This is a genuine question.
I have a hard time with this. My righteous side wants him to face an appropriate sentence, but my pessimistic side thinks this might have set a great example for CEOs to always maintain a level of humanity or face unforseen consequences.
P.S. this topic is highly controversial and I want actual opinions so let’s be civil.
And if you’re a mod, delete this if the post is inappropriate or if it gets too heated.
Assuming they catch him, it’s part of the process.
No matter how you cut it, no matter how much you agree with how actions, and whatever reason he may have had, murder isn’t something that can be dismissed when it is an act of its own. It has to be prosecuted.
Now, you might notice that italics. When murder is done as part of war, it isn’t murder any more, it’s an enemy casualty, and isn’t typically going to be prosecuted as murder.
If what the guy did is part of a bigger movement, and that movement ends up with enough changes, it might be treated as no different than a soldier shooting a target on a battlefield. I’m not saying there isn’t a difference, I’m saying that if power shifts enough, the country changes enough, a killer becomes a hero.
If that’s what it turns out to be, trying to prosecute it as murder would be a joke, a waste of time, so I wouldn’t want it to happen.
But if it’s just one dude grinding his own path for himself? Well, if it isn’t prosecuted, it’s as much a failure of the system as every decision the shitty CEO made and wasn’t fired for. Two wrongs don’t make a right on that scale. Tbh, a thousand wrongs for a good reason don’t make a right, it just makes the problem a different scale, with different priorities.
The only difference between an insurrection and a revolution is success, in other words.
This wasn’t part of war. This wasn’t part of any revolution. This was a disgusting murder of an innocent person in cold blood. The killer needs to be caught and brought to justice.
No
No. I hope he’s never found. I hope it destroys the careers of all the cops and politicians blowing shitloads of resources looking for him while they barely look at crimes against normal people. I hope all these insurance executives wake up in a cold sweat every night worrying that they’ll be next. That’s what’s best for the world.
Do you want to see the people who killed Osama Bin Laden prosecuted?
Because the United Heath CEO killed far more people, including many more children, than Bin Laden did on 9/11.You gotta weigh the decision, on one hand he shot and killed one person, on the other hand the dude he killed was allowing sick people to die unnecessary deaths so he could get his bonus.
So it’s a big old fat no from me, that’s a greater good scenario.
Maybe get a fine for .0005% of their net worth. You know, so they don’t do it again.
That’s how it works, right?
Even if he’s caught. Dudes going to get off if he demands a Jury trial. Not a single middle class or poor individual in America has a positive relationship with health insurance. Hell how does a prosecutor even screen jurors for this type of trial?
Bribery
Jury selection question to weed out biased jurors: “Have you ever had a claim that was unfairly denied?”
Weeks later: “We have been unable to find enough jurors to try the case.”
The comments here are what has prompted me to stop using Lemmy altogether. Farewell.
I agree with you. Most people on Lemmy have shown themselves to be disgusting and vile, wishing murder on innocent people. It’s fine as long as it’s not them or their family, as long as it’s anyone else.
Who are you calling innocent? Literally thousands have died so this guy could get a bonus check.
That’s not true. You have no source for this accusation. This is like saying everyone who works at a job deserves to die. (Including yourself if you actually work.)
What do you think happens when someone with a treatable condition that would normally lead to death is denied medication for that condition?
They don’t magically get better.
Under his leadership he had the highest (by far) denial of coverage rate of any healthcare company in the world.
And was trying to push the number of denial to 90+%.
That is millions of people.
Do you think they all magically got better?
The big question to me is, why doesn’t THAT bother you nearly as much? I don’t see your comments sharing any outrage in that direction.
Denying insurance claims isn’t reason to get murdered.
Where the hell you going to go? The entire internet is this way. Going LAN only?
It’s not the entire Internet. That’s false.
Going LAN only?
At this rate, even there will likely be disagreements.
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Yes. An unsanctioned killing is murder, no matter what.
Sanctioned killings are murders too, no matter how much it is rationalised away.
Sanctioned killings are authorized by a government representative, which indemnifies the killer. Murder is by definition unsanctioned, hence those are not the same.
Bootlicking much?
How do we get him to do it again?
It is day 4 and half of the reddit front page is still dunking on this parasite.
I think the society is handing out a blank check to anyone willing to take the risk.
But so far these parasites didn’t get the message… We are hearing is about them spend more money on security for which we will pay with each insurance premium
IE zero reflection on why this happened
As IRA said tho… They only need to be right once, UK regime whores had to be right every time
This is as much psychological as physical war.
The adjustor did the hard labour while society is doing the psychological assault.
Parasite and owner classes need to understand that nobody cares when they die.
Didn’t see nothing man🐸
No. I hope he is never found
That’s a disgusting frame of mind. The murderer needs to be caught and punished.
The murderer was shot and killed. That’s what this whole thing is about.
No the murderer hasn’t been caught yet. You have your information incorrect.
True, the mass murderer wasn’t caught. They were assassinated on video. You can watch it if you want proof.
he did get caught and punished. wait…
The murderer has not been caught yet as of this writing. Your information is incorrect.
No, I just want to shake hands with this guy.
That’s disgusting.
The CEO lived by the sword and died by the sword. The amount of suffering and death needed to feed that pig…
There were no swords involved. He was murdered for no reason.
Your morals are oversimplified to the point of being wrong
I’m not wrong. Murder is wrong.
and thus proving their point. congrats.
If the point was murdering the innocent CEO was wrong, then yes.
yes we know you’re a useful idiot. dont need to keep advertising it.
When you insult someone it demonstrates that you have nothing useful to add. Blocking you.
You’re unwittingly defending a profiteering murderer
No I’m not.
yes, of course. and found not guilty, to send a message.
Yes because killing people is wrong.
Look the CEO probably deserved to get shot, but a society can’t function without some basic rules, like killing is bad.
Hmm then why does society permit these parasites to kill people for profit?
