Luigi Mangione already was charged with murder in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, but the terror allegation is new.
Under New York law, such a charge can be brought when an alleged crime is "intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policies of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion and affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping."
The charge does not fit, the civilian population is not at risk and Brian Thompson did not work for the government, so no government unit was threatened. All these considerations make the terrorism charge a bridge too far. Thompson had the government working for him. He paid for it. Like rain on a wet day the terrorism charge proves collusion between health care executives and the government. That collusion is truly terrorist.
But just scream mercy and this can all end now.