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Originally posted by 12131:
If he had been taken by cancer and it was on the news, I would have said "Too bad so sad". It's nature. These insurance people are scumbags, yes, but I would never advocate for anyone going out and murdering them. It's a no brainer, "Thou shall not murder".

Those who say "he got what he deserved", if you guys hate these despicable human beings so much, why don't you take up the assassin's task yourself? Oh, what's that? It's a dirty job for someone else, I see. Y'all are just here to cheer on.

It's one of those things where we should look towards Don Corleone and apply appropriate punishments. Should this guy be fired, sued to homelessness, and find out he has Stage 4 Liver Cancer? Sure. It fits with the kind of doucebag he is. However, until we find out he's some kind of pedophile or something equally murderable, he didn't deserve to be murdered by some twat that couldn't work a gun with a suppressor on it.

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Originally posted by 12131:
If he had been taken by cancer and it was on the news, I would have said "Too bad so sad". It's nature. These insurance people are scumbags, yes, but I would never advocate for anyone going out and murdering them. It's a no brainer, "Thou shall not murder".

Those who say "he got what he deserved", if you guys hate these despicable human beings so much, why don't you take up the assassin's task yourself? Oh, what's that? It's a dirty job for someone else, I see. Y'all are just here to cheer on.

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Originally posted by DanH:
It's one of those things where we should look towards Don Corleone and apply appropriate punishments. Should this guy be fired, sued to homelessness, and find out he has Stage 4 Liver Cancer? Sure. It fits with the kind of doucebag he is. However, until we find out he's some kind of pedophile or something equally murderable, he didn't deserve to be murdered by some twat that couldn't work a gun with a suppressor on it.

I think you two kind of sum up how a lot of people feel about this incident. Insurance CEO’s have sort of become the “robber barons” of the modern era. A lot of people believe that they’ve taken greed too far and have a real disdain for these folks. Personally, I think they’ve taken their quest for more profit to a point beyond what’s objectively moral. Still though, this murder wasn’t right and it’s not right to call for more of these types of murders either.

The only reason I have any real interest in this event is due to the fairly unusual circumstances surrounding the whole event, and I think a lot of people are in that boat as well. Personally, I’m looking forward to the conclusion of the case and this getting out of the news cycle.

Personally I have no sympathy for the CEO. He made 10 million a year, and did every immoral thing he could to generate more profit. IMO karma visited him, and what happened is fair.

The shooter will probably be caught and receive just punishment, which is also fair.

Those of you who are happy this man was murdered, don't forget to get the t-shirt.

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1865590637866926117

And don't forget your anarchist starter kit.

Because, after all, you've had enough.

Right?

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1865595348749857144

Define Irony...

People who state there is absolutely no reason for anyone to own a gun, want to shoot CEO's and billionaires.... with guns.

So, the libs want to assassinate billionaires. Here's a list:

- George Soros
- Jeff Bezos
- Bill Gates
- Sergey Brin
- Taylor Swift
- etc, etc

So I wonder how many billionaires are going to throw some of their money into CCW causes now that the trash want to assassinate them?

That would be 'none'

From reuters....

"[A backpack resembling the one worn by the suspect has been recovered near a playground in Central Park, according to media reports. MSNBC said on Saturday that police examining the bag and its contents found a jacket and Monopoly money, but no firearm.]".

https://www.reuters.com/world/...-reports-2024-12-07/



https://x.com/unusual_whales/s...Bs0aQTLFLk2rlag&s=19



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Originally posted by parabellum:
That would be 'none'

For real. It's not like they need permission anyhow, as if they'd carry their own gun. If anything, I bet it makes them a bit more wary of The Little People owning guns.

Incidents like this only serve to increase calls for restrictions on gun rights. The last thing anyone who can afford to have legally-armed security because of money or power could possibly want is for their potential attackers to be armed.

That’s one of the bizarre ironies of seeing statements approving of this murder on a gun forum, and only shows how clueless its proponents are. It’s one thing to be so personally immorally corrupt as to condone an act like this, but I would expect that any gun owner with half an ounce of self-interest sense would think, “Yeah, not so good.”

Restrictions on gun ownership are already so tight in places like New York City that they can hardly be increased, but that’s not true of much of the rest of the country and those who want to restrict them more will be citing this incident as justification. In particular, expect to see suppressors to be targeted and say goodbye to any sort of “hearing protection act” that we might have hoped for. Any legislator who might have supported such a measure in the past would have to be as stunningly stupid as those who express approval of the murder to advocate easing restrictions on suppressors now.

Thank you, sigfreund.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfr...dkt_nbr=010104f76m2j

'Net Tightening' on Insurance Exec Killer, NY Mayor Claims

New York's mayor said Saturday "the net is tightening" on the man suspected of gunning down a top health insurance executive outside a Manhattan hotel before fleeing the city, as new evidence emerged in the brazen killing.

Mayor Eric Adams also said detectives know the name of the suspect who has been on the run since shooting UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson at close range early Wednesday in a killing that has seized national attention.

Adams praised the manner in which investigators "were able to follow his footsteps to recover evidence -- some of it is known, some of it is unknown -- but the net is tightening and we're going to bring this person to justice," he said, the New York Post reported.

The masked assailant was caught on camera entering a bus station in northern Manhattan following Wednesday's murder, but he could not be identified exiting the facility on foot, a police spokesman confirmed to AFP.

"They believe he's not in New York City," the spokesman added.

An image released Thursday of the smiling suspect was obtained from a youth hostel where the gunman apparently stayed before the hit, with media reporting he had lowered his mask to flirt with a receptionist.

The FBI, which said it was assisting New York police, offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the suspect's capture.

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"the net is tightening"

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"They believe he's not in New York City"

I hope they catch him and probably will, but Adams is FoS; just running his mouth. He could be anywhere by now. "Tightening"? Yea, right.

I'm sure there's some symbology there that's just lost on me and my ignorance, but the simple thought of a backpack full of Monopoly money kinda makes me chuckle.

All of you anarchists ghouls who are cheering on this behavior need to liquidate your retirement accounts immediately.

Otherwise, someone might call you a hypocrite for being amongst the profitable shareholders/owners of UHC. Thus, ironically, you may find yourself in the same “justifiable” crosshairs you are now cheering on. How revolutionary of you.

I see it as similar to Marvin Heemeyer, I can understand why a person would do such a thing, and even sympathize with them, while still thinking it was an incorrect course of action.

Sympathy for the Devil.

Back when I was in my teens, my mom started having issues with persistent heartburn. Her doctor recommended a minor surgery to resolve this. Insurance (and she had "good" insurance) denied the request for years till her condition got worse and required major surgery.

I ma glad this man is dead. I am glad he tried to flee but failed so his last living moments were in terror. Call me whatever terrible names you want but this is peak FAFO for greedy companies.