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Pro@programming.dev to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months ago

Luigi Mangione doesn’t need shackles or bulletproof vest in NY state court, lawyers say

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Luigi Mangione doesn’t need shackles or bulletproof vest in NY state court, lawyers say

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Pro@programming.dev to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months ago
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Attorneys for the man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson say handcuffs and a bulletproof vest make him seem dangerous.
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    Please don’t include me in your “everyone”

    Straight up murder does make healthcare less expensive; rather, it cheapens human life.

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      UHC’s shareholders are currently suing them for approving “too many claims” in the wake of the shooting. I think the shooting has already probably saved many lives.

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      You’re right, insurance companies are incredibly evil for socially murdering so many people, cheapening human life.

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      Very well, your request to no longer be considered a person has been approved.

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      Then healthcare should be dirt cheap with how these companies’ decisions result in excess suffering and early death for their customers.

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      *everyone who can think

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      No one was murder, just a parasite removal

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      Meanwhile in the same feed

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