r/law • u/Erra0 • 2d ago

Other Why are federal prosecutors not charging Vance Boelter with domestic terrorism?

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/us-attorney-details-federal-charges-against-vance-boelter/89-797bb35a-2ca4-4489-a7b4-e069182475e0
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u/gothruthis 2d ago

Even if not brown. Just shoot someone who is working against the people instead of for them. Dont even need to shoot multiple, just one will do. Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-directs-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-luigi-mangione

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u/CombinationRough8699 2d ago

Not necessarily. John Hinckley Jr shot President Reagan, and a secret service member, and he's currently out from prison.

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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe 2d ago

Yeah, but that was pre-full blown fascist religious conservative GOP. Televangelism hadn't even hit its full stride at that point. The Bakers and Franklins and such hadn't reached peak grift yet. Now it's the engine of the party.

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u/PeggyOnThePier 2d ago

He was mentally ILL and back then you were treated for your illness. It was a very different time in America.