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Also remember, things are newsworthy because they're novel. US sees like 2 gun deaths per day and thousands due to insurance company malpractice, but this one death dominates newscycles.

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[–] [email protected] 124 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If I knew who he was, I wouldn't tell a god damn soul.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 124 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As one user wrote on Bluesky, “The reward out for the person who shot United Healthcare’s CEO isn’t even enough to cover 1/9 of the bill we got for 28 days of radiation.”

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m waiting for the copycats with bated breath.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There is a way for the rest of the CEOs to avoid joining this guy. I wonder if anyone can figure it out...

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh I know, expensive security detail, bullet proof cars, and remote, fortified homes?

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 month ago (4 children)

His company is offering one free appeal of a claim denial for information leading to his arrest!

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is an I'm spartacus moment. Everybody in america should be doing their utmost to ensure the authorities have an overwhelming amount of information and leads to follow to ensure that the investigation eventually concludes with the result most in the interests of the people.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don't get prison time by giving false information to the police. That's a crime.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah but I think a lot of guys look like him. It's probably best that I call in every. single. one.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 month ago

This hero brought a mass murderer to justice.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is no way I snitch if this guy's kid or mom were killed by this company's CEO greed and decisions, and no court or system would bring him justice. let them fix the system which kills people lives first

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I serve on his jury, I’ll for sure push for nullification.

Sure he broke a law, we can all acknowledge that.

But was he wrong? (Based on the overall reaction I’d argue society doesn’t think so, and that’s where laws come from) Or are the laws, allowing things to get to a place where this is understandable behavior, wrong?

[–] L0rdMathias 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Self defense. He wasn't wrong, he was forced to act because someone else was using deadly force against millions of Americans.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don’t think self defense could be stretched that far, honestly.

But that’s why jury nullification exists. His actions were legally wrong but morally/situationally not, so you let them walk.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love when the largest police force in the world has to [normal part of police work].

Dont snitch btw, mans a hero.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago

Me when a CEO gets his head blown off right in front of me:

[–] ShareMySims 36 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Love it.

Also have to wonder how many random unrelated and innocent men would have been ~~summarily executed~~ "killed in self defence by police" by now were the shooter Black.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why are all the pictures they release of the guy just black blocks?

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I hope that backpack becomes a bestseller and a symbol.

[–] lastunusedusername2 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

What if this assassination is all a viral marketing campaign? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Ah yes, thousands of similar looking men "steal his look" and walk the streets of manhatten. I'd love to see it.

Any idea what model of gun he used? Have to match the WHOLE outfit 😉

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Funny thing is it's marketed as a photography bag. You know, to help you get those difficult shots.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

Call every tipline and report the person responsible for this death and many others - That person's name was Brian Thompson.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And even have to pay for them because their claim is denied

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[–] funkless_eck 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

curious the man didn't use a better disguise. Just shading eyebrows, changing skin tone, a cheap prosthetic nose, maybe some gauze inside the mouth to change face shape. Sometimes the old spy tricks are the best.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (7 children)

How do you know he didn't disguise himself?

That could be a Black woman with extensive makeup.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

US sees like 2 gun deaths per day

Are you sure about that? NYC alone has around 1 murder per day, and I'd assume that most are gun related.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I am not sure at all. I might have been thinking of mass shootings instead :D

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

Reminder: Snitches get stitches, and those stitches may not be covered by your insurance.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anyone thought about inundating the tip lines with useless tips to help our hero?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Be sure to only submit one tip per phone number / IP address and take real numbers (Address, phone number, etc) then fudge them a little, it makes it much harder to filter out (my job used to be filtering tips like this). Area code needs to match tip area, for example.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

We should cover all the deaths from denied health coverage instead.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Setting aside how we feel about the deceased as well as the police, it's not much of a dunk to be like "I can't believe they're asking the public for information!" Assuming good cops and immoral criminals this is what we'd want the police to be doing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

It's the face of an angel.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Someone drop the crowdfund link to build a monument for this hero.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

but this one death dominates newscycles.

Step 1: be white

Step 2: be rich, or a young, attractive female

Step 3: dominate

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

They can't all go looking, they've got homeless people to harass.

[–] TriflingToad 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Here's one that wasn't shown in the post

HAS ANYONE SEEN JERMA RECENTLY??

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

K, is it just me, or is he pretty hot? Easy on the eyes AND a social justice crusader? How YOU doin'?!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seems to be a white male, age 20 - 48, 150 - 220 lbs, somewhere between 5"4' and 6'2. Best I can do.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

"no I don't think I will."

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