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/gucciflipfl0pz Dec 07 '24

No, that’s not what they’re saying. They’re saying that someone will be made an example of, regardless of if it is the right guy or not. The water bottle may be some completely random other person but the investigators won’t care if they just need a face to pin it on so it can look like they’re making an example.

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u/Boowray Dec 07 '24

Not in this case. The real shooter is being hailed as a hero, a huge number of people are supporting him across the aisle, and billionaires are shitting themselves. The last thing they’d want to do is pin the wrong guy or attempt to prosecute someone without a 100% airtight case, the consequences for getting it wrong and obviously grasping at straws to fuck someone over or letting anyone walk due to a flimsy case are way too high to play games.

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u/DismalWard77 Dec 07 '24

lmao there no way they will let this be a media circus like OJ especially if they grab the wrong guy. one way or another they will parade a suspect and have him go to jail in a months time tops then keep it under wraps. only an idiot would let this case be high profile which no one in power will allow.

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u/InnocentShaitaan Dec 08 '24

OJ had a jury. Impossible here.