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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/luigi-mangione-accused-us-ceo-murder-depicted-london-mural-2025-02-26/

The story at that link is about 1 month old, but someone posted about this mural on Reddit yesterday.

Thoughts?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

The guy lives and committed his crime on the other side of the ocean in a context which does not exist in this country.

The word "tenement" has a negative connotation specifically because of the UK's treatment of the working poor. The Grenfell Tower was only 8 years ago. You guys might not have the health insurance issue we have but you certainly have the "Parasite class killing and causing suffering for monetary gain" problem that is the root cause of both issues.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

By far the most coherent response, thank you. I still think the contexts are sufficiently different that I find it odd that anyone would feel the need to paint his face on a wall thousands of miles away.