r/technology • u/marketrent • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit’s automatic moderation tool is flagging the word ‘Luigi’ as potentially violent — even in a Nintendo context

https://www.theverge.com/news/626139/reddit-luigi-mangione-automod-tool
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u/Prior_Coyote_4376 29d ago

His lawyer is also bringing up law enforcement misconduct which means a mistrial. He deserves to be free if the government can’t give him a fair trial. Free him.

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u/Steamed_Memes24 29d ago

Mistrial doesnt mean double jeopardy FYI. He can still be charged all the same afterwards.

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u/ministryofchampagne 29d ago

If this trial is declared a mistrial because of tainted evidence, that evidence can’t be used in a new trial.

The gun is the only thing connecting him to the murder. W/o it, it’d be hard to reach the level of certainty that a capital murder trail needs to get a guilty verdict.

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u/More-Butterscotch252 29d ago

From what I heard it could be interpreted that he was not read his rights in time. He was not officially detained but he had also no way of leaving a situation when the police approached him.