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Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO (zeteo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Yes, we can and do blame him. If the law doesnt work, shooting him in the back seemed to resolve the issue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'm not unhappy with the outcome but using a pistol is not my favorite remedy. I WISH our legal system was more closely aligned with moral guidelines like: "profiting off sick people shouldn't be allowed" or "increasing value for the shareholders is not more important than cancer treatment", yet here we are.

Although I'd prefer a legal solution (like revising our laws), I'm not going to be holding my breath. I also reject the claim that this shooter is the first of many, as I don't see this becoming a huge pattern. If I was an unethical health insurance CEO, I'd be sleeping fine now.

(edit: forgot the 'not' in the cancer treatment quote)

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago

I don't like him, but I don't blame him. The insurance company dangled out a high-paying job doing something he found morally acceptable, and he took the job. What's the logical issue there?