'Looking like the Joker in Gotham City': NYPD tries to cast Luigi Mangione as a Batman villain, but people still think he's more like Batman

'Looking like the Joker in Gotham City': NYPD tries to cast Luigi Mangione as a Batman villain, but people still think he's more like Batman

No matter how hard the NYPD and the powers that be try, they simply can’t get the public on their side when it comes to Luigi Mangione. Every attempt to make him look like a bad guy has backfired spectacularly thus far, and the latest stunt has left people calling the alleged gunman a hero. Footage of Mangione has been shared online showing the 26-year-old being paraded around in his prison overalls by armed police as he arrives in New York City…

Villain or hero? Everyone has thoughts on alleged healthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione - and it's not all negative

Everyone has a thought for Luigi Mangione, and it's not all negative. A quick trawl through the internet reveals merchandise, tattoos, 'Free Luigi' posters and a fundraiser for the alleged assassin's legal defence.

Luigi Mangione isn’t the first alleged criminal to capture many people’s imaginations – and hearts

Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into a Hollidaysburg, Pa., courthouse for an extradition hearing on Dec. 10, 2024. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images by Kimberly Przeszlowski, Quinnipiac University The fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City, immediately captured national attention. But many people immediately fixated … Continued

Ben Kawaller Asks New Yorkers: Is Luigi Mangione a Hero or a Villain?

When UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on a New York City sidewalk at dawn on December 4, certain pockets of the internet rejoiced.TikToks and tweets celebrated the alleged murderer, Ivy League graduate Luigi Mangione, for what some called an act of resistance against a perversely incentivized healthcare industry. Comments ranged from …

Luigi Mangione Is Not A Hero, He's A Murderer

Some on the Left are still drooling over Luigi Mangione, the twenty-something year old rich kid who stands accused of murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO in cold blood.You’ve got Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders condemning violence BUT, there’s the BUT, understanding the sentiment behind the murder.You’ve got celebrities like Margaret Cho swooning over him, holding "space" for his abs and eyebrows.So I guess we really shouldn’t be sho…

Commentary by Matěj Metelca: For many Americans, Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering the head of the United Healthcare insurance company, embodies the symbol of a folk hero who defied an inhumane system. Is American society sinking into immorality? And is the celebration of murder an attack on American values?