More than 90,000 people mocked an online tribute to Brian Thompson with laughing emojis.

In the wake of the killing, widespread public animosity towards health insurers ― and UnitedHealthcare specifically ― may explain why the company quickly limited who could comment on their tribute to Thompson.

Still, people still found a way to express how they felt ― to the tune of more than 90,000 laughing reactions as of Friday.

    • SkilurosEnglish
      1•4 months ago

      Billionaires, and those like this guy who enable them, must face consequences

      I would propose the following approach:

      You need to put them on trial in a legitimate court (i.e. exclude compromised judiciary systems).

      If the oligarch/senior lackey is found guilty, you could use real rehabilitation methods that would creates incentives for good behaviour for other criminals:

      1. Full asset seizure (every last cent, home, house, everything).
      2. Extended family and business partners being required to sign affidavits detailing their knowledge re: assets in [1], with an understanding that if the affidavit was found to have not been signed in good faith, they will be subject to full asset seizure and their own family and business partners will also have to sign similar affidavits for their own case. No statue of limitations for affidavits.
      3. 20 years mandatory live-in community service as junior support person at a hospice centre (minimum wage). Exact focus of community service would depend on crimes committed.

      I am not saying this is currently possible. Just pointing out that there are “win win” approaches that do not require extra-judicial killings (albeit the nature of human history is such that sometimes people are left with no other options).

      • Chozo
        1•4 months ago

        Because extremist rhetoric is banned in any decent space.

          • Chozo
            1•4 months ago

            Advocating for anybody’s killing is extremist. It’s literally the most extreme thing you could inflict upon somebody.

            Revenge and justice aren’t the same thing.

      • Miles O'BrienEnglish
        1•4 months ago

        Posting about it is one thing.

        Specifically calling for violence is against LW’s TOS, and they seem to be ban happy when the violence is directed at the owning class.

        As for people calling for violence being posted, I’ve seen very few comments more than 30 minutes old on LW doing that, but plenty on other servers. I’m not sure how LW is handling other instance comments though.