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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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

well if they're talking cyber only maybe i could see it, but the people working in our courts aren't part of the problem Luigi lashed out against.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

unlikely.
fearmongering maybe.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago

Mainstream media playbook 101. When your narrative isn't taking hold lean on fear mongering.

[–] Grandwolf319 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, remember defund the police?

That movement fully targeted cops.

This one is targeting the ruling class, and cops are worried.

It’s like that moment when you criticize a bad thing (like selfishness) and out of nowhere someone gets offended; they are basically telling on themselves.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That movement fully targeted cops.

I think if youd look into it you'd find its the protestors who were targetted. Not the cops.

[–] Grandwolf319 3 points 1 day ago

I meant that the focus was about the police problem, this time it’s about CEOs yet cops get offended

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Cops aren't rich.

If they don't get in the way of reclamation, they have nothing to worry about.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

God the police are so pathetically paranoid.

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

You know, if they stopped doing shady shit and unjustifiably killing people they wouldn’t have to be. Pretty simple stuff. If they took protection and serve to heart people would truly appreciate them and they would get the attention they desire.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Protect and serve is puffery.

Like the Declaration of Independance.

Sounds great, has no impact in legal system.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Protect and serve is puffery.

Not at all. They protect and serve the ruling class.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Literally shooting at acorns falling from a tree

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

“Waaah a dog barked at me” then they shoot the dog

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They do it because they can.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

It was comin right for us!

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

Police "investigate" citizens and it's fine, but we are targeting cops when we investigate them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Information asymmetry is one of the tactics of power.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder how many Luigis the 2nd trump presidency will create. I hope a lot. Call me whatever you want.....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I mean, I'd only call you an accelerationist if you advocated for a second Trump president because that's what you wanted. There's a difference between predicting/speculating and acting to make something a reality.

Edit: apparently people think that thinking something will happen is the same as thinking that it should happen.

Edit 2: accelerationism is bad, and anyone who thinks otherwise is either an idiot or fascist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

This is where we are. Hit it, Jack.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

Haven't judges in general been extremely gentle with prosecutions involving Trump because of inordinate numbers of threats made to judges? And yet there's no effort made to stop it? And somehow, this represents an existential threat to the courts?

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

I don't see any reason to limit it to healthcare executives.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Hell Elons mom jumped in line as far as I’m concerned. The spoiled rich are so god damn detached from reality. I never imagined I’d be ok with mass murder but here we are.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It would be both sad and pointless if people targeted the owner's capital defense force thugs (police) and bribed middle managers (judges/politicians).

That would muddy the waters needlessly and further the cause of the owner class of keeping us at each other's throats.

Our oligarchs whole thing is keeping us hostile towards one another. They don't care who kills who, kids killing kids, cops killing poor, poor killing cops/judges/politicians, all livestock killing livestock to them, big woop. They only freak out when someone they consider a person is killed, there's only 1 metric that determines that for them, and even most of their bought politicians don't qualify on net worth.

[–] [email protected] 330 points 2 days ago (10 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.

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[–] [email protected] 132 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I haven't seen anyone encouraging or even so much as hinting that a copycat should target police or courts. Feels like something made up to try to drive a wedge between the bipartisan support by splintering off "back the blue" type of people.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is it. Do not do class war. The rich want you to fight amongst yourselves

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The class war has been going on since time immemorial and we aren't winning. But when you recognize that fact and talk about rebellion, some people get all upset.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Which one of you has a link to the image file for that free Luigi flyer? Asking for a friend...

[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oh, lol.....they think people are only going to target other healthcare CEO's? That's fucking adorable.

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

Hoping our boi Luigi set the stage for a revolution to finally start. Idk what I can do to fight the good fight other than to continue to be loud about all this shit.

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Let's compare:

Osama Bin Ladin/Brian Robert Thompson

Number killed by own hands: 0/0

Number killed through orders to underlings: ~3,000/~51,000

Reason for killings: religious and geopolitical reasons/profit motive

Cause of death: execution by gunshot/execution by gunshot

Date of trial for killings: N/A / N/A

Date of issue of death sentence for killings: N/A / N/A

Response to killing: celebration by US president on national TV, celebration by commoners and elites / celebration by commoners, condemnation by elite.

Consequence to assassins for extra-judicial slaying: national praise / indicted for 2nd degree murder

Race and class: weird Arab guy in traditional garb / rich white man in a a suit

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Osama bin Laden was pretty wealthy too. His family owns a massive Saudi construction company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Binladin_Group

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Oh come off it already.
Yeah we all agree shooting people is wrong.
But just about everyone in the general public more or less agrees Thompson had it coming. We've all dealt with scummy insurance companies.
Playing up the threat at this point seems like an obvious psyop. And it's not even being done well.

That I've seen, nobody, anywhere, at all, has suggested targeting police or courts. This has been solely framed as a class war between the rank and file citizens of the nation and a very small number (10-25) of CEOs whose companies destroy lives every day. There is no anger with cops or the courts.

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[–] [email protected] 117 points 2 days ago (1 children)

CIS assessed it "highly likely that threats will continue to target [law enforcement] and other public offices participating in Mangione's case."

Translation: South Park they're coming right for us, FIRE

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Fear from above is quite entertaining. Next up supporters of Brian Thompson seen with halo's and walking on water.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 2 days ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Complete bullshit obviously...

But the fact they're worried about it says A LOT about how they view themselves compared to a piece of shit responsible for millions of deaths from denied healthcare.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 days ago (1 children)

God, the police are so fucking coddled. "This shit that has nothing to do with police? A threat to police." Anytbing to direct more funding to these fucking babies.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

what a great way to drum up support for more police funding and invasive practices

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Welp, its officially in. Anyone who sympathizes with Luigi is officially deemed a terrorist.

Soon, some senator will announce that he/she has a list of suspected ~~communists~~ terrorists who sympathize with Luigi Mangione. This will the know as the ~~Red Scare~~ Green Scare. Mentioning the term "Green Mario" would be a death sentence.

Super Mario Bros will be deemed as terrorist propaganda, and any related media would be confiscated. There would be no-knock searches carried out across the nation, many will be shot in the process.

If you are reading this, your are already on their list. If you are reading this, you are the resistance...

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