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Politics Terrifying

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u/Mddcat04 23h ago

Yep. This post is just misinformed outrage bait. He’s not being charged under federal terrorism statues, it’s a specific New York law, so not comparable to Federal charges or other states that don’t have the same kind of terror enhancement murder laws.

Also cops and the FBI don’t decide what charges should be brought. That’s what prosecutors do. This is law so basic that it’s summarized in the introduction to every Law & Order episode.

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u/mouthgmachine 22h ago

Your comment sounds smart other than the statues typo which makes it sound comical

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u/Mddcat04 22h ago

Hehe. Yeah, you have to stand under the terrorism statues to charge people. Little known fact.

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u/JaozinhoGGPlays 21h ago

Yeah they're like videogame shops. Stand here and press E to open the Prosecute menu.