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The only thing that surprises me about someone assassinating a CEO of a company that regularly ruins lives is that it's not more common.
Expect it to happen more often. I think we're entering that stage of civilization.
Who knows what the future brings
The way this article seems to go out of its way to humanize this guy before remembering to mention the ways this guy has hurt so many people by chasing profit at the expensive of people’s lives is kind of wild.
“Killing one person is wrong, but causing millions to suffer and many to die due to lack of healthcare is obviously OK if you’re doing it for massive profit!“
"I Worked It Out. You Have Killed Two Point Three Three Eight People," said the golem calmly.
"I have never laid a finger on anyone in my life, Mr Pump. I may be–– all the things you know I am, but I am not a killer! I have never so much as drawn a sword!"
"No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve. Your Actions Have Taken Money From Those Who Had Little Enough To Begin With. In A Myriad Small Ways You Have Hastened The Deaths Of Many. You Do Not Know Them. You Did Not See Them Bleed. But You Snatched Bread From Their Mouths And Tore Clothes From Their Backs. For Sport, Mr Lipvig. For Sport. For The Joy Of The Game.
It's worse than that. It's not "lack of healthcare", the people who were victimized had health insurance, they were just lied to. It's people paying, thinking they're covered, then UH's algorithm denies their claims (90% of them) to increase their profits. While people die and families are bankrupted.
That's the corporate press for you.
Economic vigilantism is really dangerous and if this isn't a one off it's likely an indicator that people feel like justice is unattainable.
Justice against these people IS unattainable. Nothing fucking touches them, case and point Trump can lead a violent insurrection and nothing happens
it's likely an indicator that people feel like justice is unattainable
I'm sorry, have you not been paying attention?
You could look at this as a one off, or if you want to start looking at assassinations in total then you get to include the two trump would be assassins and make a damn strong argument to your point that this is exactly what a society that refuses to hold people accountable looks like. Honestly its the same concept as when the Black Panthers started giving free breakfast to kids, if no one else is going to solve the problem, people will do it themselves.
it’s likely an indicator that people feel like justice is unattainable.
I think you mean, 'people are starting to wake up to the fact that justice is unattainable'.
Where have you been the last decade or 3? If you're rich and not going after other rich people, you're practically untouchable. Bernie Madoff didn't catch jail time because he defrauded Anne and Bill out of their pension, he defrauded people who ~~have money~~ matter.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is offering a £7,800 ($10,000) reward for information leading to the suspect's capture.
I wouldn’t narc on this guy for any amount of money.
$10k reward?
I don't think the NYPD even wants to know
Right? This is the most capitalist thing I've ever heard of... He had a net worth of 50 million, but the cops are only offering 10k for info?
That's like the equivalent of throwing your employees a pizza party because they increased profits 200%
it was this guy
I think they should lock up Rudy and then if no other CEOs get murdered then he's guilty.
Oh I thought they were caught at the scene for some reason. Now this is a victimless crime.
So she knew he was receiving threats because of lack of coverage and still had the audacity to refer to the shooting as "senseless."
I guess there are consequences for your actions. Who would have thought.
But that's only supposed to apply to poor people!
hours before he was set to address an investor meeting about UnitedHealthcare's 2025 financial outlook, which projected revenues exceeding £375 billion ($450 billion).
Man, good thing Biden said we didn't need to fix our healthcare system. Otherwise that would be worrying...
The words "deny," "defend" and "depose" were discovered by detectives on the shell casings found at the scene where Brian Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down, police sources told ABC News late Wednesday evening.
Maybe it is it not a good idea to deny coverage...
Now that's a manifesto.
There are only 12 people who will need to hear this, but on the off chance that you are one of them: Jury nullification is a thing.
Well, what the fuck else could anyone expect? History is full of lessons for those willing to think about what happens when the powerful drain all hope from the peasants.
I mean, not surprising. He was a massive scumbag. His policies led to the deaths of thousands of people. I'm sure he got lots of threats.
"Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a God."
- Jean Rostand, Thoughts of a Biologist, 1938.
Well yeah. Your company kills people for profit, what you think their family is gonna feel? Don't be an evil killer, my friends.
Paulette Thompson probably sucks, did you see who she was married to.
You finally broke the world billionaires... Time to go get the cans of beans rotated out in your bunkers. Tell your Paulettes to fuel up the tactical SUV and stick the tear gas perimeter dispensers. You're about to get really fucking paranoid... Is this next horrible heartless decision your last... Yes, it probably is - does that change any in the decision you'll make?
With hundreds of thousands he made suffer and killed, the police will have more work to find a culprit than in "Who shot Mr. Burns?".
Well, maybe let Paulette know that the clothes she is wearing, the car she is driving, the house she is living in, and anything else she owns was all bought with the deaths and suffering of thousands of people.
Can't say what the specific motivations are without knowing who did it, but it certainly would be plausible that this was someone denied coverage for a terminal or otherwise life ruining condition. How many people out there did this guy's company put into a hopeless situation? Once they have nothing to lose, it's not hard to imagine someone deciding to get revenge.
Congress and the incoming Trump administration should also take note of that before they do anything to strip coverage from tens of millions of people.
Zerooooo sympathy.
Boom goes the dynamite