dave881

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering health insurance CEO⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the normal way to begin a jury trial.

  He’s not admitting guilt, requiring the prosecutor to prove (beyond a reasonable doubt) to a jury that he’s guilty of the charges.

  If I understand correctly, NY has chosen to charge Murder 1 with a terrorism enhancement, which requires the state to prove claims about his mental state, intent, and motivation.

  I assume that the defense is hoping to push for some sort of settlement latter in the pre-trial process, and/or to cast sufficient doubt over the specific elements of the charges brought

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” - Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That may well be the point. Dell gets the head count reduction, improving the bottom line, without the headline about mass layoffs