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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 84 points 5 days 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 43 points 5 days ago

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

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days 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 4 days ago

We might actually get some gun reform

[–] DurbanPoison@feddit.nl 72 points 5 days 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 -4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

America: does the thing America always does

Americans: this is literally like the foreigners

[–] x00z@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago

I'm not American.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 56 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 4 points 5 days 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 5 days ago

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

[–] Rade0nfighter@lemmy.world 47 points 5 days 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 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] apostrofail@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

how many CEOs* were killed

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

Certainly not Larry Silverstein. He had a dermatologist appointment!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This was like the literal opposite of terrorism

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days 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 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 4 days 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.

[–] ofcourse@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 days 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 4 days ago

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

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days 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 24 points 5 days ago

I hope it terrifies them

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Hmmm idk, I don’t feel terrorized

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago

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

[–] vvvvv@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Shameless@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

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

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

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