Summary
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in a targeted attack outside a New York Hilton hotel, with investigators describing the killing as meticulously planned.
The gunman fled on foot, then by rental bike, and possibly left the city via bus. Shell casings at the scene had words like “deny” and “defend” inscribed, hinting at a motive linked to Thompson’s work.
Experts suggest the shooter may have military or weapons experience but left key clues, including surveillance footage and discarded items.
Police are analyzing evidence, including DNA, to identify the suspect.
Good on him.
And here I was, thinking it was sheer coincidence and good luck. I guess that’s why I’m not “an expert”.
Anyways, what are y’all having for dinner tonight?
A bowl of farina, microwaved
Was thinking air fred chicken wings and homade spicy fries
I also choose this guy’s dinner
Chicken and Brussel sprouts. Doesn’t sound fancy but it’s hot fire and I look forward to it.
Got any plans this weekend?
Eat the rich?
There is no such thing as ethical consumption under capital … I stand corrected.
I say “OM!” you say “NOM! NOM! NOM!”
OM!
AUGUSTUS GLOOP, COME ON DOWN - YOU’RE THE NEXT LUCKY CONTESTANT
Crab RangoonIs it time to update the phrase to “If you see someone gun down a CEO, no you didn’t!”?
What’s better than a dead CEO?
Two.
What do you call one dead CEO?
A good start.
Even a broken Glock was right twice that day.
What’s the difference between a bucket of shit and a CEO?
The bucket
…Hundred. *You forgot the last part.
Thousand, even.
Yesh
Probably pan-fried fish - I always put out an extra placemat in case I have a visitor I’ll be unable to recall any details about in the morning though.
Went out for lunch and ordered WAY too much (I ordered the lunch special which I thought came with one entree, but instead got a lunch special AND an entree) so I’m skipping dinner today.
But lunch was a full serving of goat korma, plus small portions of dal, rice, tandoori chicken, some curry I don’t remember, a samosa, rice, and naan.
Coincidentally, that will also be tomorrow’s lunch 😅
I don’t recall.
I went and got fried chicken… it was not good. Cold fries and lots of gristle.
Idk. It’s almost 8, I’m only a little hungry.
Maybe some beans
Beef & gravy rolls
I ordered a pizza
I’m pondering some sort of soup, but I’m not sure. Black bean seems sweet.
I’ve been going vegetarian more lately, and looking for hardy meat substitutes. Yesterday I found a lentil sloppy joe sandwich I wanna try.
I bet plenty of non millionaires would be willing to shelter and hide him. 🤷♂️
“Words like ‘deny’ and ‘defend’”
Don’t forget the all important DEPOSE.
i have noticed a lot of mainstream headlines leave out “depose.” which is interesting.
How about these fucking class traitors use their resources to catch the murderers of decent everyday people instead
There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who benefit from the system, those who are exploited by the system, and those who deluded themselves into thinking the system benefits them.
What about the people who delude themselves that they are not beneficiaries of the system?
Why don’t you call the tip line and ask them yourselves? Your son could be shot in the face in broad daylight and they were just move on the next day. They would never look for your son’s murderer.
Why are they protecting the ultra wealthy more than they are protecting the working class??
Maybe the police are not here to protect us after all?
Ok like the police suck but they would absolutely look for a murderer in that instance. No reason to exaggerate when they’re bad enough
i doubt the effort would be actually equal. dont know about ny, but where im from, the double standard is blatant
I played a cop in a video game once and know that they investigate murders of poor/homeless people.
It’d be the cherry on top if he left evidence that linked other health insurance CEOs.
I’m glad all those true crime podcasts have finally been put to good use!
Let’s see here. It’s currently the 7th. I wonder what other things happened in NY that need attention. Everyday is indeed a busy day.
I’ll just leave this here.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/stats/reports-analysis/homicide.page
Statistically, there should have been at least one more murder in the city since then. Looking at victim demographics in that chart and it’s pretty obvious why this is getting so much attention…it’s very uncommon for a white, non-hispanic person to get murdered in the city.
I wonder who was next in line to be CEO at that outfit? Seems like a great setup to use a hired, trained hit man along with some inscribed bullets to make it seem like a political asassination. In other words, if maybe this wasn’t revenge: who all would benefit from this CEO’s demise?
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If this was a conspiracy to benefit someone to become the next CEO, their shot certainly backfired. The next CEO will be under a massive public scrutiny and if UHC’s policies don’t change, he/she will certainly be the next target.
Actually, the shot backfired twice: every CEO is now under public scrutiny, as The Adjuster became a powerful symbol of the awakened feeling of “that’s enough” inside everyone who can see the corporation greed.
Ah, so you are an optimist. What changes to health insurance/health care do you believe will occur in the next year due to this? I believe in 2 weeks people will be bored and worried about something else, but I’d be curious to know what you foresee.
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in 2 weeks people will be bored and worried about something else
No fucking way. Because the insurance companies won’t let them!
For fucking decades from now whenever someone gets screwed over by a health insurance company (which happens to probably hundreds of thousands every day) they’re going to think of this situation.
The killer has proven there’s an effective means for even poor people to institute change!
Oh shit! We calling him “the adjuster” now!?
Damn straight we are. He’s a national hero.
It is wild that he was there minutes before CEO walked by, considering the meeting was later and CEO went early. Makes it sound like a more sophisticated operation.
Who the heck is Denny? And why is he deaf?
Denny is a person who knew how to make waffles. Waffles that fall from above, because of deaf ears.
I donno what the pose Denny did to get that guy deffened like that. But he should have better spelling on the next one. I’m calling him Pete. Look Pete, c’mon man carry a dictionary with you. You can’t be heroing evil dwers and expelling eberithin allgrong laik DAT!
Meticulous planning, and/or broad public sympathy
Good.
Further proof that if you’re smart enough you can usually get away with it, and a reminder that cops are only effective because must criminals are fucking stupid.
Well yeah. The real criminal is dead. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Most murders aren’t premeditated killing of what is basically a stranger.
If you’re not on the scene when the police arrive, not a family member, not somebody with a known grudge and not a rival gang member, don’t brag about the killing to your friends, and don’t visibly flee the scene in your own car, then they’re reduced to the CSI stuff, which I’ll wager is far less effective than it is on the show.
And also don’t give your DNA to 23 and Me.
If he planned this much and they don’t know his names homie is long gone by now
Those discarded items might not even have his DNA on them. Everyone knows about DNA evidence nowadays, if he’s really on the ball it’d be easy enough to pick up some random decoys.
Doesn’t it also require the DNA to be stored on file to be matched? They haven’t even got a suspect to get DNA from.
No, they could pinpoint you just by dna of relatives. Hence why the whole 23andme is such a terrible idea.
They can’t pinpoint you. DNA is about as terrible as fingerprints and lie detectors. They’re all full of false positives.
Sure its not perfect but if they can narrow it down from a few million people to just a few 100/1000’s that makes fibding someone much easier .
Nah, this tech isn’t useful to prove you’re a suspect. Its only use is to prove that someone is not a suspect
They got his face on camera… maybe. Assuming it’s the same smiling guy and with a partial DNA match, I’d think that’s enough to get a court order to get a blood sample to get a better DNA match.
Of course that’s assuming the smiling guy is the same guy AND one of his relatives did 23andme AND they can find and arrest him.
If those were his items, and his dna on those items, sure. Iirc, this is how they got the BTK killer- a familial match.
Not BTK, Golden State Killer.
