Opinion | It’s a Mistake to Charge Luigi Mangione With Terrorism – The New York Times https://t.co/8rpgvN8fDY By charging Mr. Mangione as a terrorist, prosecutors are taking on a higher burden to support a dubious theory. In trying to prove that Mr. Mangione killed Mr. Thompson to “intimidate or coerce a civilian population,” prosecutors will presumably argue that the civilian population comprises health care executives and employees. But New York appellate courts have taken a very limited and fairly traditional view of what constitutes a civilian community under the terrorism law that was enacted within days of the Sept. 11 attacks. The evidence appears to suggest that Mr. Mangione was bent