Absolutely gonna get downvoted to hell for this but he killed someone. Murder is a crime. He's a criminal. Whether you think the person he killed deserved it or not is irrelevant, giving a free pass because of that sets an extremely dangerous precedent
I understand people are tense about healthcare and sometimes become emotional but come on man. Do better
I'm not gonna say that murder is right or anything. But, people in power can and often will threaten other people with their lives and get away with it. Elon Musk is a good example of that. Yes, we don't know have any proof of him killing people, but he can casually and "as a joke" say that other people should be assassinated.
The problem isn't that a CEO was killed, the problem is that it has gotten to that point, where so many people get killed overall, and the big powerful people don't give a fuck. But when suddenly someone "important" gets killed, then it's a big problem.
I don’t know if it is morally objectionable to kill a man who is directly responsible for the deaths and suffering of thousands. The murdered piece of shit bragged about using AI to deny claims and he was responsible for the highest claim denials in the industry just so he could make a buck. Fuck that guy. I’m glad he is dead and Luigi is a hero if he did it.
We prefer to stop people like Brian Thompson, whose killed and tortured tens of millions by weaponizing boring insurance policies, peacefully.
For the sake of those tens of millions, it's going to stop. Let's push for the peaceful option, with the understanding that it will be stopping one way or another. Hopefully the peaceful way works, and we'll keep doing everything we can to ensure that it does.
I get the sentiment, and yes rule of law is what we should strive for.
But if somebody murders an active serial killer, my internal desire for practical improvements to human well being keeps me from getting too upset about it.
And yes it’s illegal, and if the system is working as intended, the assassin will go to prison. Maybe the people intervene via jury nullification, maybe not. But if conditions are bad enough, individuals can choose to live as a hero in prison rather than as a desperate anonymous poor person.
I don’t want to see children lose their parents even if their parent is a scumbag CEO, but I want human civilization to heal and flourish even more.