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malaise

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3. Could have been someone closer to home

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Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:40 PM

Dec 4

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but I won’t rule out an insurance connection.

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Wait, why are we all assuming that UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot by someone denied coverage [View all] ck4829 Dec 4 OP

It is not clear. That said, his wife reported his receiving threats. hlthe2b Dec 4 #1

Then she was totally in on it. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 4 #17

Maybe. I see it as being a highly upset insured member who may have been denied for a family member hlthe2b Dec 4 #25

The shooting will inspire a Law & Order episode. sop Dec 4 #26

Looks like they have a pretty good photo of his eyes. (He looks like my old neighbor) Hassin Bin Sober Dec 4 #38

Of course he would. But that doesn't mean much. People like that often receive threats and most are not acted upon. LeftInTX Dec 4 #35

Look at these denial stats LetMyPeopleVote Dec 4 #2

Yes, I am aware of that. ck4829 Dec 4 #12

Subtlety and irony just flew right by a lot of people, apparently. Nt lostnfound Dec 5 #40

Could have been someone closer to home malaise Dec 4 #3

I think it had to do Henry203 Dec 4 #4

I don't think anyone is assuming anything. yardwork Dec 4 #5

It's NY. Maybe someone wanted the stock to go down. /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 4 #6

Of course those could have happened biophile Dec 4 #7

Given the statistics on who murders and why, the most likely isn't that he was killed for his work as the CEO EdmondDantes_ Dec 4 #32

it's best to label things as satire on this site honestly WhiskeyGrinder Dec 4 #8

Laughing here Cirsium Dec 4 #20

I still believe a "satire" or "sarcasm" label is ... Whiskeytide Dec 4 #36

A simpler explanation is preferred, all other factors being equal. nt. Voltaire2 Dec 4 #9

Whoever the assassin is, it was done pretty cleanly for an amateur Dennis Donovan Dec 4 #10

Someone else here posted a couple of hours ago that ... Whiskeytide Dec 4 #37

The video shows the shooter using a suppressor (aka silencer) on the pistol. sop Dec 4 #11

Yet, apparently he had rack the pistol for each shot. A professional would own a better pistol, I'd think. Silent Type Dec 4 #18

Subsonic rounds often do not have enough power sarisataka Dec 4 #21

After the first shot the shooter didn't pull the slide back, it looked like the gun jammed and didn't fully chamber sop Dec 4 #23

Yeah. Not sure about going rate for an assassination is nowadays, but he should have added Silent Type Dec 4 #24

Sounds like a pro orangecrush Dec 4 #30

Must create a narrative and stick with it regardless the facts. Sneederbunk Dec 4 #13

There are facts already? Think. Again. Dec 4 #19

It appears to be a professional hit. But who knows at Klarkashton Dec 4 #14

I agree, that looked professional obamanut2012 Dec 4 #15

Because the scumbag promised to provide medical insurance coverage,... magicarpet Dec 4 #16

Recommended Cirsium Dec 4 #22

Like JFK's plans to pull US troops out of Vietnam? Bo Zarts Dec 4 #27

OK. But where do you think police will start to look for the shooter? Grins Dec 4 #28

We won't know anything until they catch the guy and that's an IF they catch him. Xolodno Dec 4 #29

They never caught the individual who planted pipe bombs in DC the night before January 6. sop Dec 4 #33

They won't catch him, he's a time traveler. I recognize the kit. hunter Dec 5 #41

For the record, I absolutely am not assuming that. NT Mike 03 Dec 4 #31

I thought it might have been a disgruntled shareholder nitpicked Dec 4 #34

It's merely a possibility. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 4 #39