When Does Murder Amount To Terrorism?

Why, America? with Leeja Miller

Luigi Mangione has been indicted on murder as a terrorist act in New York state. Doesn't all murder and gun violence create terror? What does it take to get charged with terrorism in this case? Who gets to decide the definition of terrorism? And how could the "terrorist" label be weaponized to take away the rights of activists and others trying to express political ideologies?

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S O U R C E S:

18 USC 2331 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter113B&edition=prelim

NY Penal Code 490.05 “Act of Terrorism” https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/490.05

NY Penal code 125.27 Murder in the first degree https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/125.27

Death Penalty Information Center (New York) https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state/new-york

Luigi Mangione Indictment: https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mangione-Indictment-FINAL-as-filed.pdf

D.A. Bragg Announces Murder Indictment Of Luigi Mangione https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-murder-indictment-of-luigi-mangione/

FBI: Terrorism https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism

Hate crime vs. Terrorism (SPLC) https://www.splcenter.org/hate-crimes-explained#crime-v-terrorism

Terrorism (Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/topic/terrorism

Luigi Mangione Manifesto (Ken Klippenstein substack) https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-manifesto

Towards a Unified Definition of Terrorism (Modern Diplomacy) https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/10/29/towards-a-unified-definition-of-terrorism/

Luigi Mangione Charged With Murder As An Act Of Terrorism—Here’s What That Means (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/12/17/luigi-mangione-charged-with-murder-as-an-act-of-terrorism-heres-what-that-means/

Will Luigi Mangione be extradited to New York? Hearing in CEO shooting set for Thursday (USA Today) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/18/luigi-mangione-extradition-hearing-ceo-shooting/77063682007/

Luigi Mangione's mother said she could 'see him doing' shooting of insurance CEO: police (USA Today) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/17/luigi-mangione-mother-police-ceo-shooting/77055817007/

‘Cop City’ Prosecutions Hinge on a New Definition of Domestic Terrorism (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/cop-city-domestic-terrorism.html

The Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism in the U.S. and Federal Efforts to Combat It (GAO) https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it [GOOD GRAPH]

Assassination attempt or domestic terrorism? Why Trump’s shooting poses a problem for the FBI (The Independent) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-shooting-assassination-terrorism-motive-b2582048.html

Jan. 6 and Beyond: Why the U.S. Should Pass Domestic Terrorism Legislation (Lawfare) https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/jan.-6-and-beyond-why-the-u.s.-should-pass-domestic-terrorism-legislation

The Meaning of ‘Terrorism,’ According to the United States (Current Affairs) https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2024/05/the-meaning-of-terrorism-according-to-the-united-states

New York prosecutors may have trouble proving first-degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione, legal experts say (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/us/luigi-mangione-murder-indictment-new-york/index.html

First Amendment or threat? Florida woman's arrest after CEO shooting sparks online uproar (Tallahassee Democrat) https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2024/12/13/first-amendment-or-threat-florida-womans-arrest-sparks-online-uproar/76957946007/

James Baldwin and the FBI (JSTOR) https://daily.jstor.org/james-baldwin-and-the-fbi/