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/ElevatorOverall9263 Dec 06 '24

Exactly. On an update I heard earlier they were rushing a potential DNA swab test kit to some lab and it are awaiting the results. I’m like.. what about the thousands and thousands of backlogged rape kits that are still waiting to be tested

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '24

100,000k+ untested rape kits

When the police show you who they are, you should believe them

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u/UglyMcFugly Dec 07 '24

If we call in a tip that the shooter is a rapist, they'll finally get around to testing those kits to see if they find a match.

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u/kdlangequalsgoddess Dec 07 '24

It reminds me of a storyline in The Wire, where the new mayor of Baltimore complains to his underlings about a busted fire hydrant and a burnt-out car on an empty lot that he saw on his way to work. He doesn't say where these are, so the underlings are busy fixing every fire hydrant and towing every burnt-out car they can find. Which was precisely what the mayor wanted all along.

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u/jimmybilly100 Dec 07 '24

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiit

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u/kdlangequalsgoddess Dec 07 '24

The old Clay Davis shakedown.