this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2024
572 points (94.5% liked)

News

23600 readers
3193 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Less than two weeks after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the streets of midtown Manhattan, his alleged assassin Luigi Mangione has been greeted not by universal condemnation for the brazen violence -- but rather, a surge of enthusiastic support online for his so-called vigilante justice.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit focused on cybersecurity that partners with government and law enforcement, released a new threat assessment bulletin warning that online support for the alleged shooter risks encouraging copycat attacks.

"Overwhelming bipartisan support for the attack" across social media "has resulted in several narratives encouraging similar violent activities directed at other healthcare executive teams," CIS analysts said.

"The narratives supporting Mangione's targeted attack likely serve to encourage like-minded individuals, particularly as Mangione continues to be viewed by the public as an 'American hero' and sympathetic figure," CIS' bulletin said.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 330 points 2 days ago (6 children)

No one attacked law enforcement for this thought. They are just fear mongering the police so they will want to protect the rich more.

[–] [email protected] 134 points 2 days ago

That and make it sound like those supporting him are dangerous.

[–] Lucidlethargy 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He (Luigi) literally went out of his way to praise law enforcement in his statement. So yeah, this is all just bullshit, and it's bad for ya.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If cops start acting like bodyguards for rich people, they will for the next one.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you act like they haven't for decades

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

No, i mean like literally bodyguarding, not just doing what they're told.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Tells you a lot about why some departments won't accept cops over a certain IQ. You don't want your enforcers questioning who they should be working for. You want easily manipulable peons.

[–] Shiggles 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We did and are mocking them for the amount of attention and resources the murder is getting solely due to the wealth of the target.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

I'd say "pissed at" more than "mocking".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Honestly this sounds like a reporter chop job to me. The only discrete mention of threats to law enforcement is protests, fake bomb threats, and Swatting.

They aren't saying people are going to murder court officials and police.