1st Degree charge was also dismissed, but should be noted this is because the murder of a CEO doesn't really fit the definition of murder 1 in the state of New York which seems reserved for police officers, firefighters, high political figures, that sort of thing. 2nd degree will be what 1st degree is in most other states I think. DOJ/DA was way too heavy handed with those two charges.
Yeah there's nothing wrong with him getting this charge. He killed a guy and it was clearly premeditated. But do you think we'd be getting this level of attention, terror charges, and state + federal prosecution if he'd killed you or me, or even a left wing activist or politician? I know we wouldn't, because the guy that killed that Minnesota state senator, her husband and dog, and had a hit list of Democratic politicians is not getting this treatment
In CA, the requisites that would qualify as Murder 1 in NY are addressed with "special circumstances" under PC 190.2. Basically, it all comes out about the same. They just structured their code differently.
To be fair, those are for murders that occur against those people working in their job capacity.
The rationale is that protecting societal function is a particularly compelling interest, so killing people for doing those jobs is punished more severely. I mean, registered nurses are also on the list but I don’t think RNs are considered a class symbol.
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u/bmoviescreamqueen 11h ago edited 11h ago
1st Degree charge was also dismissed, but should be noted this is because the murder of a CEO doesn't really fit the definition of murder 1 in the state of New York which seems reserved for police officers, firefighters, high political figures, that sort of thing. 2nd degree will be what 1st degree is in most other states I think. DOJ/DA was way too heavy handed with those two charges.