In short:
Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges.
Mr Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.
What’s next?
Prosecutors say the state case is expected to run parallel to a federal prosecution.
You can break the law and not do anything wrong. This is what happens when universities stop offering ethics in their courses
You can break the law and not do anything wrong.
In fact, there are laws which most people would agree are wrong not to break. Legality and morality/ethics are not the same, not defined by the same peoples and if anything are growing more and more separate. You and I don’t play any real part in designing the laws, they are not some liberal-democratic ‘will of the people’ as I’ve seen lots of people elsewhere saying. They are the dictatorship of the politicians, and more so, of the mega-wealthy class that own them.
This is what happens when universities stop offering ethics in their courses
If you want professionals to not give a shit about ethics, call one of the courses “Ethics in [career]”. It has to be ingrained throughout education (let alone society). Universities are not the cause of this delusion, they’re a small part at best of a greater problem.
Interesting. Is he going with the “you got the wrong guy” defence?
This is requirement in US Court system to even have a trial. If you admit guilt, they skip right to sentencing
Ah ok. Didn’t know this. Thanks.
Wait… Is this not a requirement elsewhere?
There are reasons why someone might admit guilt when they didnt do it. A fall guy for the mafia, for example. In that case an honest court system might want a trial to uncover the truth, rather than just lock up the patsy.
Ah.
It seems like the court system you describe is considered an investigative body.
Under the US system, the investigation proceeds independent of the courts. The fall guy pleading guilty doesn’t stop the investigation.
He’s going with the “Go ahead and make me a martyr; I fucking dare you” defense.
I think pleading guilty skips the jury trial entirely.
Plus, I think many people agree that the charges the prosecution brought are not charges he is guilty of. They pushed for terrorism so they could get first degree murder charges instead of a lesser charge.
He may have plead guilty if they had brought more appropriate charges.
