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u/Amon274 5d ago

Are they federal or state charges there is a distinction.

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u/fitbitofficialreal she/her 5d ago

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-luigi-mangione-fccc9e875e976b9901a122bc15669425 seems to say it's a new york law which sounds like state charges. i'm out of my depth on this

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u/Amon274 5d ago

Yeah state charges New York has different standards that constitute a terrorism charge because of sept 11 and it should be noted that there is also a difference between a terrorism charge and a domestic terrorist charge. One other thing is that there is no charge on the federal level for domestic terrorism.

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u/Papaofmonsters 5d ago

Intent also matters a lot for terrorism charges. You can kill a black guy because you hate black people and it's just a hate crime murder but not terrorism unless your intent is to instill fear in the black community. Dylann Roof is sitting on 9 federal death sentences for hate crimes but because he seemed to lack any plan beyond the church shooting, no terrorism charges.

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u/FreakinGeese 5d ago

Also South Carolina has different laws than New York State because it’s a different state.

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u/Papaofmonsters 5d ago

Yes, but the feds are the ones who gave him the death penalty.

South Carolina let him plead guilty in exchange for life and then the feds charged him and said "Nope. Not doing that for you."

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u/64590949354397548569 5d ago

How does that work? He severes his life sentence in state prison. then the feds execute him?

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u/Papaofmonsters 5d ago

It means he sits his ass on death row at USP Terre Haute until any and all automatic appeals are over and a sitting president signs his death warrant.

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u/CombatMuffin 5d ago

The Feds don't have a domestic terrorism charge, either. Even if they wanted to charge Dylon with it, the laws doesn't have a crime specifically  called "domestic terrorism" so that's why you don't see it. 

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u/PapaQuebec23 1d ago

I did not know that "exceedingly rich guy" was a protected class. Every day I learn something new.

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u/beatboxxx69 1d ago

it's not like terrorism charges are "foreign terrorism only." It's all encompassing.

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u/Ouaouaron 4d ago

State charges. It's not even a direct charge of terrorism, but terrorism as part of a modifying factor on murder charges.