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The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from a Pennsylvania jail.

Luigi Mangione already was charged with murder in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, but the terror allegation is new.

Under New York law, such a charge can be brought when an alleged crime is “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.”

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago (3 children)

So if one or more CEO killing happens every day of a calendar year, will we stop giving a shit, like we do with school shootings?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

That's an interesting theory. I believe it needs vigorous testing.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Aren’t we at like 3 mass shootings per day nationwide? It’s not a problem when it’s the masses killing each other. Only when the owning class is hurt.

[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

We might actually get some gun reform

[–] DurbanPoison@feddit.nl 64 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Killing Thousands by refusing to pay for life saving medical procedures you can and are obligated to pay for: not terrorism

Popping the dude's skull who did that with a $5 plastic gun: Terrorism

[–] x00z@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like stuff Russia and the middle east makes up to execute the good guys.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

America: does the thing America always does

Americans: this is literally like the foreigners

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

I'm not American.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 53 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's also the grand jury who had to return a true bill. They could have voted against the DAs charges.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

All I know about grand juries is that they would indict a ham sandwich.

[–] Rade0nfighter@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s sad, remember when terrorism meant flying a 747 into a sky scraper?

Nowadays whenever I see it in the headlines I just assume someone pissed off the wrong cop.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Wonder how many CEO's were killed on 9/11 now

[–] apostrofail@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

how many CEOs* were killed

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Certainly not Larry Silverstein. He had a dermatologist appointment!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This was like the literal opposite of terrorism

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It always is to someone, it's usually just a matter of perspective.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only people terrorized by this are health insurance CEOs, and they deserve to be terrorized considering how many people their rapacious, brutal profiteering have killed or crippled, both in a medical and financial sense.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 week ago

One: Peter Thiel is a horrible person and I hope Saint Luigi visits him.

Two: They could chose to change their behavior and be much safer. Stop profiting from exploitation and suffering. You don't even have to go all the way to being a "good person". No one's going to assassinate the guy who quietly lives in a 3BR apartment and spends his afternoons at the museum, even if he's living off high interest savings accounts.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

It would be supremely ironic if Mangione goes free because the prosecution can't prove the terrorism part of the charge.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago

I hope it terrifies them

[–] ofcourse@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Terrorism = inciting mass terror through your actions

The only terror incited here is toward the ceos which are the exact opposite of the masses.

I hope he gets a fair trial and the prosecutors get told by the judge to eat sand for bringing in meaningless charges.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

There's aren't enough CEOs for mass terror.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] vvvvv@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Man they really are going to fuck him raw and with no lube, aren't they?

[–] Shameless@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Whatever it takes to try and stop the poor's from fighting back

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

I'm surprised there hasn't been an accident.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Hmmm idk, I don’t feel terrorized

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Good! We need to VIOLENTLY PROTECT the People who kill HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of AMERICANS (INCLUDING Children) a year!