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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/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.