Could Luigi Walk?

Could Luigi Walk?

It’s Starting To Look Like That May Be The Case

Luigi Mangione might be a murderer, he might be a vigilante folk hero, he might be a domestic terrorist, or he may be an innocent patsy. He might be guilty of everything the prosecutors say he is, or completely innocent. But here’s the problem: that doesn’t matter if the system trying him can’t follow its own rules. In the United States, innocence or guilt isn’t supposed to override your rights.

According to his lawyers, Mangione’s rights were bulldozed. He was detained at a McDonald’s, surrounded by a “human wall” of police, searched without a warrant, not read his Miranda rights in time. His DNA was collected via station snacks, like some dystopian sting operation.

If the courts decide that the Constitution doesn’t apply when someone looks guilty enough, then you’d better hope you’re never on the wrong end of an accusation.