Shortly after healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed by a hooded figure in broad daylight, Luigi Mangione was accused of murdering him. Many took the shooting to be an indictment of healthcare and health insurance companies: CEOs scrubbed personalized information from their websites and buffed up their security personnel, and Luigi was charged with two terrorism charges — first- and second-degree murder. But a closer inspection showed that the accusations of terrorism that flew around headlines just doesn’t hold up in court. BBC has coverage:
A judge in New York state has dismissed two terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Although prosecutors argued that writings left by Mangione demonstrated a terrorism motive, the judge said they failed to show that the suspect intended to put political pressure on the government or terrorise the general population – key provisions of New York’s terrorism law which was passed in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
This is one of those times where you get to see that facts =/= feelings play out in real time. Goes to show that the terrorist perp walk wasn’t nearly as significant or symbolic as Eric Adams intended for it to be:
Luigi isn’t out of the fire yet. He still faces a second-degree murder charge at the state level and still faces federal murder charges.
May Luigi get a fair trial that follows the rule of law.
Judge Dismisses Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione [BBC]
Luigi Mangione Pulls $300K From Grassroots Funds To Bolster His Case
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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Shortly after healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed by a hooded figure in broad daylight, Luigi Mangione was accused of murdering him. Many took the shooting to be an indictment of healthcare and health insurance companies: CEOs scrubbed personalized information from their websites and buffed up their security personnel, and Luigi was charged with two terrorism charges — first- and second-degree murder. But a closer inspection showed that the accusations of terrorism that flew around headlines just doesn’t hold up in court. BBC has coverage:
A judge in New York state has dismissed two terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
…
Although prosecutors argued that writings left by Mangione demonstrated a terrorism motive, the judge said they failed to show that the suspect intended to put political pressure on the government or terrorise the general population – key provisions of New York’s terrorism law which was passed in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
This is one of those times where you get to see that facts =/= feelings play out in real time. Goes to show that the terrorist perp walk wasn’t nearly as significant or symbolic as Eric Adams intended for it to be:
Luigi isn’t out of the fire yet. He still faces a second-degree murder charge at the state level and still faces federal murder charges.
May Luigi get a fair trial that follows the rule of law.
Judge Dismisses Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione [BBC]
Luigi Mangione Pulls $300K From Grassroots Funds To Bolster His Case
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
