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Previously the reporting on this did not have a political angle and so it was removed from Politics and correctly directed to News.

The charges related to terrorism now give this a political angle.

"Luigi Mangione is accused of first-degree murder, in furtherance of terrorism; second-degree murder, one count of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism; criminal possession of a weapon and other crimes."

The terrorism statutes can be found here:

https://criminaldefense.1800nynylaw.com/ny-penal-law-490-25-crime-of-terrorism.html

"The act must be committed with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion."

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 57 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (4 children)

Terror?

Come the fuck on, ~~Feds~~ New York. Absolutely fucking not. This sparked joy, not terror, in the populace. This was, to be quite frank, the exact opposite of terrorism.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 51 minutes ago

It sparked terror in the people that actually matter, the ruling class.

This is like saying a wife killing their abusive husband is an act of terror. Clearly she's saying she's not taking the abuse anymore and any man or woman that treats her so poorly would meet a similar end. The perp that killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO and those cheering him on are saying the same thing -- enough abuse. We're all terrorists because we want CEOs that do real harm to their customers to be held accountable? The current system is completely ill-equipped to even do so much as shame these abusers (i.e. libel and slander laws).

[–] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

This is the best argument against the terrorism charges. Should we have a fucking parade to show how NOT terrorized we feel?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 15 points 19 hours ago

It's not the Feds, it's the state of New York.