A shocking story has taken over American headlines and social media: a masked man gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on December 4, 2024. The act wasn’t just a murder—it sparked a nationwide conversation about justice, corruption, and America’s broken healthcare system.
The suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, managed to evade police for several days before being arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. What has caught the world’s attention, though, is not just the crime itself, but how many Americans seem to be supporting the killer.
The Scene of the Crime: A Chilling Message
The murder wasn’t random. Shell casings at the scene bore the words “deny, defend, depose”—eerily similar to the infamous strategy used by health insurance companies to avoid paying claims. The crime felt symbolic as if calling out an industry accused of profiting by denying care to those who need it most.
Thompson, like many health insurance CEOs, earned tens ...
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