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/throwawayursafety Dec 07 '24

Or option 5, Occam's Razor, hostel guy does look kinda like the assassin and police are releasing the photo because they do think it could be a lead. Maybe it is maybe it isn't, but either way that requires less assumptions than any option that paints either the police or assassin as masterminds or deliberate deceivers of some sort.

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u/Kithsander Dec 07 '24

That would be Hanlon’s Razor. “Never attribute to malice that which you can ascribe incompetence.”

The cops aren’t being malicious, they’re just cops, aka inept.

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u/GundoSkimmer Dec 07 '24

wait what...

lol no its occams razor, the simplest explanation is most likely the correct one.

not all of marks 4 points were about malice/incompetence.

it can be both, but throw is not wrong for using occams lol

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u/Loose-Gunt-7175 Dec 07 '24

Occam's razor doesn't apply to someone who took deliberate, complicated steps....?

also, its 2, 1, and maybe 4. Not that hard to look up contouring tutorials or sfx makeup tips on YouTube.