It appears the alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer has been captured in Pennsylvania. That didn’t take long, did it? What a blatant showcase of class disparity. A CEO of a multi-billion corporation gets assassinated, the authorities spare no expense and manpower to hunt down the killer. A random guy in the inner city gets gunned down, nobody freaking cares. In a capitalistic society, the value of a life is pegged to how much he earns and produces.
I’m not anywhere near anti-capitalist, mind you. It is, what it is.
It reads to me like the alleged assassin wasn’t hiding all that intently. He’s still got the weapon, fake identifications, and manifesto with him when he was captured. Any other smart criminal would have dumped those items as soon as possible. Perhaps having his day in court is part of the killer’s plan. Take the stand and go on a diatribe, while the entire country is paying attention. The jury selection process alone will be fascinating to watch. It seems impossible to find 12 + 2 jurors without any bit of animus towards health insurance.
The killer is apparently from a prominent and wealthy family in Maryland. He really is living up to the name people have given him: healthcare Batman. The movie to be made out of this saga is already cooking in some Hollywood studio, I’m sure. Timothee Chalamet is a shoo-in to play antagonist. Or is it the protagonist?
I’ve not seen Americans from both side of the political spectrum so united since 9/11. Health insurance is a universal suck for everyone; the death of UnitedHealth CEO offers a modicum of justice, a helping balm of schadenfreude. You know who’s only got positive experiences with health insurance? The people putting out op-eds morally shaming the positive reaction. No skin in the game!
The other side.