Their Luigimania earned them a pass. A trio of bloodthirsty fans of accused assassin Luigi Mangione — who were granted press passes by City Hall — spouted vile hate and unapologetic calls for political violence from a Manhattan courthouse steps Monday.
Mangione fangirls Abril Rios, Ashley Rojas and Lena Weissbrot proudly showed off the passes they received for their respective Substacks documenting Mangione’s upcoming trial for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. But the “reporters” made no bones about supporting Mangione’s alleged vendetta to strike fear into the hearts of healthcare executives such as Thompson.
“F—k Brian Thompson,” Rojas said. “That’s all I want to say. F—k Brian Thompson. F—k his mom.” Weissbort chimed in with an even more reprehensible response. “His children are better off without him,” she said. “They need to learn to not be like their dad. And enjoy the blood money, kids. “He’s responsible for more deaths than Osama bin Laden, and I remember Americans celebrating when Osama bin Laden was killed. It’s not like we don’t understand heroic violence, or, like, when violence is good.”
Depraved. Sick. Downright evil. Any one of those words — or all three — fits these so-called Luigi Mangione “fangirls” openly celebrating the cold-blooded murder of a husband and father. No decent human being would applaud an act like this, and the fact that some of these women hold press credentials makes their behavior even more disturbing. Protest healthcare policies, lobby for reform, run for office, or support causes you believe in — that’s how civilized people push for change. But the moment you celebrate political violence or murder because it targets someone you dislike, you cross a moral line. Violence should never be the answer, and anyone cheering it on reveals something deeply rotten about their character.
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