Name: 10 Shocking Arrests That Went Viral Around the World
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I mean, we're all stuck here for a while.

Let's, you know, let's, let's, let's try to work it out.

Let's try to beat it, you know, let's try and work it out.

And today we're looking at 10 criminal arrests that captured the world's attention.

From crime lords to ordinary students, these cases became the focus of casual onlookers and true crime aficionados alike.

Meanwhile, investigators are talking to Madoff, Lieutenant Frank Di Pascali, and

others still trying to figure out what happened on the 17th floor.

If you commit a crime in Manhattan, you're crazy to begin with.

In an increasingly polarized climate, violent crimes often become political flashpoints.

One such moment followed the arrest of Luigi Mangione after the killing of healthcare executive Brian Thompson in New York City.

Not long afterward, Mangione was taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

I am a manager at Plank Road McDonald's out here on the boulevard.

We have a customer here that some other customers were suspicious of, that he looked like the CEO shooter from New York.

Employees at a local McDonald's recognized him and alerted police.

Body camera footage and photos from the arrest spread rapidly.

Commentators dissected the videos, questioning police tactics and focusing heavily on Mangione's appearance.

He became an infamous online figure, part folk hero, part villain.

Almost overnight, fierce debate followed, touching on the damage caused by the healthcare industry.

Debate also continues over the unsettling role perceived attractiveness played in the reaction.

The authorities say the suspect was in possession of items consistent with the New York shooting, allegedly including a firearm and a silencer, as well as a document expressing ill will towards corporate America.

You thought they busted some sort of mafioso godfather the way that they were reacting.

A year abroad in Italy was supposed to be an adventure.

Amanda Knox was arrested in Perugia after the murder of her roommate.

The story quickly became a worldwide true crime obsession.

An American student accused of a brutal crime overseas proved irresistible to the media.

Her mugshot circulated online along with leaked details from her interrogation.

21 year old Knox has given differing versions of what happened, but consistently denied any wrongdoing.

And Amanda Fox was upset about the decision.

She was looking to have a prompt solution.

Tabloids coined nicknames and dissected her behavior frame by frame.

Public opinion hardened long before the legal process could catch up in later rulings, Italian courts acknowledged serious flaws in the prosecution, including coerced statements and unreliable DNA evidence.

Despite these issues, the case pressed forward amid intense media scrutiny.

Knox was ultimately exonerated and released.

It is going on and on and on until I am led to believe by the police that I have witnessed the crime, but

Kyle Rittenhouse's arrest occurred amid an atmosphere already primed for conflict.

Protests in Kenosha had become a flashpoint in America's political divide, praised by some and fiercely condemned by others.

When Rittenhouse shot three men during the unrest, killing two, the media response was immediate.

Sides formed almost instantly, and the case became another focal point for online political rage.

The case has become a lightning rod in the culture wars.

Rittenhouse has emerged as a hero to many on the right.

His $2 million bail was paid through donations.

The the trial only intensified the reaction.

Livestreamed proceedings drew massive audiences.

His eventual acquittal sparked celebrations, outrage, and renewed debate nationwide.

To supporters on the right, Rittenhouse became a poster boy for gun rights and self defense.

To critics on the left, he embodied the dangers of American gun culture.

His case transformed into a violent symbol of a divided nation.

He's the one that put people in harm's way.

Here he gets out of prison and he's on the road being spotted at this place having drinks and this place with his family members.

By the time Joaquin El Chapo Guzman was captured in 2016, the world had already long known his name.

His two previous prison escapes had made him a legendary drug lord.

The manhunt after his second was a spectacle watched around the globe.

Eventually, the Mexican authorities announced his arrest.

The footage spread instantly across news networks and social media.

Just how he managed to evade capture while amassing a $14 billion fortune running the world's largest drug smuggling ring.

Laid bare over his lengthy trial, every detail was dissected, from the raid itself to his heavily guarded transfer.

The arrest went viral because it felt definitive, cinematic, and overdue.

The long running saga the public had followed for years eventually came to an end when Guzman was convicted in New York.

Today we learned that a team of El Chapo engineers was sent to Germany for three months, training ahead of its Construction.

And now the El Chapo story takes another turn down the rabbit hole.

Do you have any idea at all how many times you were hit by a club?

The first real viral video was a great recording of police violence that changed media history.

After a high speed chase, Rodney King was violently beaten by LAPD officers.

All the while, a bystander recorded the encounter on a camcorder.

The footage aired repeatedly on television, spreading across the globe.

Millions watched in disbelief, rewinding and replaying images that were impossible to ignore.

The arrest and beating became a shared visual experience, forcing police brutality into the public conversation.

Looking back, King said he'd made a mistake running from the police that night.

He said he didn't want to go to jail for drunk driving.

When three officers were initially acquitted and a jury struggled to reach a verdict on another, outrage erupted into the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

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