Patrick Crusius had acknowledged he targeted Hispanics on Aug. 3, 2019, when he opened fire in the store crowded with weekend shoppers from the U.S. and Mexico in the border city of El Paso.

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    In 2023 a federal judge convicted him to 90 consecutive life sentences, after he pleaded guilty of hate crimes and firearms violation.

    Holy shit.

    This might be controversial, but I’m glad he didn’t get the death penalty. Not because I don’t think he deserves it, but because I don’t think we should have the death penalty at all.

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      I think this just shows the stark contrast between the upper class and the lower class. You aren’t treated the same if you murder someone in a position of power.

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        I’m in complete agreement with you there. If Luigi Mangione gets the death penalty, we should absolutely take to the streets and riot.

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          Luigi

          also considering luigis arrest was botched, and turned into a clown show with mayor adams doing the perpwalk