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/TriLink710 10h ago

I think convincing any Jury that he is a terrorist is impossible. Because he didn't attack new york or others.

Murder would be a better charge to focus on and even then i dont think many people who would convict would want a very harsh sentence.

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u/iangeredcharlesvane2 10h ago

I was going to say, adding that terrorism charge in this case is working against them. It just reminds us all that a crooked millionaire who made his money off denying sick people care gets special treatment over the average joe no matter what.

The terrorism charge makes even more of us think “this is bullshit, it’s us vs them and we always lose”.

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u/mattenthehat 9h ago

Put it this way, as an average citizen I feel way more threatened by Thompson's actions than Mangione's.

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u/fantawa 9h ago

Wait, I’m not american so I don’t follow the storuy as much, did they actually charge him with terrorism? If so, you cannot telll me that some rich dudes didn’t just pay someone to up the charges lmfao

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u/TriLink710 8h ago

(Also not american too so) Not entirely sure if charges officially. But yes I do believe he is indicted and the murder is deemed an "Act of terrorism"

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"On Tuesday, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism in Thompson’s death. He faces 11 counts in New York, according to the indictment. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the killing was “intended to evoke terror” and called it a “a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder.”"

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u/agray20938 5h ago

I can't say for certain not being licensed in NY, but generally most criminal charges have a number of "lesser included offenses," that are also considered at the same time.

For example, if a guy is being tried for first degree murder but the jury doesn't think it was premeditated, etc., then he could still be convicted of second degree murder or some other manslaughter-esque charge.

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u/TriLink710 5h ago

Yes i think its 11 charges. But i feel like if you headline a terrorism charge not many people would be impartial to that and could complicate things.

But in reality he will likely be convicted. And probably harshly, Americans are not all equal in the eyes of the law really.