Comment on Accused killer of US insurance CEO pleads not guilty to 'terrorist' murder

takeda@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In Ye Olden days, there used to be formally separated court systems, one for nobility and one for commoners. Turns out, they just got a lot better at hiding this system.

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• finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Actually, every first degree murder in the state of New York is terrorist murder by definition, unless it falls under one of the other prerequisites for the charge such as being killed by law enforcement while in custody, etc.

  NY Penal Law Section 125.27

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• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If anything, Luigi murdered a terrorist.

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  • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Naw, the health insurance CEO (I refuse to call it healthcare, because it isn’t that) didn’t kill people as a political act. He only did it to line his wallet.

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    • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      So he’s a mercenary

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      • ulterno@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No, just a dacoit.
        Mercenaries are paid to kill. This one just kills and loots.

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      • Womble@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes that exactly what the professional executive class are, mecenaries for capital (though it cant be mixed up with them also being owners as well as just ridiculously paid frontmen).

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  • Jyek@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    A terrorist is someone who enacts violence against civilians in order to create political change. Not saying Luigi deserves any of this, but if his goal was to make a point to the world about the mistreatment of patients at the hands of insurance companies in order to push change, then the terrorism charge is accurate.

    What insurance companies do is far worse than terrorism. They harvest the sick, elderly, and injured for their money in order to sate the capitalist urge to increase revenue for the investors. But that isn’t illegal.

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• painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  As per Gemini AL,

  Example: Actions that target civilians, spread fear, and aim to achieve political goals are more likely to be considered terrorism, regardless of the exact death toll.

  This begs the question: Why are the rich fearful? If they are honest, they should have a clear conscience and nothing to fear.

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  • Saleh@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    At the end of the day what is considered “terrorism” is political. If we were to use the term in the definitions sense every government is terrorist. Many countries proud themselves on some point in history that would be considered terrorism, like the American Independence or French Revolution.

    It is always terrorism if it is challenging the current power and if it wins it becomes freedome fighting instead. Looking at the way climate protests are handled in the UK or Germany it becomes increasingly absurd, as nonviolent acts of civil disobedience are now investigated and charged as “terrorism”.

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    • lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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  • Mango@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah, aren’t they just really good earners?

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