Man charged with health insurance CEO murder to accept $300,000 in donations
Lawyer says 26-year-old accused ‘very much appreciates the outpouring of support’ on fundraising platform
Mangione “very much appreciates the outpouring of support”, said a statement on GiveSendGo that was attributed to his attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo.
There’s only one occurrence of Luigi. The slogan was “free Luigi”, not “free Mangione”.
obligatory: I do not condone violence.
I just think that his was a political act like other historical regicides. Ravaillac is a historical name, like Luigi has now become. Why avoid it?
In popular discourse the word “condone” has been conflated with the word “advocate.” These are two different concepts. A pacifist can condone violence while advocating for nonviolence, and Gandhi did exactly that saying that violence is acceptable when no other options exist.
You know, just so we’re all on the same page about words having meaning.