Summary
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The gunman, who arrived in New York City on November 24th, shot Thompson on December 4th outside a hotel hosting an investor conference.
Investigators believe the gunman, who concealed his identity with a mask, fled the city on a bus, leaving behind a backpack in Central Park.
Maybe if they offered a course of chemo-therapy and cut it off after one round…
They’d probably get tips if the offer were for free lifetime healthcare at the quality he got.
you could use that $50k to pay for one night at the hospital that your insurance won’t cover!
Or a few months of the medication that works for you but insurance will only cover the shittier alternatives.
There was no “gunman”, Thompson was killed by his own greed. You should arrest him, but you can’t because he’s dead.
Money please!
It’d be a little macabre, but I feel like it’s pretty easy to handcuff a corpse…
Isn’t it fucked that they’re doing this for this guy just because he’s rich?
We are all created equal. Some are created more equal than others.
+1 for the Orwell reference
They’re doing it because the guy on the run crossed state lines. That makes it federal, so the FBI has jurisdiction and it’s easier for them to work cross-border than the NYPD. It’s getting more resources because it’s a highly publicized case. I’m sure there’s some pressure from some wealthy and/or powerful people as well to find whoever did it, but it’s not surprising that the FBI is involved now.
And surely they offer $50k every time they believe a murder suspect has crossed state lines, right? Every single time?
They offer money for a lot of cases, yes. Up to 5 million for most wanted.
Did you misread my question, or…?
Naw. They offer $5k for every fugitive and are involved in every case that crosses state lines.
Unless you mean the exactly 50k part, in which case they could just put him on the most wanted and make it 5 million because rich people. Hey, who knows, maybe they will.
Probably when it’s as important to them as thing given the reaction it got from the public
Yes, but also completely fucking unsurprising.
How many pieces of silver is that?
Way more than 30, I know that much.
How many pieces, adjusted for inflation?
I was surprised to find a whole Wikipedia section dedicated to this but to answer your question, from $100 to $488 depending on the type of coin used according to today’s silver prices.
If I was rich I would counter offer 55k to not squeal.
I didn’t squeal, and I can prove it. I haven’t even been in contact with the FBI! Now pay up.
Besides the obvious issue above, I’m also pretty sure that it would be obstruction of justice.
ME: Obstruct Deez Nuts, your honor.
JUDGE: “Fuck this guys good, NOT GUILTY!”
they’re desperately fishing for info from homeless people. because $50K is a king’s ransom when you’re sitting on $0
they would be inundated with bogus “tips” if the reward were $5.00
all of this just demonstrates that they don’t have the first goddamn clue
I saw him get on a submarine in the great lakes. They should concentrate their search in the waters.
This actually made me lol
The search is likely bad for the environment so I hope the police work from home to save on energy usage.
Friendly reminder for the future that Trump’s FBI won’t pay you. Only promise to.
If I had information about the gunman, which I don’t, I’d be genuinely nervous about calling it in because then I’d become enemy #1 in America.
$50k isn’t going to keep me safe from the mob that wants to turn on whoever rats this guy out.
Also, I have a suspicion that a jury will be more sympathetic to the gunman than the CEO, so why risk my safety?
I thought it was OK to Cross State Lines with Weapons? Or is it only OK if you Kill Poor Democrats?
They’re desperate
Offer some Universal Healthcare maybe.
With all claims pre-denied? Hardly worth it.
