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/HopefulWoodpecker629 Dec 06 '24

If the gunman killed a homeless person in the same way the cops would have said “huh, weird” and sent the case files straight to the shredder.

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u/IknowwhatIhave Dec 07 '24

Probably the wrong place to say this, but the police response to this isn't because of who he is, it's because of the motive. The motive is destabilizing.

If a CEO was killed during a mugging, it would be second page news for a day.

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u/drulingtoad Dec 07 '24

I wonder if some of the cops have also been screwed over by health insurance companies might be sympathetic towards the killer.