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It seems like defense counsel was primarily concerned that the message indicated the defendant owned/possessed a gun. The emoji argument seems to be a secondary concern that he raised only on appeal.
The defendant could raise an "ineffective assistance of counsel" argument, asserting his counsel was incompetent and it prejudiced him. You can make that claim in your direct appeal, but for procedural reasons, defendants usually make them in separate petitions for writs of habeas corpus. That's not a lawsuit against the lawyer, though. Instead, it's a lawsuit seeking your freedom from the state.
Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @08:01PM (#42706104)
I'd consider someone saying profit is the "point" to mean it is primarily profit driven. You asked for an example and I provided one. It's pretty clear your mind is made up, so best of luck to you.
Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @05:04PM (#42704551)
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/03/07/courts-profit-and-th...

"Daniel Hatcher used to work as an attorney for Maryland Legal Aid. He says he's seen American courts turn into a system that's more interested in profits than justice.

'California is pursuing billions in fines and fees, and Alabama, multiple prosecutors' offices in Alabama generate 70% of their total funding solely by the pursuit of these court ordered fines and fees against the poor,' Daniel Hatcher says.

Hatcher says that when profit becomes the point, families become targets of the very justice system that is meant to protect."

The suggestion that profit is "the point" of California's criminal fines and fees seems absolutely wild to me.

Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:52PM (#42703683)
This is from Rep. Jared Huffman:

“Project 2025 is more than an idea, it's a dystopian plot that’s already in motion to dismantle our democratic institutions, abolish checks and balances, chip away at church-state separation, and impose a far-right agenda that infringes on basic liberties and violates public will. This is an unprecedented embrace of extremism, fascism, and religious nationalism, orchestrated by the radical right and its dark money backers. We need a coordinated strategy to save America and stop this coup before it’s too late."

https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congre...

Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:50PM (#42703659)
Here's one example on prisons from a quick Kagi search:

"Currently, many think that the goals of [American Prison System] APS are to rehabilitate inmates and help them function properly in the real world. However, the APS’s high recidivism rate and methods of revenue creation support the conclusion that increasing the prison population may be the real goal of the APS."

https://news.law.fordham.edu/jcfl/2018/12/09/the-american-pr...

Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:03PM (#42703029)
It seems to me there's plenty of conspiratorial thinking on the left. The rhetoric around Project 2025 comes to mind as a recent example. Same with rhetoric around for-profit prisons (e.g., I see lots of people saying our criminal justice system is primarily profit driven).

If I had to guess, I'd say such thinking is more widespread on the right, but I find it very difficult to see these sort of things clearly since I'm generally left-leaning in my politics.

Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:55PM (#42702917)
The glorification of Luigi Mangione in some left-leaning circles seems to be a counterpoint to your assertion.
Just tried the same search and here are my results for the first 25 images:

6 "all" white race families and 5 with at least one white person.

Of the remaining 14 images, 13 feature a non-white family in front of a white background. The other image features a non-white family with children in bright white dresses.

Can't say I'm feeling too worked up over those results.

He seems to be confused.
There's a civil lawsuit involving the State of California and Amazon. When you have a civil case, you can get discovery from third parties using subpoenas, which seems to be what's happening here.
Wouldn't he be able to recover the costs for complying with the subpoena under Cal. Evidence Code section 1563?

"All reasonable costs incurred in a civil proceeding by a witness who is not a party with respect to the production of all or any part of business records requested pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum shall be charged against the party serving the subpoena duces tecum."

Something's not adding up about his twitter posts.