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minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77arrow-down1·2 months ago The suspect faces several charges of second-degree murder. This baffles me. Looking up your fucking victim’s addresses isn’t enough evidence of premeditation to qualify for first-degree charges?
minus-squarethree@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74·2 months agoIn Minnesota, a grand jury is required for first degree. This is just a placeholder charge until they can get a jury.
minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoThat’s what I figured after thinking about it, that there had to be some procedural reason for it.
minus-squarecentof@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·2 months agoIf he was left-wing, this would be prosecuted (and propagandized by the media) as terrorism.
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agohe wouldve been charged already, much like with mr luigi was. since he targeted the protected “:class”
minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoWhich, funnily enough, would also qualify the murders as first-degree under Minnesota state law: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.185
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoLuigi is white and they’re trying to send him to the gallows. I think him being conservative is the factor here. Although I agree if he weren’t white he would be treated way worse…
This baffles me. Looking up your fucking victim’s addresses isn’t enough evidence of premeditation to qualify for first-degree charges?
In Minnesota, a grand jury is required for first degree. This is just a placeholder charge until they can get a jury.
That’s what I figured after thinking about it, that there had to be some procedural reason for it.
If he was left-wing, this would be prosecuted (and propagandized by the media) as terrorism.
he wouldve been charged already, much like with mr luigi was. since he targeted the protected “:class”
Which, funnily enough, would also qualify the murders as first-degree under Minnesota state law: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.185
He’s white.
Luigi is white and they’re trying to send him to the gallows.
I think him being conservative is the factor here.
Although I agree if he weren’t white he would be treated way worse…