May 06, 2025
Mangiione May Walk
Timothy Birdnow
A female officer involved in Luigi Mangione's case botched the job and it could well lead the murderer to walk free.
Fromthe Revolver article:
So lack of care in the handling of evidence and not following proceedure could let Mangione get away with murder - literally.
Or not. A supporter of the cop killer posted this on X:
But that's not how the law works. They couldn't search his home without a warrant but a backpack in a McDonalds is certainly fair game where probable cause is concerned. Police search cars routinely without warrants, as well as do personal body searches when they suspect a crime. It's not codified but is common law. See Justia for more information.
What is more likely to be the sticking point here is the lack of body camera footage.
I warned at the time they started pushing female cops that this would lead to many more police shootings; a woman police officer is going to find it quite difficult to physically subdue a real thug. She has only one option - her firearm - if there are no other cops to back her up. And of course DEI has made for a big push to get female cops.
I've been pulled over by women cops before and it's almost always unpleasant; they have something to prove. One pulled me over because I wasn't wearing a seat belt (she ostensibly pulled me over because she said I weaved which isn't true. I was coming home from the Ozark Hilton.) She gave me a rash of crap about not wearing the seat belt, and a ticket (police cannot legally pull you over for not wearing a belt but can issue it as a second ticket in Missouri.) When I get pulled over I remain businesslike so there can be no argument. She didn't kept demanding an answer as to why I wasn't wearing the belt. Got quite nasty about it. Called me a liar when I said I just forgot to put it on. I just had to shrug and treat her like a child having a tantrum. Juxtapose this with a male cop who pulled me over for blowing a stop sign. He asked why I did it and I told him I really, really had to go to the bathroom. He handed my license back "get out of her, just please don't do it again" and that was that. HE had nothing to prove.
At any rate whether this lady cop screwed things up or not, it shows that the police just aren't hiring the right people and are more concerned with DEI training than with actual police procedure.
A female officer involved in Luigi Mangione's case botched the job and it could well lead the murderer to walk free.
Fromthe Revolver article:
According to his lawyers, Mangione’s backpack was illegally searched right after police found him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Now they’re demanding that everything inside be tossed from the case.
And if a judge agrees, the entire case could fall apart, and one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent memory could blow up over a mistake made by a female officer.
But sadly, this isn’t just about one bad call. It’s about a dangerous pattern driven by DEI hiring, where meeting diversity quotas is more important than choosing the best people for one of the hardest, most stressful jobs on the planet. Just like the military, law enforcement shouldn’t be a social experiment. It’s life and death and more and more Americans are starting to ask the hard question: Are all these diversity-first hires really equipped to handle these high-performance jobs?
Gothamist:
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers allege that police illegally searched his backpack after locating him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, and that none of the evidence inside should be allowed at trial, according to a motion filed Thursday evening.
If a judge agrees, it could pose a major hurdle for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is prosecuting one of several criminal cases against the 26-year-old, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.
"Law enforcement has methodically and purposefully trampled his constitutional rights,” the filing states, "in violation of the Fifth Amendment and illegally searching his property.”
And if a judge agrees, the entire case could fall apart, and one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent memory could blow up over a mistake made by a female officer.
But sadly, this isn’t just about one bad call. It’s about a dangerous pattern driven by DEI hiring, where meeting diversity quotas is more important than choosing the best people for one of the hardest, most stressful jobs on the planet. Just like the military, law enforcement shouldn’t be a social experiment. It’s life and death and more and more Americans are starting to ask the hard question: Are all these diversity-first hires really equipped to handle these high-performance jobs?
Gothamist:
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers allege that police illegally searched his backpack after locating him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, and that none of the evidence inside should be allowed at trial, according to a motion filed Thursday evening.
If a judge agrees, it could pose a major hurdle for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is prosecuting one of several criminal cases against the 26-year-old, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.
"Law enforcement has methodically and purposefully trampled his constitutional rights,” the filing states, "in violation of the Fifth Amendment and illegally searching his property.”
So lack of care in the handling of evidence and not following proceedure could let Mangione get away with murder - literally.
Or not. A supporter of the cop killer posted this on X:
BREAKING: Latest motion states patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct. Upon arriving at the precinct, she resumed the warrantless search and "found a handgun in the front compartment.”
and
BREAKING: Latest motion states patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct. Upon arriving at the… pic.twitter.com/0FF948WqQ8
— The Luigi Case (@LuigiCaseFiles) May 2, 2025
and
BREAKING: Latest motion states patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct. Upon arriving at the… pic.twitter.com/0FF948WqQ8
— The Luigi Case (@LuigiCaseFiles) May 2, 2025
But that's not how the law works. They couldn't search his home without a warrant but a backpack in a McDonalds is certainly fair game where probable cause is concerned. Police search cars routinely without warrants, as well as do personal body searches when they suspect a crime. It's not codified but is common law. See Justia for more information.
What is more likely to be the sticking point here is the lack of body camera footage.
I warned at the time they started pushing female cops that this would lead to many more police shootings; a woman police officer is going to find it quite difficult to physically subdue a real thug. She has only one option - her firearm - if there are no other cops to back her up. And of course DEI has made for a big push to get female cops.
I've been pulled over by women cops before and it's almost always unpleasant; they have something to prove. One pulled me over because I wasn't wearing a seat belt (she ostensibly pulled me over because she said I weaved which isn't true. I was coming home from the Ozark Hilton.) She gave me a rash of crap about not wearing the seat belt, and a ticket (police cannot legally pull you over for not wearing a belt but can issue it as a second ticket in Missouri.) When I get pulled over I remain businesslike so there can be no argument. She didn't kept demanding an answer as to why I wasn't wearing the belt. Got quite nasty about it. Called me a liar when I said I just forgot to put it on. I just had to shrug and treat her like a child having a tantrum. Juxtapose this with a male cop who pulled me over for blowing a stop sign. He asked why I did it and I told him I really, really had to go to the bathroom. He handed my license back "get out of her, just please don't do it again" and that was that. HE had nothing to prove.
At any rate whether this lady cop screwed things up or not, it shows that the police just aren't hiring the right people and are more concerned with DEI training than with actual police procedure.
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