UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside NYC hotel in 'premeditated, preplanned targeted attack'
www.nbcnews.com
Brian Thompson, 50, was outside the hotel on Sixth Avenue when the suspect shot him in the chest and leg around 6:45 a.m.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    1132·
    19 days ago

    I am honestly surprised people fucked over by health insurance haven’t tried to take things into their own hands before, if that’s what this is. And if that’s not what this is, it surprises me that it hasn’t happened yet.

    Plenty of people (me included) have been severely fucked over by insurance companies. I’m not willing to kill anyone, but there are a lot of people out there who are. Especially if they know they’re dying and have nothing to lose.

    • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4101·
      19 days ago

      The CEO is an employee, a manager. You know how shops have managers hired by the owners to run the place? If that were the motive, wouldn’t owners be the preferred target?

      • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
        82·
        19 days ago

        Did you just say with a straight face that a CEO is simply a middleman who was powerless to change the internal workings of a system?

        • psycho_driver@lemmy.world
          331·
          19 days ago

          He’s right to suggest that a board of directors should possibly be looked at as equally to blame for a company’s policies and actions.

          • Kalothar@lemmy.ca
            192·
            19 days ago

            They should be, but they are harder to get to.

            I mean sure you want to kill the opposing militaries generals, but a captain or above is nothing to scoff at.

            Besides CEOs are more like a lieutenant or full bird Colonel.

      • bamboo@lemm.ee
        32·
        19 days ago

        CEOs often are paid primarily in stock, so more than likely this guy had a significant ownership stake.

      • 5too@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        19 days ago

        If the CEO disagrees with the directions of the board, the CEO has a number of options. They can easily be considered culpable.