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Personally I think CEOs who are fine with killing thousands to save money inspire violence more

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

"Prosecutors say Charles Manson is inspiring others to violence" was never a thing even though it was probably easier to support because they had a solid case with real evidence to put Charles Manson in the slammer.

This fishing trip about character looks weak

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Prosecutors say a lot of bullshit things to sway opinions. Show me the facts?!

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

If the glove doesn't fit, you MUST acquit!

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We have been ruled by a corrupt elite, individuals and institutions entrenched in power, who have consistently placed their own wealth, influence, and short-term interests above the collective well-being and long-term survival of the human race. These elites have shaped global systems, economic, political, environmental, in ways that extract maximum benefit for themselves, while offloading the costs onto the masses and future generations.

Rather than acting as stewards of humanity’s present and future, they have prioritized profit over sustainability, control over equity, and secrecy over accountability. They’ve knowingly driven ecological collapse, widened economic inequality, fuelled endless wars, and undermined democratic institutions; not out of ignorance, but because doing so served their agendas.

While they built empires on fossil fuels, financial speculation, and surveillance, they dismissed or actively suppressed warnings from scientists, whistle blowers, and communities. Their decisions were not made in a vacuum; they were conscious choices to trade planetary stability for personal gain.

As a result, humanity now stands at the edge of multiple converging crises. Climate change, resource depletion, social unrest, and technological disruption, all of which were foreseeable and, to varying degrees, preventable. Yet those with the power to alter course chose not to.

We are not simply victims of mismanagement. We are survivors of deliberate negligence. They’ve turned healthcare into a marketplace, democracy into theatre, and human pain into a line item on a quarterly report. While families ration insulin, children breathe poisoned air, and entire families gulp down cancerous water, they dine in boardrooms and speak of efficiency and dividends. Their success is measured in how effectively they can extract, exploit, and evade.

We now live in a world where people cry out in pain and are met with silence. Where justice and even care seems so unreachable. The real crime isn't that Luigi shot a man. The real crime is that they created a system where shooting a man was the only choice he was left with. Only a fool thinks they can exploit people without triggering violence. And only a delusional coward believes it’ll stop after the first shot’s fired.

Unless the time of self serving leaders comes to an end, the violence will only continue to grow.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

TL;DR tho 🤞

[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 223 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wrong. CEOs are inspiring others to commit violence.

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It sure seems to be a CEO thing.
I can for sure say I feel inspired to commit violence by such behaviour:
https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/sports/grown-man-blasted-for-snatching-kamil-majchrzaks-hat-from-kid/

[–] ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Am I missing something? This is a random guy who was an asshole and stole a hat from a kid who received it from tennis player Kamil Majchrzaks.

I thought it was going to reveal that the douchebag was a CEO like the Coldplay affair couple.

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] phx@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah and the hat grab wasn't nearly as disgusting as his he doubled down on it like it was some sort of power move

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Apparently that was rage bait for clicks, but who knows

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[–] treesquid@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think homicidal CEOs with zero negative consequences are inspiring people to violence. If there's never any justice for a class of criminal, someone they've harmed will eventually try to balance the scales

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Good but "where and when?"

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 3 days ago

Never once I've seen this argument being used in trials for school shooters

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 71 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Luigi isn't inspiring anyone

CEOs are awesome at inspiring people to murder CEOs

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Elon Musk has inspired several acts of arson and vandalism and should be locked up.

[–] l_isqof@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Exactly.

It is the CEOs and politicians themselves who are impacting people's lives, not the odd retribution act. That's just the result of it.

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[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago

Capitalism is inspiring people to violence.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 119 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Cool

Now stop trying to prosecute a guy who I’m pretty convinced isn’t actually the guy who did the thing

[–] Madrigal@lemmy.world 65 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cops couldn’t afford to look incompetent. So they did the usual thing and picked a convenient sap to pin it on.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Honestly, the best argument for his guilt is that he seems a rather inconvenient sap. He has rich parents who can help him pay for representation, he's charismatic and attractive, and he's overall a pretty sympathetic figure. Pinning it on some poor, crude guy seems easier.

The eyebrows and the world's most suspicious manifesto are definitely not compelling, though.

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[–] pibfyhd7g57gd5u64f@piefed.social 108 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Pushing for the death penalty while simultaneously claiming he's "inspiring others to violence" certainly is a choice. Oblivious to the high likelihood only making him a martyr to a lot of people. A good reminder of just how utterly unimpressive our ~~elites~~ rulers are.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 53 points 3 days ago

Prosecutor: We believe the defendant is inspiring others to violence.

Judge: That is a serious allegation. You must be able to provide at least one example.

Prosecutor: Of course your honor. We feel inspired to kill the defendant and will be seeking the death penalty in this case.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 14 points 3 days ago

also labeling as a terrorist, even if they arnt going to charge him as such. they are trying to overcharge to see what sticks , its a common tactic .

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Shareholder violence is inspiring self defense

[–] enphurgen@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Luigi is a symptom of an unjust system and it has nothing to do with him. Quite frankly, if he didn't do it, someone else eventually would have. All the ingredients were there, and are still there for this kind of thing to keep happening.

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[–] singletona@lemmy.world 59 points 3 days ago

No, the health insurance industry is doing that all on its own.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

These prosecutors are inspiring me to commit violence.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As long as its yelling at the oligarchs or at the system, not your fellow poors, your spouse, or at your house pet. if we arent mad we arent paying attention.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

My rage is well targeted, don't you worry! :)

[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep, it's this one dude who's inspiring the besieged middle class into increasing action over time, and it's totally not the entire systemically rotten core of big corporate America.

You absolutely nailed it NBC, spot on.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

The check wasn't even dry.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 days ago (3 children)
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[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 20 points 3 days ago

I think its the oligarchs doing that...

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago
[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 3 days ago

No - a corrupt and malevolent system that provides grotesque and entirely undeserved privilege for a sociopathic few at the expense of the many is inspiring violence.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 30 points 3 days ago

Counterpoint: unfair company practices are inspiring others to violence.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago

Insurance companies purposefully putting bureaucratic delays and hurdles in the way of their dying customers getting life-saving treatments in order to generate record profits, essentially letting their customers die to avoid paying for their treatment, is what has, and will normalize violent acts.

[–] hayvan@feddit.nl 27 points 3 days ago

Can these fake news stop making him so cool? I love him already alright?

Irrelevant...? How is that his problem or his fault? Incitement has to be willful, intentional, or at least grossly negligent for you to be culpable in it. And how does that contribute to proving his guilt in the first place?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 31 points 3 days ago (3 children)

sure daddy... nobody is buying this fake news.

if you got a case, prove it, bitch

this prosecutor is pathetic. there is not single dead ceo since perp did the good work.

wtf is it talking about?

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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Inspiring others to resist.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

How dare a figure who the rabble resonate with have any influence!

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

That’s the hope, yes.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Where is the problem with that? Not enough Luigis?

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