Money isn’t easy to come by. With public meltdowns over the prices of eggs, the coming tariff price hikes and the like, increasing costs of living mean that folks are limiting their spending to the things that really matter. Like making sure that Luigi Mangione — innocent until proven guilty — gets a fare shake at due process. In a perfect world (or at least one where Gideon is uniformly enforced), getting good counsel wouldn’t come down to if you can afford it or not. Until that happens, prepare to pay up. Much like when people are burdened with unconscionable medical bills over procedures and ambulance rides that can bankrupt them, people also turn to GoFundMe to raise money to pay for a good lawyer. Thankfully Luigi won’t have to suffer through the generosity lottery — people have already pooled a sizeable share of coin for him. The Independent has coverage:
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has accepted nearly $300,000 in donations toward his legal defense, according to the fund.
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“We’re thrilled that Luigi is accepting these funds so that he can mount the strongest defense possible,” said D4 Legal Committee spokesperson Sam Beard in a statement. “The American private health insurance industry has ruined countless lives by denying people access to basic care and burying families in medical debt. It’s no surprise that Luigi’s alleged actions are understood and supported by tens of millions of hard-working Americans.”
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That support is a beautiful thing considering the attempts that have been made to poison the well. For one, Eric Adams’s decision to parade Luigi around like Superman and follow-up press conferences about wanting to look a murderer in his eyes wasn’t just a desperate attempt to curry favor after Olayemi ripped him a new one — it was also a pretty obvious violation of due process that could bias potential jury members. Best of luck when it comes to paying the strongest legal representation available, Luigi!
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.