Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
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Charges in the murder of a health care CEO include the word terrorism.
In its most basic terms, this was a killing that was intended to evoke terror.
What do police say about the online celebration of the murder?
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When does a murder also qualify as an act of terrorism?
Prosecutors in New York City used that word as they wrote out the charges against Luigi Mangione. He was indicted yesterday for murder after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
NPR's Sarah Ventry is covering the aftermath of this story in New York. Good morning. Good morning. Okay, why call it terrorism?
Well, understandably, there have been a lot of questions related to that. Here's Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had to say at a press conference yesterday.
You know, in its most basic terms, this was a killing that was intended to evoke terror. And we've seen that reaction.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch also spoke at the press conference, and she was very concerned about the reaction to Thompson's killing. She says that social media, quote, erupted with praise, and she really wanted to emphasize that there was nothing to celebrate here.
in the nearly two weeks since Mr. Thompson's killing, we have seen a shocking and appalling celebration of cold-blooded murder. And any attempt to rationalize this is vile, reckless, and offensive to our deeply held principles of justice.
But it keeps going on. Is this right? There's been crowdfunding for Luigi Mangione's defense?
Yeah, there has been. There's been a lot of reporting about how the site GoFundMe has taken down fundraisers for Mangione. But other sites have raised quite a bit of money. One site says it has raised almost $150,000 as of this morning. And on that site, people posted comments about how they feel that the health care industry has let the American public down.
Okay, so that is the way that some people see this. Prosecutors see this as terrorism. What else do the charges say?
Well, they were filed in the New York State Supreme Court and they include one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree. If he's found guilty, he could face life without the possibility of parole. Now, the other eight charges are related to criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a forged instrument.
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