Plainly believing that America isn’t seeing enough political violence, Justice Gregory Carro just tossed the terrorism charges in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s murder case against Luigi Mangione.
The district attorney, Carro ruled, hadn’t proved that Mangione “acted with terroristic intent” . . . simply because the judge reads Luigi’s writings as only indicating a desire “to draw attention to what he perceived as the greed of the insurance industry.”
For starters: The DA’s job is to convince the jury, not the judge, of Mangione’s motives; Carro essentially prejudged evidence and arguments the prosecution would produce at trial, and with a truly bizarre reading of the law.
Luigi Mangione still faces federal charges in the case. APThe relevant statues defines terrorism as “an act intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence government policy, or affect government conduct.”
The premeditated and calculated execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson plainly aimed to strike terror and fear among (that is, intimidate) other health insurers — and insurers are, in fact, civilians.
And Mangione absolutely aimed to “influence government policy”: that’s the point of “drawing attention” to “greed.”
Horribly, Carro’s lawless ruling won cheers from the leftists gathered outside the court, who believe that their gripes about the health-care system justify Thompson’s murder.
Outside of Luigi Mangione’s criminal hearing where chants of Free Luigi! were shouted by supporters across the street from the courthouse. Robert MillerThat is, Carro won the approval of ghouls who support terrorism in the name of this cause.
His ruling is so bizarre that you have to wonder if he does, too.
