Luigi Mangione’s Terrorism Charges Recently Dismissed – Above the Law

Shortly
after
healthcare
CEO
Brian
Thompson
was
killed
by
a
hooded
figure
in
broad
daylight,
Luigi
Mangione
was
accused
of
murdering
him.
Many
took
the
shooting
to
be
an
indictment
of
healthcare
and
health
insurance
companies:
CEOs
scrubbed
personalized
information
from
their
websites
and
buffed
up
their
security
personnel,
and
Luigi
was
charged
with
two
terrorism
charges
—
first-
and
second-degree
murder.
But
a
closer
inspection
showed
that
the
accusations
of
terrorism
that
flew
around
headlines
just
doesn’t
hold
up
in
court.

BBC
has
coverage:

A
judge
in
New
York
state
has
dismissed
two
terrorism
charges
against
Luigi
Mangione,
the
alleged
killer
of
UnitedHealthcare
CEO
Brian
Thompson.
…
Although
prosecutors
argued
that
writings
left
by
Mangione
demonstrated
a
terrorism
motive,
the
judge
said
they
failed
to
show
that
the
suspect
intended
to
put
political
pressure
on
the
government
or
terrorise
the
general
population
–
key
provisions
of
New
York’s
terrorism
law
which
was
passed
in
the
wake
of
the
11
September
2001
attacks.

This
is
one
of
those
times
where
you
get
to
see
that
facts
=/=
feelings
play
out
in
real
time.
Goes
to
show
that
the
terrorist
perp
walk
wasn’t
nearly
as
significant
or
symbolic
as
Eric
Adams
intended
for
it
to
be:

Eric
Adams
says
he
confronted
Luigi
because
he
put
fear
into
the
hearts
of
CEOs
and
he
wanted
to
comfort
them
by
looking
him
in
the
eyes.

Yes,
great
way
to
disincentivize
terrorism.
Make
those
who
commit
such
acts
international
celebrities
involved
in
a
cosmic
struggle
with
the…

pic.twitter.com/7nA1vBSb6Z

—
Richard
Hanania
(@RichardHanania)

December
20,
2024

Luigi
isn’t
out
of
the
fire
yet.
He
still
faces
a
second-degree
murder
charge
at
the
state
level
and
still
faces
federal
murder
charges.

May
Luigi
get
a
fair
trial
that
follows
the
rule
of
law.

Judge
Dismisses
Terrorism
Charges
Against
Luigi
Mangione
[BBC]

Earlier:

Healthcare
Companies
Screwed
Over
So
Many
People
That
It’s
Hard
To
Find
Luigi
Mangione
A
Neutral
Jury

Luigi
Mangione
Pulls
$300K
From
Grassroots
Funds
To
Bolster
His
Case

---

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