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closest thing we had to it was arrested in a Mcdonalds because some dumbass making less than 12 dollars and hour dropped a dime on him.
Can't have robin hood without some class solidarity.
Luigi is innocent, we were playing videogames together
And I don’t think they even got the reward money the feds claimed they’d give out for turning him in but I’m not sure.
They did not
He really shouldn't have stopped in Allentown. That's the redneck meth capital of PA.
I thought I read somewhere that they actually used face rec and CCTV, but leaked that it was a call-in tip to obfuscate the extent of the surveillance state from the public?
I mean, I don't doubt that honestly, makes a lot more sense to me especially since they never got any reward money.
Also could of been a way to "legalize" the illegally obtained facial recognition, or some other form of illegal intelligence gathering.
You really should learn about how that actually happened...
Because it's most likely going to be how the case gets thrown out. If you care about it, I don't know why anyone would willing stay ignorant
Less hints more links my guy! Strong "parallel construction" vibes but I haven't seen anything real solid yet and like to think I'm reasonably tuned in
Literally the first link from searching "luigi McDonald's"
https://www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-worker-luigi-mangione-private-security-1999217
That customer was almost certainly law enforcement, they just needed a scapegoat to call in the tip because they couldn't say how they found him.
The McDonald's worker had no idea, that's why their call was basically: "some guy said another guy is dangerous and wanted by police, I don't know who".
And cops immediately swarmed and singled out Luigi.
You may believe you're "reasonably tuned in" but this information was out within like 24 hrs of his arrest everywhere.
That link says absolutely nothing about the source of the "tip", you're kinda being a prick about this without providing the substance that makes people put up with that. We're even on the same side of this very specific niche case and you put more effort into some weak dunks than sharing info and downvoted me. Fuck off dude
Because it originated from an anonymous source...
Someone that was aware of who Luigi is and the bounty, wanted to turn him in...
But didn't take the two seconds to ensure a call was made, instead they told someone else to call and just left.
Bro, if you can't logic this out, and you only want help when it's sugar coated...
Just block me.
Otherwise I'm cool to keep answering you're questions, but this is standard delivery.
We've come to similar conclusions, I asked for a link because the confidence of your presentation made me think you had a good source. Instead of arming me with evidence, all this conversation has provided is arrogant, childish abuse. If you had something worth sharing you could just share it, "bro"
The deification of Luigi really pisses me off because he didn't do shit to help anyone. Robin Hood wasn't a deranged murderer, he stole from the rich to help the poor. What the fuck did Luigi actually accomplish with his idiotic "plan"? It just shows how dire the current situation is that people are desperately latching onto that assclown as some kind of revolutionary, when in reality he is nothing of the sort.
Luigi wasn't deranged either. He was stopping a mass murderer who monetized suffering. Luigi made the world a better place with a little perseverance and resourcefulness. It's admiring to see folks still want to work.
Oh, the world is a better place now, and it's all thanks to Luigi? I must have missed that part
We can agree to disagree on this one, I think every single thing you said is incorrect. I hope you have a good day, and I also hope your life saving or even life improving medical treatments are never denied due to insufficient authorization.