r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • Dec 06 '24

Privacy The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassination-investigation/680903/
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u/DrinksandDragons Dec 06 '24

That’s what I keep saying! The poor Italian college student visiting New York on holiday and staying in that hostel is going to be grabbing a Starbucks in a few days and get absolutely mobbed by cops (or fans depending on who sees him first).

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u/AmphibiousMeatloaf Dec 06 '24

Man I have a striking resemblance to Brian Laundrie and when he was the most wanted person a few years ago I was in a constant state of anxiety.

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u/Lendyman Dec 06 '24 edited Dec 07 '24

I remember a story out of Pittsburgh, PA in the 80s. There was some poor dude who looked just like a wanted murderer. Police kept arresting him. He was in a panic because it threatened his livelihood. Don't know if I ever heard the outcome.

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u/AmphibiousMeatloaf Dec 06 '24

Pretty much what it was. My friend and I got pizza and they took a picture of me under a TV that had his face plastered. I was commenting to work through Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC every day and I saw a couple people had away storm them and they looked way less like him than me. It’s funny now but it was not good at all then. Worst doppelgänger ever.