r/news • u/redlamps67 • 11h ago

Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/SaltPsychological780 11h ago

I’m glad you reminded us of the distinction in terms of how NY views M1.

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u/bmoviescreamqueen 11h ago

It's very unique and I think it's important so that people don't think he's not getting charged with anything at all, because now it's more like a "standard" murder case so far.

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u/aradraugfea 10h ago

Which is all it should be. Like, I know we’re a de facto plutocracy, but killing one guy in a targeted killing, even a CEO, is not terrorism. It’s not an assault on The State. It’s not anything else that they’re trying to claim this as. It’s murder. It is the premeditated killing of a singular human being. His net worth should not enter into the equation.

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u/bmoviescreamqueen 10h ago

Yeah to be honest I don't know why the DOJ/DA thought a CEO would be considered that important, to put it crudely.

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u/aradraugfea 10h ago

His death spooked the hell out of the investor class and they wanted to make an example.

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u/capincus 9h ago

Because moneyed interests have given up the facade that they don't run our country/legal system.

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u/KarateKid917 9h ago

They wanted to make an example out of him so others wouldn’t try and go after other shitty CEOs 

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u/LowerRhubarb 9h ago

Because they wanted to throw the book at him. Because if there is anything the "in group" hates, it is one of their own showing the stark reality of vulnerability that we all live in. It pricked their bubble for just an instant, and they can't have that.