People Have A LOT To Say About The Governor Of Pennsylvania's Statement About Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
In the past 24 hours, a large chunk of the internet has gone completely wild over him.
There are thirst tweets:
his name is LUIGI??? well call me princess daisy 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
— river (@kissmeriver) December 9, 2024
There are fan pages:
It's a whole thing.
Imagine your mugshot being as lethal as Luigi mangiones.. pic.twitter.com/DRe2q9CI4F
— KoiJay 🍥 (@KoiJayx) December 9, 2024
In response to all of this, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania made a statement about all of the online attention Mangione is receiving:
Shapiro: In a civil society we are all less safe when ideologues engage in vigilante justice. In some dark corners this killer is hailed as a hero. Hear me on this, he is no hero. The real hero in this story is the person who called 911 at McDonald's. pic.twitter.com/MzBiA3xXXE
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 10, 2024
MSNBC/Twitter: @Acyn / Via youtube.com
"Some attention in this case, especially online, has been deeply disturbing, as some have looked to celebrate instead of condemning this killer," he said. "Brian Thompson was a father of two, he was a husband, and he was a friend to many. And yes, he was the CEO of a healthcare company."
"In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint. I understand people have real frustration with our healthcare system, and I have worked to address that throughout my career," he continued. "I have no tolerance, nor should anyone, for one man using an illegal ghost gun to murder someone because he thinks his opinions matter most."
"In some dark corners, this killer is being hailed as a hero. Hear me on this: He is no hero. The real hero in this story is the person who called 911 at McDonald's this morning."
You can watch his whole statement here.
People have a lot of thoughts about his comments.
A bunch of people agree with Gov. Shapiro's statement.
Shapiro 2028 https://t.co/tLfBhkZuIv
— Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) December 10, 2024
"One of the more succinct and essential statements of the American value system I’ve yet come across," this person chimed in.
One of the more succinct and essential statements of the American value system I’ve yet come across: the real hero is the person who called 911 at McDonald’s https://t.co/7kBgCSnrnt
— call me cismale (@clamatoes) December 10, 2024
NBC10/ Twitter: @clamatoes
Other people weren't so into the governor's words.
All of twitter to Josh Shapiro rn: https://t.co/YkaLWrIhI3 pic.twitter.com/JssbqG6JTr
— bleeding heart 🇵🇸 (@WhitStap) December 10, 2024
MSNBC/Twitter: @WhitStap
"This the kinda shit they say when Batman made the police department look bad," this person said.
This the kinda shit they say when Batman made the police department look bad https://t.co/Y54JAYSrYy
— Junior (@juniorsaur) December 10, 2024
MSNBC/Twitter: @juniorsaur
And then there are many, many people making the same comments about the United States.
that is quite literally the way this country was founded Josh Shapiro https://t.co/ek3HAVvqDB
— julianna 🪐 (@juliannajoy69) December 10, 2024
"killing people in cold blood to resolve policy is precisely how america was founded, actually lol," one extremely viral post said.
killing people in cold blood to resolve policy is precisely how america was founded, actually lol https://t.co/fbW9ShDGSD
— danisha carter (@danishacarterr) December 10, 2024
"lol we send 18 year olds across the world with machine guns to kill people to resolve policy differences," another person commented.
lol we send 18 year olds across the world with machine guns to kill people to resolve policy differences. https://t.co/0AZX6hyiBU
— j (@verythickvajjjj) December 10, 2024
And then a bunch of people simply shared footage of Gov. Shapiro signing bombs in Ukraine:
this you, bro? pic.twitter.com/9v2LMCXXID https://t.co/b4C8wkVpEM
— josé (@joserloser) December 10, 2024
Anyway, where do you stand?
