Brian Thompson Murder

[JohnL]

In America, killing somebody for pain is very illegal, but killing thousands for profit is very legal.

Then there's the push to "euthanize" people like they're doing over in some European nations. It's really an agenda to save the government money.

This young man that's accused of murder is from a wealthy family. One theory is that he lost his parents' insurance coverage when he turned 26 and that he got involved in some dark online forums to do a lot of revenge discussions. He was the valedictorian for his class and seems to have a higher than average intelligence. It's another example I've seen that shows how twisted emotions can threaten even the intelligent people.

[Szdfan]

I liked this folk singy song about United Healthcare, which I think names the problems a lot of people have with the insurance system. One major bad word alert.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYHmgLUh/

[barnhart]

The odd things here are...his "populism" was one of landed gentry, 4th generation folks, 40K private ed prep school, and Ivy League diplomas. On top of that, a weird mix of antiwoke antiDEI along with climate radicalism and anticapitalism. And all that probably secondary to his own personal story and grievances...

I'm still thinking about this. Perhaps it takes someone from a higher status to imagine being denied healthcare coverage is an impossible tragedy, of such magnitude as to justify violence. Those nearer the bottom are more accustomed to seeing things they can't have. It's more of a shoulder shrug and walk away moment.

[temporal1]

Ambush+execute are never acceptable.
Shooting a human target in the back is of the most cowardly acts. Never ok.

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i continue to wonder about frequent references to Luigi’s “debilitating severe back pain”.
i have seen NOTHING in videos or pictures that suggest anything of the kind.
BICYCLING, GETTING IN+OUT OF POLICE CARS, BEING HANDLED BY POLICE, etc. Even the physical acts of SHOOTING. Not a wince.

Luigi looks fit as a fiddle.

i don’t see signs of narcotics, prescription or illegal. None reported found on him, with him.
back pain or not, drug abuse could be part of this. prescription or illegal.

i have mild-moderate aches+pains. i see no sign of even mild-moderate physical pain in Luigi.
there are medical people reading. anybody see anything?

i don’t think Luigi will do well in confinement. he seems to do as he pleases, when he pleases. extreme entitlement.
even wrt heinous murder.

[JohnH]

it is strange we are being so flooded with news about this story, despite other far more newsworthy things going on. like in syria. instead we keep hearing about this.

almost like some tv show police procedural, come to real life. with a dramatic story of a young man with dashing looks, flirting with a hotel check in girl. a manhunt that ends up at a mcdonald's. a manifesto. endless speculation.

seems like a distraction

[Ernie]

The odd things here are...his "populism" was one of landed gentry, 4th generation folks, 40K private ed prep school, and Ivy League diplomas. On top of that, a weird mix of antiwoke antiDEI along with climate radicalism and anticapitalism. And all that probably secondary to his own personal story and grievances...

I'm still thinking about this. Perhaps it takes someone from a higher status to imagine being denied healthcare coverage is an impossible tragedy, of such magnitude as to justify violence. Those nearer the bottom are more accustomed to seeing things they can't have. It's more of a shoulder shrug and walk away moment.

I remember a story about a US pastor who interviewed pastors in Haiti. The US pastor asked the Haitian pastors, "With all the financial hardships, the earthquakes, the lack of healthcare, etc., you must spend a lot of time with people who are struggling with depression and suicide." "Not at all" the Haitian pastors responded. "We rarely encounter depression or suicidal thought patterns."
In the years since then I have contemplated how our western, first world expectations, result in so much depression.

Granted, many Haitians find it difficult to get motivated about anything long term, because as soon as they save $50 or a $100, a family crisis, or a natural disaster, or a robber takes it all away. I can't say that I blame them.

[ken_sylvania]

I wonder how it must feel to have had a son, husband, or father shot and killed in NYC with the killers never found, with the NYPD losing the trail of the suspect quickly, to be told that there are no leads and nothing more can be done - and then to see how that if a white CEO gets shot and killed, there is no end of resources available to hunt down the killer, and commitments from the governor and NYPD to fight for quick extradition to NY and a speedy trial.

[temporal1]

I wonder how it must feel to have had a son, husband, or father shot and killed in NYC with the killers never found, with the NYPD losing the trail of the suspect quickly, to be told that there are no leads and nothing more can be done - and then to see how that if a white CEO gets shot and killed, there is no end of resources available to hunt down the killer, and commitments from the governor and NYPD to fight for quick extradition to NY and a speedy trial.

i wonder about this in nearby Chicago, in the hundreds, even thousands of nameless victims over years.
to be fair, it’s reported there are countless cameras in that area of NYC, which are thought to prevent crime.

Luigi was found by an ordinary citizen in an unexpected location.
(i think) this is often the case with what is then reported as “great police work”.

[temporal1]

No cane, no walker.
No problem bicycling, walking, handling firearms, getting around murdering.

No sign of impairment. “Severe back injury, including surgery.”

i don’t get it.

Spinal Stenosis And Walking Problems - Learn To Walk More Comfortably Without Spinal Stenosis / 11min

[Szdfan]

No cane, no walker.
No problem bicycling, walking, handling firearms, getting around murdering.

No sign of impairment. “Severe back injury, including surgery.”

i don’t get it.

Spinal Stenosis And Walking Problems - Learn To Walk More Comfortably Without Spinal Stenosis / 11min

I know people with chronic back pain who don’t use a walker or a cane. A close friend suffers from degenerative joint disease and looks “normal.” The pain is constant, but there are various degrees that they feel pain. It’s only debilitating some of the time.

I also have a friend with spinal stenosis who doesn’t use a walker or a cane.