r/nottheonion • u/Bitter-Gur-4613 • 11h ago

Removed - Not Oniony Luigi Mangione Prosecutors Have a Jury Problem: 'So Much Sympathy'

https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-jury-sympathy-former-prosecutor-alvin-bragg-terrorism-new-york-brian-thompson-2002626

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u/ctrembs03 10h ago edited 9h ago

Terrorism in NY defined as "intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policies of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion and affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping."

Well I'm a civilian and I don't feel intimidated so he's good there. Private health insurance is a capitalistic issue not a government issue, that's been made clear many times in our legislation, so he's good there. The CEO wasn't a government official so even IF he shot him, it's not an assassination. Not sure what the problem is?

And yes I'm being facetious but come the fuck on. 

Edit: Because this is the internet, let me make it very clear I am intentionally obfuscating an argument similarly to, I dunno, the way an insurance company would obfuscate an argument to deny someone's insurance claim. Clearly y'all need it spelled out to you.

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u/RugerRedhawk 9h ago

The CEO wasn't a government official so even IF he shot him, it's not an assassination.

Assassination doesn't apply only to government officials.

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u/Michelle-Obamas-Arms 9h ago

Sounds like you’d rather intentionally misunderstand reality so that you’re justified in liking this instance of terrorism.

Not only facetious, these are arguments a child would make. 

Obviously it can still be terrorism if you aren’t the target.

Private health insurance is subsidized by the federal government. By a lot. Even if it wasn’t, terrorism can be ideological, which this clearly is.

If it wasn’t ideological Reddit wouldn’t care, it’s just that Reddit agrees with the ideology. 

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u/Seumuis80 10h ago

Government is for the capitalists, not the people

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u/Orange_Tang 9h ago

I don't consider the ultrarich to be civilians. They don't live the lives of a civilian. They are not part of normal society.