execution, then fleeing to another state. Has the state fully articulated the motive here? Is it officially a crusade?

[quote] Cops don't like murderers.

Cops don't like millionaire insurance CEOs who deny medical coverage either.

[quote] Luigi's attorney looks like Heather Thompson from the Real Housewives of NYC.

HOLLA!

That said, I don't see a resemblance.

Don't tell me that this cop isn't getting all HANDSY with Luigi.

There's no reason for him to have his hands on Luigi's shoulders like this.

That's lust, bitches.

I'm alarmed at the suggestion that taking the law into your own hands is excusable and indeed justifiable because (a) you have a good cause behind you and/or (b) you are adorable or hunky.

These are extraordinary circumstances r54. Public good will is overwhelmingly in support of Luigi.

I predict if he gets life in prison or esp. the death penalty there is going to be civil unrest. This is a case like no other.

Luigi will be found guilty of something.

Maybe even not guilty because of insanity but it was planned a long while.

[Quote] I predict if he gets life in prison or esp. the death penalty there is going to be civil unrest.

Does NY have the death penalty

R54, see link at R44.

And then shut your fucking trap!

Former law enforcement here. That cop has no reason to be touching him like that, at R53. If he wants to get Luigi's attention, there are other ways to do that.

[quote] I find the one holding on to his shirt collar with both hands a little odd, to say the least.

That's a somewhat normal way of standing that I've seen. My theory: there's a ton of gear on the top half of the uniform. All kinds of pockets. There's a radio somewhere up there, too, near the shoulder (to talk to dispatch, etc.). I think it's a comfortable position, for some officers. I don't remember seeing guys hanging onto collars, but I have seen guys in "resting"-type poses with both hands up there like that.

[quote] I predict if he gets life in prison or esp. the death penalty there is going to be civil unrest.

(another) copycat is more likely. If you kick the tires on the Luigi fandom, you can get most to admit that ok, yes, murder is bad.

[quote] People Are Nodding Their Heads In Agreement After Luigi Mangione's Lawyer Called Out Mayor Eric Adams For Joining The Perp Walk

Karen Friedman Agnifilo, used the court appearance to express concern over Mangione's "right to a fair trial," saying, "Like every other defendant, he's entitled to a presumption of innocence."

"His rights are being violated," Friedman Agnifilo continued as she pointed to Mangione's extradition from Pennsylvania to New York last week, where he arrived via helicopter...

...and was walked by officials and law enforcement.

A lot of them carried massive guns.

And even New York Mayor Eric Adams joined the spectacle.

"He was on display for everyone to see in the biggest staged perp walk I've ever seen in my career. It was absolutely unnecessary. He's been cooperative with law enforcement," Friedman Agnifilo said, seemingly arguing that the perp walk could sway public opinion ahead of Mangione's trial.

Then came the line that is now going viral: "And frankly, your honor, the mayor should know more than anyone of the presumption of innocence that he, too, is afforded."

Yes, Mangione's lawyer called out Mayor Adams's appearance at the perp walk as he, himself, is currently facing charges related to bribery and fraud following a federal corruption investigation.

Friedman Agnifilo's concern was echoed largely online. "It is crazy to get perp walked by a guy under multiple corruption controversies," one X user wrote.

"Eric Adams joining Mangione's perp walk while he himself remains under federal indictment for bribery and campaign finance fraud is one of the greatest political bits we've seen thus far this century," another person added.

Others applauded Friedman Agnifilo for calling it like she sees it...

...as many certainly felt he was not only out of place...

...but many are also suggesting Mayor Adams may have been using the perp walk to shift attention. "the mayor is most definitely trying to take the heat off himself," one person said.

Regardless, a large-held belief online centers around the idea that the highly-publicized and attended perp walk has the potential to shift public opinion ahead of the trial. "Luigi's attorney, is absolutely correct that it prejudices her client ahead of and during any trial," someone concluded.

[quote]Cops don't like murderers.

The self-hatred must be off the charts.

The sad thing about everyone making Thompson a kind of victim is that the dead CEO had a history of screwing every insured and their family that is heartbroken after an easily treatable illness and/or death (that would impact United Healthcare's bottom line).

Luigi is a real life Joker. I get pissed whenever he’s being perp walked or having frivolous charges thrown at him. Sure, murder is wrong, but the deceased was a vulture. And Luigi is so hot. It’s hard not to root for him.

I know a lot to the comments here are just jokes, perhaps one or two mentally ill trolls but they had to do this for this type of defendant. This is too much press, too much at stake. Had anything gone wrong, anybody injured, some freak in the courthouse to avenge his capture, the city of New York would have egg all over the face and mayor Adams painted as incompetent. And you know how they love calling black mayors incompetent.

[quote] mayor Adams painted as incompetent

That ship has sailed.

They know that the public's sympathy largely sides with him (as almost all of us have experienced our or our loved one's care being compromised by corporate greed). So they're trying to do a big show of force, including way overcharging him, to tamp us down and keep us in our place.

I honestly think the worst thing they could have done is charge him federally, making the death penalty an option. I suspect people (like me) who think that despite his somewhat honorable intentions, he still did wrong and should be punished, may prefer to see him go free than to be killed, especially for being a one time offense. I would, I never believed in the death penalty and much less so here.

r68 you don't necessarily have to get the death penalty if convicted of murder in federal court. r68 Someone like you would never be on that jury though; unless you just lie about your stance on the death penalty. They have ways of knowing dishonest potential jurors.

R68 no but afaik it would still be a possibility if he was declared guilty.

Is there some legal limit to the number of cavity searches they can do?

I mean, I don't want to get in more trouble, but ...

OP doesn’t know many cops.

[quote]The world has become Luigi’s runway

They said his next court hearing is on February 21, so looks like there won't be another sighting of him for a while.

I don't condone murder. Murder is a crime and it is wrong. It is a violation of the law. But as far as Luigi is concerned even if they have an iron clad case against him, he is entitled to a fair trial. They want him to get the Death Penalty that's why he is facing federal charges. I am disgusted at the way they're ganging up on him in a way they have not done to mass murderers or serial killers, etc. I bet you they'd love to get rid of him because they don't want to give him a platform to rant about our healthcare system.

He’s definitely not innocent. However, he might be “not guilty by reason of adorableness.”

[quote] They want him to get the Death Penalty that's why he is facing federal charges.

That makes no sense. Garland has only sought the death penalty once—for the Buffalo supermarket shooting. Biden just commuted almost every existing death sentence.

[quote] [R39], go wring your hands over the people the CEO sent to their deaths so he could live in luxury, & then, eat shit. Our naive little fangurl has done jhos own research and spoken his mind’

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Guilty - of HOTTNESS In the First Degree!

[quote]The sad thing about everyone making Luigi a kind of hero is that the dead man had a family that is heartbroken.

Sorry, what was that? I was on the phone with my realtor in Palm Beach and couldn't hear you.

An on-duty cop would not take his eyes someone accused of murder in the first degree in the courthouse? Oh, then it must be because of lust, OP.

Affair!

^^who the FUCK is that?

The long arm of the law was busy feeling him up.

OP, that's his JOB, asshole.

Can we do a gofundme for his bail?

Second from the left looks asleep.

Can we volunteer for conjugal visits?

[quote] go wring your hands over the people the CEO sent to their deaths so he could live in luxury, & then, eat shit. Our naive little fangurl has done jhos own research and spoken his mind’

Fangurl has done his own research and spoken his mind ! We are proud of you!

(Please provide a link to the substantiation next. Time I’m sure that your claim—-however ridiculous it seems—-is definitely true . It’s just that the failure to provide support gives the false impression that the pro-Luigi crowd are bloodthirsty morons.)

r89 you're obviously not in tune with the cultural zeitgeist. Which is astounding in this situation.

Yeah I’m not. I can’t imagine the self-loathing if I were.

r91 it has nothing to do with self-loathing. You're clearly not paying attention.

If I were jumping on an absolutely moronic bandwagon to support killing someone, I would be so filled with self-loathing I’m not sure how I would function. The Intellectual, moral, and personal shame would be debilitating.

Good for you r93. That's your take on it. Others see it quite differently.

Yeah. And I’m proud not to be as moronic and despicable as they are.

[quote] They want him to get the Death Penalty that's why he is facing federal charges

I guarantee you that if somehow Luigi is sentenced to death for this murder, Trump will have him executed immediately.

He's itching to kill again, after the bloodbath of executions he ordered during his first term.

Broward man gets Luigi Mangione tattoo on his leg

I want one too!

On my ass.