The unidentified man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel remains at large after Wednesday's attack.
  • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    271·
    5 days ago

    Damn, I wish the NYPD were this quick and thorough with their investigations for all their backlogged misconduct cases.

    • realcaseyrollinsOPMEnglish
      442·
      5 days ago

      Absolutely insane that people are saying stuff like this unironically. Online echo chambers rot peoples brains.

      • ilega_dh@feddit.nlEnglish
        231·
        5 days ago

        Echo chambers? This has been the most uniting event of the year: I’ve seen conservatives, liberals, ancaps and tankies all share the same opinion for the first time ever. This guy made millions by denying healthcare to people that had rightful claims and he got what he deserved.

      • Sarmyth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        131·
        5 days ago

        OR they actually dislike the CEO and don’t feel bad about seeing the cumuppance of someone who’s decisions while performing their role has caused an increase in suffering and death.

        You don’t need a gun in your hands to bring death and suffering to those around you. Sometimes all it takes is a pen, callous disregard for others and a desire for self enrichment.

        • realcaseyrollinsOPMEnglish
          210·
          5 days ago

          …you do know that it’s possible to dislike someone without justifying murder, right?

          • Sarmyth@lemmy.worldEnglish
            51·
            5 days ago

            Of course I do. You know it’s possible to justify murder without having a personal dislike of the person?

            I’m against institutionalized violence, but I can get behind a victim seeking retribution. The rule of law is not applied evenly, as you can plainly see with the manhunt for this shooting victim vs countless others. Because of that, I don’t pretend to be a believer in letting the justice system handle the dispensation of justice solely.

            Maybe you should stop viewing it as a murder and start seeing it as mob justice. That wouldn’t have to happen if our institutionalized justice system functioned correctly.

            • realcaseyrollinsOPMEnglish
              212·
              4 days ago

              Nah I’m against mob justice. Sorry not sorry. Violence like this destroys the fabric of society and I’m a fan of society, personally.

              I don’t think there are situations I can think of where I support offensive killing (ofc I support killing in self defense). I understand it in some cases and am most sympathetic to the murder of racists, but it’s still a bad thing to do, esp. if the person hasn’t been convicted yet.

              I actually would like to see the American justice system enact the old policy from the Bible, where if you’re the father or mother or son or whatever of someone who got killed or raped, and that person is found guilty, you get to kill that person yourself. In that case it’s not murder, it’s part of the sentence.

              • Sarmyth@lemmy.worldEnglish
                21·
                4 days ago

                We are just going to disagree on the little details here. It seems you are capable of seeing circumstances where people can have sympathy with the killer if their victim is atrocious enough. We’re just quibbling over details now.

              • Hemuphone@lemmy.worldEnglish
                21·
                4 days ago

                You seem to condone murder in quite many cases.

                To me it just seems like the justice system is built mostly for protecting the rich and powerful. It’s actually odd that mob justice is not more common.

                Maybe the justice system could allow killing a CEO after they have caused a certain amount of human life loss? That would be similar to your Bible idea, right? Part of the sentence.

                • realcaseyrollinsOPMEnglish
                  16·
                  4 days ago

                  Oh yeah killing is fine if it’s a sentence for a crime. But I already said that.

                  Y’all really want me to support the murder of a millionaire huh 😂

          • redisdead@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            4 days ago

            Murder is hardly ever justified but excuse me if I have no sympathy for this absolute shitbag of a person. In the unlikely event that I learn the whereabouts of the killer, I will certainly not say anything. It’s about time the people who fuck around the most begin to find out.