Investigators recovered two stolen trailers carrying $1.3 million in data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment.

  • BlackPenguins@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    I see one unethical person robbing another unethical person. It’s the same reason I don’t care when bad things happen to criminals. Transgenders don’t fall into the same category as billionaires.

    If a socialist did something unethical I’d root against them too.

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      4 hours ago

      You’re absolutely correct. As would I. The fact that someone is a socialist or transgender has no bearing on the content of their character. I was simply using examples of emotionally charged topics on this particular platform.

      But theft is theft. Luigi Mangione murdered the CEO of United healthcare. That is not up for debate. Whether Luigi Mangione did something morally correct is an entirely separate and highly contested question.

      I will still condemn Luigi Mangione for resorting to violence in the same way that I will condemn people stealing from AI data centers. Theft is theft. Murder is murder.

      On a personal level, I couldn’t care less who steals what from a data center. The fewer of these things we have, the better. But my personal opinion does not change the principle. If I’m going to condemn theft when it affects people or causes I support, then I should condemn it when it affects people or causes I dislike as well.

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        3 hours ago

        Luigi Mangione murdered the CEO of United healthcare. That is not up for debate.

        Actually, it is. That’s what the whole, y’know, trial and “innocent until proven guilty” thing is about.

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          7 minutes ago

          The current defense strategy for Luigi is emotional distress. They are fully admitting that he shot the man.

          The question at trial will be. Is he culpable for the crimes.