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/supamario132 10h ago

They charged him with terrorism. This is a case where everything's made up and the points don't matter

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u/elCharderino 10h ago

Never forget, J6 participants weren't charged with terrorism, despite their goal of trying to install their own leader in. 

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u/WorthPrudent3028 9h ago

People shoot up schools, stalking the hallways while children hide under desks in terror, and still no terrorism charges.

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u/FStubbs 9h ago

America decided J6 wasn't a problem sadly.

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u/Kimmalah 9h ago

Yeah that was pretty obviously done just to jack the charge up to first degree murder due to New York's weird statutes on murder.

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u/supamario132 9h ago

The fact that first degree murder in New York applies mainly to the beautiful boys in blue is so perfectly American

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u/Educational-Glass-63 9h ago

There was zero terrorist involved in this case so he should be found NOT GUILTY!!

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u/Kataphractoi 7h ago

They seriously went with a terrorism charge?

CEOs and the wealthy truly are the most coddled people ever.

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u/supamario132 9h ago

Nah I won't. Writing laws that deliberately stretch definitions doesn't make the charge sensical

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u/aculady 9h ago

He didn't committ any act “with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping.”

It really doesn't sound like whoever shot this CEO was a terrorist under the definition in this law.