annie88 said:
How the hell did the shooter just get away?
I guess no one realized what was going on quick enough?
Don't you have to use a credit card to rent one of those bikes?Anti-taxxer said:annie88 said:
How the hell did the shooter just get away?
I guess no one realized what was going on quick enough?
He had a silencer.
Cameras have him jumping on one of those rental bikes (I think?) and they can spot him through some point in Central Park.
Wife of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson says her husband had been receiving ‘some threats’ prior to fatal shooting https://t.co/jCaKR2T15G pic.twitter.com/UlP7qRyNk1
— New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2024
akm91 said:Don't you have to use a credit card to rent one of those bikes?Anti-taxxer said:annie88 said:
How the hell did the shooter just get away?
I guess no one realized what was going on quick enough?
He had a silencer.
Cameras have him jumping on one of those rental bikes (I think?) and they can spot him through some point in Central Park.
I also recently rewatched Fletch, and it still holds up! And Fletch 2 is better than I remembered.Emotional Support Cobra said:
Maybe he was terminally ill and he set it up the hit so that his family could claim insurance.
Or, maybe he has a second family in Utah so he hired someone to shoot him but he meant to get away and kill them and use the hitman's corpse to fake his own death.
agcrock2005 said:Wife of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson says her husband had been receiving ‘some threats’ prior to fatal shooting https://t.co/jCaKR2T15G pic.twitter.com/UlP7qRyNk1
— New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2024
If that video is representative of CPR from police then I'm dying anyway, just let me die in peace and don't touch me.Logos Stick said:
used a silencer:JUST IN: The apparent ass*ssin who m*rdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan used a silencer according to CBS New York.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
NYPD has released photos of the suspect and is now offering a $10,000 reward.
Police were seen performing CPR on Thompson after the suspect… pic.twitter.com/TzZQBp5cY0
Exactly what I was going to say. I'm yelling at my computer to "DO NOT STOP THE COMPRESSIONS!".chickencoupe16 said:If that video is representative of CPR from police then I'm dying anyway, just let me die in peace and don't touch me.Logos Stick said:
used a silencer:JUST IN: The apparent ass*ssin who m*rdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan used a silencer according to CBS New York.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
NYPD has released photos of the suspect and is now offering a $10,000 reward.
Police were seen performing CPR on Thompson after the suspect… pic.twitter.com/TzZQBp5cY0
Dicer said:
I'm genuinely shocked this doesn't happen more often to CEOs
Signel said:
I worked for UHG for years.. well over a decade. Evil in the name of profit is what it is. Vertical integration across all health industries means monopoly. They might have different names for various portions of the work but their #1 goal has always been becoming the only game in town as we move towards universal healthcare.
- Insurance
- doctors practices
- revenue cycle management (billing)
- hospital chains
- pharmacies
- lab companies
- surgery centers
- diagnostic systems tools etc
- managed care
- prescription plans.. optumRX
- banks (Optum Bank....)
They literally own the entire market and bill and pay themselves.. Guess who gets screwed on insurance plans when the Insurance company owns the docs, the policy, and the billing?
No, it doesn't surprise me at all that someone targeted him. The only thing that surprises me is that our federal government hasn't stopped the vertical integration of healthcare.
JUST IN: Video footage released of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson being executed by a masked gunman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Video footage shows a man in the grey backpack pulling out a pistol with a silencer on it before opening fire.
The man was seen firing multiple shots at Thompson who… pic.twitter.com/xLatwSwnAJ
Yea I'm sure it's antifa, not some pissed off middle class guy who can't get ahead while Brian here gets 20MM a year ****ing over those who can't get claims for the insurance they pay.TAMUallen said:Dicer said:
I'm genuinely shocked this doesn't happen more often to CEOs
Now, maybe. We have antifa and the likes.
I guess statistically... you're likely to piss a lot of people off with any big business.
More surprised there isn't a bigger security force around these guys/women at the top of corporations
aggiedata said:JUST IN: Video footage released of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson being executed by a masked gunman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Video footage shows a man in the grey backpack pulling out a pistol with a silencer on it before opening fire.
The man was seen firing multiple shots at Thompson who… pic.twitter.com/xLatwSwnAJ
What kind of POS gun keeps jamming up like that?aggiedata said:JUST IN: Video footage released of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson being executed by a masked gunman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Video footage shows a man in the grey backpack pulling out a pistol with a silencer on it before opening fire.
The man was seen firing multiple shots at Thompson who… pic.twitter.com/xLatwSwnAJ
Thunderstruck xx said:
It's called a SUPPRESSOR.
Quote:
A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the muzzle. Like other muzzle devices, a silencer can be a detachable accessory mounted to the muzzle, or an integral part of the barrel.
Quote:
Suppressor may refer to:
Suppressor (firearms), an American neologism for a silencer
High level? Nah. He only partially worked his malfunction, Tap. Rack. Don't just keep trying to rack. All that showed was that the shooter had familiarity with his weapon platform, which could be gained from time at the range, or any number of private instruction classes.texagbeliever said:aggiedata said:JUST IN: Video footage released of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson being executed by a masked gunman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Video footage shows a man in the grey backpack pulling out a pistol with a silencer on it before opening fire.
The man was seen firing multiple shots at Thompson who… pic.twitter.com/xLatwSwnAJ
I don't see that hit as being anything but a professional or someone with high level military training. The unhappy dad/husband is basically not possible.
Agree. That does appear to be a designed hit. Waited until he walked past him, shot him in the back.Quote:
I don't see that hit as being anything but a professional or someone with high level military training. The unhappy dad/husband is basically not possible.
Not sure about high level military training. Could just be a decent amount of range time or experience with guns and above avg IQ.texagbeliever said:aggiedata said:JUST IN: Video footage released of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson being executed by a masked gunman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Video footage shows a man in the grey backpack pulling out a pistol with a silencer on it before opening fire.
The man was seen firing multiple shots at Thompson who… pic.twitter.com/xLatwSwnAJ
I don't see that hit as being anything but a professional or someone with high level military training. The unhappy dad/husband is basically not possible.
I'd also add that you can tell he didn't have a round in the chamber to start with since he still had to rack it before the first shot. That's typically going to be someone that doesn't feel comfortable enough with their weapon system to carry it condition 1 (loaded, round in chamber, safety on).CrockerCock00 said:High level? Nah. He only partially worked his malfunction, Tap. Rack. Don't just keep trying to rack. All that showed was that the shooter had familiarity with his weapon platform, which could be gained from time at the range, or any number of private instruction classes.texagbeliever said:aggiedata said:JUST IN: Video footage released of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson being executed by a masked gunman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Video footage shows a man in the grey backpack pulling out a pistol with a silencer on it before opening fire.
The man was seen firing multiple shots at Thompson who… pic.twitter.com/xLatwSwnAJ
I don't see that hit as being anything but a professional or someone with high level military training. The unhappy dad/husband is basically not possible.
Psycho Bunny said:
Imagine ruining your life and your family's life just to kill a CEO. That's really sticking it to the man. Only for the company to put a new CEO in its place, who might just be worse than the previous CEO.
Now you are in jail for murder and the CEOs wife can now sue your family for damages. Not that CEOs wife will ever see any money? The fact that your family's life is now ruined
Hope those three day old sandwiches, you'll be eating while sitting in jail was worth it.
What if he felt like his life was already ruined? We don't know his story. Not saying anything could possibly justify this...but let's say he lost someone very special to him, and felt like it was largely because their insurer F'd them over, putting ht eblood on their hands. Just saying, I could follow the logic, especially if it is someone who is not mentally stable to begin with.Psycho Bunny said:
Imagine ruining your life and your family's life just to kill a CEO. That's really sticking it to the man. Only for the company to put a new CEO in its place, who might just be worse than the previous CEO.
Now you are in jail for murder and the CEOs wife can now sue your family for damages. Not that CEOs wife will ever see any money? The fact that your family's life is now ruined
Hope those three day old sandwiches, you'll be eating while sitting in jail was worth it.
Well Ken Lay died shortly after. But Jeff Skilling and Andy Fastow certainly wouldn't have garnered much sympathy outside of the strict letter of the law.Dicer said:
I'm genuinely shocked this doesn't happen more often to CEOs
say what you want but it's creating a conversation and other CEOs are likely on high alertPsycho Bunny said:
Imagine ruining your life and your family's life just to kill a CEO. That's really sticking it to the man. Only for the company to put a new CEO in its place, who might just be worse than the previous CEO.
Now you are in jail for murder and the CEOs wife can now sue your family for damages. Not that CEOs wife will ever see any money? The fact that your family's life is now ruined
Hope those three day old sandwiches, you'll be eating while sitting in jail was worth it.
Nvmd, disregard previous message, I was confusedCrockerCock00 said:I'd also add that you can tell he didn't have a round in the chamber to start with since he still had to rack it before the first shot. That's typically going to be someone that doesn't feel comfortable enough with their weapon system to carry it condition 1 (loaded, round in chamber, safety on).CrockerCock00 said:High level? Nah. He only partially worked his malfunction, Tap. Rack. Don't just keep trying to rack. All that showed was that the shooter had familiarity with his weapon platform, which could be gained from time at the range, or any number of private instruction classes.texagbeliever said:aggiedata said:JUST IN: Video footage released of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson being executed by a masked gunman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Video footage shows a man in the grey backpack pulling out a pistol with a silencer on it before opening fire.
The man was seen firing multiple shots at Thompson who… pic.twitter.com/xLatwSwnAJ
I don't see that hit as being anything but a professional or someone with high level military training. The unhappy dad/husband is basically not possible.
