UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in targeted attack: cops - Just Part and Parcel of visiting a Big City

[John Badman]

The US hasn't had a good Folk Hero everyone can admire in a really long time. I hope he ends up being inspirational, like Johnny Appleseed.

Can’t Corner The Dorner.

 

[neger psykolog]

The US hasn't had a good Folk Hero everyone can admire in a really long time. I hope he ends up being inspirational, like Johnny Appleseed.

What are you talking about? Kiwifarms is filled with aspirational folk heroes, like Christian Westside Chandler.

 

[Vaclav]

I doubt he will ever be found (unless they get a clear/usable picture of his face, none so far are usable at all) and this does somewhat quite raise the possibility that it was a contract killing (some people think this isn't the case because the gun misfired but maybe that was the only gun they could get anonymously - maybe it was ordered from the darknet or something).

Him staying at a hostel means he probably wasn't a local and must have scoped out things for quite a while or even that was a red herring also.

Here's the question that interests me: presuming this guy did not have inside information on Thompson and was acting out of some kind of grievance (family member died after care denied, etc.) how was he able to find him? Did he have any reason to think Thompson was staying in that hotel? How did he spot him? Thompson isn't that distinctive, looks like lots of people. That hoodie guy was in place for a perfect precision strike. On the other hand, maybe the UHC bigwigs in town for the investor meeting were riding in distinctive limos or something. Maybe the target wasn't Thompson specifically but any big shot from UHC.

Another theory is that UHC's higher-ups had him knocked off because they thought he was a danger to them -- maybe the government had him cold on insider trading and he was about to spill the beans on their slimy doings in exchange for leniency. UHC would know where he was and at what time to have this guy blast him. The main point against this is that they might not want the hit to happen in such a high-profile way - it would be better to do something like poison him, have him airlifted to a UHC-owned hospital and have him pronounced dead of a heart attack. However, if the UHC bosses know that the executives know Thompson was hit by them, it would send a hell of an intimidating message. The shell casings seem like a great way to cast blame for a corporate hit onto an aggrieved lone wolf.

 

[Unique User Name]

The US hasn't had a good Folk Hero everyone can admire in a really long time. I hope he ends up being inspirational, like Johnny Appleseed.

Christopher Dorner was over 10 years ago now, but he wasn't nearly as popular as this Chad is going to be.

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His look reminds me of Aaron Schwartz

 

[clipartfan92]

This is Journalism?

Sadly, yes. Imagine getting paid to produce that sort of slop. To be fair, it is from the New York Post, which is a tabloid that doesn't have the same "standards" as the New York Times or Wall Street Journal or a wire service like Reuters or Associated Press. Sometimes the NY Post or the New York Daily News will come through with a scoop on a story or some bits of info that others aren't reporting.

 

[MarvinTheParanoidAndroid]

But what can you do when this is just solely encouraged by the structure of public companies to maximize shareholder value at any cost?

Publicly traded companies is just socialism with extra steps.

 

[dj0449674]

This was how they killed occupy.

To be fair the street shitting didn't help.

Their camp in DC smelled like an open sewer

 

[neger psykolog]

Here's the question that interests me: presuming this guy did not have inside information on Thompson and was acting out of some kind of grievance (family member died after care denied, etc.) how was he able to find him? Did he have any reason to think Thompson was staying in that hotel? How did he spot him? Thompson isn't that distinctive, looks like lots of people. That hoodie guy was in place for a perfect precision strike. On the other hand, maybe the UHC bigwigs in town for the investor meeting were riding in distinctive limos or something. Maybe the target wasn't Thompson specifically but any big shot from UHC.

It was literally posted on the UHC website that they were having an investor conference with the time and place. I think think he was after any bigshot.

Eyewitness accounts say the guy was camped out there all night.

Another theory is that UHC's higher-ups had him knocked off because they thought he was a danger to them -- maybe the government had him cold on insider trading and he was about to spill the beans on their slimy doings in exchange for leniency. UHC would know where he was and at what time to have this guy blast him. The main point against this is that they might not want the hit to happen in such a high-profile way - it would be better to do something like poison him, have him airlifted to a UHC-owned hospital and have him pronounced dead of a heart attack. However, if the UHC bosses know that the executives know Thompson was hit by them, it would send a hell of an intimidating message. The shell casings seem like a great way to cast blame for a corporate hit onto an aggrieved lone wolf.

That's a possibility and makes a lot of sense - but I don't think they'd get him to inscribe the bullets with messages that sound like they're going to inspire copycat killers in the near future (specifically against the healthcare industry). Maybe if he was a hitman he just did it because he has a funny sense of humor and now the other CEOs that hired him are shitting their pants though (that would be hilarious).

The other possibility is this guy was hired by someone (or a group of people) with a huge financial interest in the health industry or competitors to this company - maybe they saw the way UnitedHealth was operating and it was impossible to compete with them fairly (they were rejecting the most claims out of any other company).

The guy who did it could've even just been someone who didn't experience personal loss but just thought the whole system and the people directing it were faggots and it was turbofucked, so he went out on his own and made a point in doing so (sort of like Ted Kazinski but not really).

But when you look at his LinkedIn and the general reputation of the company that he operated the list of possible suspects and motives is literally limitless. It honestly seems surprising no one did something like this before - and I know people say "oh I'm surprised he didn't travel with bodyguards" but sorry, if someone I loved died because of some faggot ass health insurance company and I was angry then the security wouldn't matter at all. It's not that hard to level a building.

 

[BradCarter]

Here's the question that interests me: presuming this guy did not have inside information on Thompson and was acting out of some kind of grievance (family member died after care denied, etc.) how was he able to find him?

He was going to an investor meeting for a publicly traded company. It's not like the dude staked him out. Maybe just a shareholder email really

Edit: late and gay

 

[not william stenchever]

It was literally posted on the UHC website that they were having an investor conference with the time and place. I think think he was after any bigshot.

Eyewitness accounts say the guy was camped out there all night.

Imagine if the reason this guy died is because his godawful suit jacket made him stand out.

 

[just Reading a post]

I can't find any reference to the FBI or any other 3 letter agency even being part of the investigation into this. It's literally just the NYPD unless someone can point to a source saying otherwise.

You will find a lot of people especially on the right wing cannot cope in an environment where things go off script. So they have to invent reasons as to why a guy like this got shot. Instead of the simple answer, it is crackpot theory's of government wrong doing. To most people in that mindset, these CEOs have super villain brains and are constantly on the ball and ready to defeat any challenge with psychopathic and sociopathic energy. They unironiclly think CEOs having millions in the bank and some phone connections to do deals with magically makes them bullet proof. And the only way to challenge their big brains is comically complex plans full of conspiracy's and multiple failure points. Involving loads of government agency's and moving parts. But instead it was just a man with a grudge and access to a weapon.
They cannot think that people like this make mistakes. It is why the lore on people like Larry Fink and Soros is so extensive. But at the end of the day he is a fallible human that makes mistakes. He fucked up by not having his security when it looks like he was going to get a coffee, and the man with the grudge exploited that weakness.

 

[Smithfield Ham]

Easy solution to this problem:

Don't deny massive amounts of healthcare claims and you won't have to worry about enraged assassins.

 

[Spaztic]

Lol at it being CT only. As if the rich fucks who live in CT are gonna perforate the head of BCBS. Wasn't the other state they were doing this in Alabama? I'd be more worried about them.

Well considering CT is where all the massive insurance AND finance corpos are at, I guess someone will have to make the trip.

Spoiler tags cuz I don't really wanna interrupt the celebratory mood with state financial sperging. The richest states are also the most unequal though, so don't count the locals out entirely.

Spoiler

CT has plenty of normies working for normie wages but it's true that it has one of the highest per capita average incomes... not that 90k is anything to brag about anymore... but there ARE a lot of rich people pushing that number up, balancing out the legions of spics and niggos in the urban zones whose per cap is more like 18k instead of 80. It's hugely unequal, but that's mostly because it's a welfare state that still retains some real industry and a whole lot of fake industry (the aforementioned corpos) so it's basically whitey vs. the brown masses (and some white niggos in the sticks).

MA actually leads by a few thousand dollars. DC is in first place. The entire top 5 or whatever is the Northeast plus California, so I dunno if it's fair to single out CT. It would be more telling to look at the proportion of millionaires in the state (ignoring the small business guys), and it's true that CT is pretty much tied for highest % of millionaire households with a few other states like HI and NJ. CA, TX, FL, even PA and IL may have more millionaire residents, but CT and the other top-heavy states are all very close to having 10% millionaire households (!). You do have to wonder how much of that is just paper millions, since houses have basically doubled in cost since 2020. Houses in decent urban areas are all a million+ now

 

[General Emílio Médici]

Did he have any reason to think Thompson was staying in that hotel?

Yes, the shareholder and executive meeting was public knowledge and announced months ago.

 

[BradCarter]

Easy solution to this problem:

Don't deny massive amounts of healthcare claims and you won't have to worry about enraged assassins.

The world works better when the people in power have the spectre of a guillotine moderating their actions.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

I'm aware that there is a national healthcare system of sorts that costs a shit ton of money but don't understand how or where it operates

The public system is Medicaid, which operates for bums at the homeless shelter, people who work under the table and people who are broke but very low paying jobs on the books…and Medicare for Americans over 65 who usually paid into the system over their working lives.

Medicaid isn’t great, but it means the junkies, homeless public masturbators and gang bangers all get 100% free healthcare and Rx while working people get raped by premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. It’s like rubbing salt in wounds to see homeless bum Chester the molester regularly visit the ER to make nurses look at his ass for free, but you get a $500 co-pay for showing up with a broken arm and then billed by radiology.

It’s also the reason why you’d hear stories about working people quoting their jobs and going on welfare if they got sick, because they’d go bankrupt/into unfathomable debt via their work insurance coverage but if they were a pauper Medicaid paid for it all.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Easy solution to this problem:

Don't deny massive amounts of healthcare claims and you won't have to worry about enraged assassins.

Each exec having a security of bodyguards will probably be cheaper.

The public system is Medicaid, which operates for bums at the homeless shelter, people who work under the table and people who are broke but very low paying jobs on the books…and Medicare for Americans over 65 who usually paid into the system over their working lives.

Medicaid isn’t great, but it means the junkies, homeless public masturbators and gang bangers all get 100% free healthcare and Rx while working people get raped by premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. It’s like rubbing salt in wounds to see homeless bum Chester the molester regularly visit the ER to make nurses look at his ass for free, but you get a $500 co-pay for showing up with a broken arm and then billed by radiology.

It’s also the reason why you’d hear stories about working people quoting their jobs and going on welfare if they got sick, because they’d go bankrupt/into unfathomable debt via their work insurance coverage but if they were a pauper Medicaid paid for it all.

You're thinking of Medicare. I was Medicaid user in the bumfuck south because we were under the income threshold, single mom, yada yada yada. That's working class. It's not half bad, but it doesn't work out of state. Probably worse if you're somewhere like California or New York.

 

[Point and Laugh]

BCBS called off its anesthesia payout cap (CT only)

 

[mentally retarded user]

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inb4 thats the wrong face id on the right

 

[Dr. Henry Armitage]

This should happen more often

the ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((media)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) is saying all the people pissing on this loser's grave are trolls, and not ordinary people fed up with bullshit