With twisted ruling tossing Luigi Mangione terror charges, judge endorses political violence

NEW YORK POST Editorial Board 

 

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.

The relevant statues defines terrorism as “an act intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence government policy, or affect government conduct.” Read more here. 

Tyler Robinson charged with 7 counts including aggravated murder in Charlie Kirk assassination — could face firing squad 

Chris Neal / NEW YORK POST 

Tyler James Robinson has been formally charged in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk — and could potentially face the firing squad if convicted.

Calling Kirk’s killing “an American tragedy,” Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced the charges against the 22-year-old at a press conference Tuesday afternoon, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice.

“The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy” Gray told reporters at the Utah County Health & Justice Building in Provo.

“Charlie Kirk was murdered while engaging in one of our most sacred and cherished American rights — the bedrock of our democratic republic — the free exchange of ideas in a search for truth, understanding and a more perfect union,” he said. Read more here.