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[–] superkret@feddit.org 105 points 2 weeks ago (62 children)

According to NY legal code, it is not murder if:

The defendant acted under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance for which there was a reasonable explanation or excuse, the reasonableness of which is to be determined from the viewpoint of a person in the defendant's situation under the circumstances as the defendant believed them to be.

this is where jury nullification comes in.

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[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 91 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (14 children)

This was easily more popular than either candidate in the last election. They should make it a national holiday.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago
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[–] hackerwacker@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He was a terrorist, and he got what he deserved.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

The anti hero does not negotiate with the terrorist.

He Obama'd this Osama.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 58 points 2 weeks ago

"Compassion withheld until documentation can be produced that determines the bullet holes were not a preexisting condition,” one user responded.

[–] That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 55 points 2 weeks ago

If you know the identity of the shooter, no you don't.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

enough reporting about him, on to the next guy

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Lorenz, who was a technology reporter for The New York Times from 2019 to 2022 and a columnist for the Washington Post from 2022 to earlier this year, also posted the photo of another insurance company CEO with a birthdate and a blank date of death. (That post has since been removed.) And she reposted a post that said: “hypothetically, would it be considered an actionable threat to start emailing other insurance CEOs a simple, ‘you’re next’?”

God damn that rivals some of what I've read here

Edit:

She added, “Me surfacing commentary that OTHER people post like Jenny, is not me endorsing those people and their posts. I can’t believe I have to explain to a reporter in 2024 that retweets are not endorsements.”

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 2 weeks ago

Don't be emailing people stupid shit unless you want to police to fuck with you.

Use common sense.

While we are at, you don't have to cry when your enemy dies either. Maybe other execs will get a hint.

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[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like this bell curve is reversed

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I love the "alarming experts" part.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (18 children)

It sounds to me like a professional hit. The guy used a silencer and when his gun jammed he cleared the jam and got off a couple more shots. I'd be willing to bet $1 that this is a rich investor on rich CEO hit because the guy sold his stocks without disclosing to investors that the company was under investigation for massive fraud causing the investors to lose massive amounts of money when the story broke in the press.

[–] hackerwacker@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Law enforcement officials told NBC News they found the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” written on the shell casings found at the shooting scene. Those words seem to echo the title of a 2010 book, “Delay Deny Defend,” whose subtitle is, “Why insurance companies don’t pay claims and what you can do about it.”

Sounds personal.

And what kind of a pro assassin goes to Starbucks before doing the hit and then rides off into the sunset on an ebike?

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It sounds to me like a professional hit. The guy used a silencer and when his gun jammed he cleared the jam and got off a couple more shots

I'm no gun expert, but this doesn't sound special or advanced. Just seems like basic research and planning after checking how previous assassinations have failed. From what I've seen there are plenty of suggestions it was amateur but reasonably-well planned.

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[–] JBar2@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Except that after the drop when the investigation was made public, it's doing better than it was just prior to the announcement.

So unless an investor decided to sell at its lowest point, which is unlikely, they've actually made money since that news came out

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