#brian thompson family

[nationedge]

Police Hunt for Gunman After UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Is Killed in Midtown Manhattan

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[rowsandrowsofnothing]

I just want to share why I absolutely do not give a fuck that Brian Thompson had a family. It’s simple.

I have one too.

Me, who:

Was born needing heart surgery, and if a team of six surgeons hadn’t argued for me while I was in the womb, I would’ve died at birth from internal bleeding. My parents would have had to watch their baby choke to death on his own blood.

Grew to suffer severe chronic pain through joint damage that I am unable to receive treatment for, and must go through with literally not even medication. The only mobility aid I have is a cane my father was unable to use anymore.

Was born with spinal deformity that developed into scoliosis. That I just have to live with because insurance says it isn’t severe enough for surgery, despite my hips being noticeably displaced to the point my legs are different lengths.

Needs allergy shots to be able to go outside without risking anaphylaxis. My family spent almost four years chasing them because insurance said I had to fail EVERY other drug and treatment on the market before I could have the shots. We were bounced from doctor to doctor, hospital to hospital, begging for treatments that we knew would fail. My parents spent thousands on failed treatments in a desperate attempt to get me ANY relief from the pain I went through daily.

Is incredibly lucky, because despite all the shit my family went through, I lived. We had just enough money to spare on trying to get me treatment.

I am lucky because I lived.

Millions of others did not.

My extended family has lost people because of health care denials. Too many everyday people have died for money in these people’s pockets.

Brian Thompson and scum like him are directly responsible for the deaths and suffering of millions of Americans. His money was made with blood, and he paid for it in blood.

Deny. Defend. Depose.

[blueraspberrylaces]

it's so funny to me how humanised Mangione is, everyone knows him by his name. I mean in France they spray painted "luigi, mon amour" which literally means "luigi, my love." all whilst Thompson is addressed all over the media as uhc ceo. WHALEN HES NOT EVEN THE CEO OF ALL OF UHC. he's only the ceo of the insurance branch and they dont even add that to his title. the soulless corporate term. it's so funny how people don't even care enough to add a name to the case for the victim. no where is there pictures of him a a person, only corporate pictures of him on the internet. no pictures of him with his kids or anything. lmaoo 😭

[tranquil-turbulence]

Every time I hear the news anchors saying Brian Thompson left behind a wife and teenage children, it fills me with rage.

How many parents did his and his company’s actions rip away from THEIR children? How many children did their actions rip away from THEIR parents? How many people did he and United Healthcare fuck over without remorse, all in the name of profits?

Medical professionals and political figures and citizens alike all TOLD YOU that you were wrong, and yet you stubbornly persisted? All in the name of greed?

This is why nobody is mourning him. This is why the country is mocking and celebrating his death. This is why people are making other CEOs publicly known. People get screwed over by healthcare insurance companies every DAY and not one of those corrupt bigwigs bats an eye or feels any modicum of guilt. The people have had enough. You all should’ve known this would happen someday. In an age of unprecedented gun violence and civil unrest, this is what you asked for.

[old-soul-spills]

it’s wild how the definition of “terrorism” changes depending on who’s affected. a ceo gets shot, and it’s an act of terror. kids get killed in schools, and it’s “thoughts and prayers” until the next news cycle.

it’s not about safety—it’s about whose lives are seen as worth protecting.

#thoughtsandprayers #americanissues #systemicproblems #powerdynamics #whoselivesmatter

[justapotato89]

love how the media is posting excessive coverage about Mangione when all it does is fuel the amount of memes and X posts.

You'd figure they'd have accepted it by now that public opinion is in favour of him instead of against, but they continue trying to sway it. They really think that they can undo the effect of decades of denial of basic healthcare facilities and corporatisation of health care with a few extra hours of video coverage of reporters being sarcastic and condemning the popular support of the youth.

Do they have like zero idea of how social media works or-? Every single hour of footage adds like 10K+ memes across the world. The fact that he's the alleged assassin of Thompson is what makes him so appealing to the public. The algorithms are going to recognise the more popular posts, and show them in the feeds. At this rate, finding a jury that is not in favour of him is almost impossible.

[dreamsandconstellations]

Bernie Sanders has the opportunity to do the funniest thing right now

[deposedefenddeny]

This might be a stupid question, but is it okay to send him letters since he is in an ongoing investigation?

I sent my letter today showing support for his current prison circumstances and him as a person, I didn’t mention the alleged crime at all but don’t know if my wording can be assumed as being that way. Idk if there are lists anywhere about people who write to criminals, but yeah. Someone jokingly said I’d now be on a no-fly list for supporting a terrorist which is clearly silly but should I be worried at all that I sent a letter to him? In any capacity? Letters are private and it’s not illegal to send mail to inmates as far as I know. Plus he’s a high profile case, many fellow Americans are sending him books, letters, etc.

I find it interesting that your concerns lies with how it could impact you, but not Mangione.

But sorry, letters to incarcerated people are not private, aside from official legal correspondence. Correctional facility staff open letters and read them in order to review the content, and will often scan letters, like the facility Mangione is held in does, or otherwise save them electronically. According to the Innocence Project, one of course could expect that letters sent to an incarcerated person pertaining to their case can be used against them.

In the case of Luigi Mangione, recall that the Manhattan DA has charged him with counts of murder in the first and second degree in furtherance of terrorism. As mentioned in the indictment, one of the requirements in New York state for convicting someone on terrorism-related charges is that the crime must have been done "with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population." If the prosecution wanted to argue that the public reaction to the UnitedHealthcare shooting fits this requirement, which would not be unreasonable considering the many politicians who have been making a stink about this, it is conceivable that letters that are supportive of the crime, maybe even just sharing displeasure about the insurance or healthcare industries, could be used as evidence for this purpose.

To answer the question on whether this would impact someone sending letters, the answer is likely to be no, not really. I believe it may be true that the correctional system keeps track of who is sending mail to an incarcerated person. But generally if a letter or its content doesn't fit guidelines, it will be returned to sender. Excessively gratuitous infractions like threats or extortions may receive special attention, but that is not for certain. These matters are generally covered in the Bureau of Prisons' policy on correspondence, which oversees the federal facility that Mangione is in.

Although I should wrap this up, speaking more generally I discourage sending mail and other things to Mangione, and for this reason I have never shared or publicized information on how to contact him. My main reasoning for this is that the majority of people already speak disrespectfully of him. Many only see him as a symbol for a cause they are rallying against, and not as a person, who is non-coincidentally going through the worst experience of his life. Many who are interested in him as a person are flat-out creepy and invasive, condoning the way media and individuals have been dissecting his life under a microscope. To me, it sounds nightmarish to be in a concrete box inundated by letters that dehumanize you or have details about your private life.

[nothingelsetodobutfight]

We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi's arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.

-Luigi Mangione's Family Just want to remind everyone that family doesn't necessarily know anything about the person, they admit it right here by saying they "only know" because neither did he tell them his feelings, plans, nor political leanings by the sound of it. And their stupid request for prayers really drives home how disconnected they are. "Thoughts and prayers" are the opposite of action, and Luigi didn't just think about it or pray for it. If he is the shooter, at least, he did something about it.

[mrdragonageherself]

Warning to Rich Oppressors

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.  Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.  Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.  You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

James 5 : 1-6 (NIV)

[melancholy--lion]

If you saw this on the Dropout Discord, no you didn't. But I have to talk about the family dynamics and relationships in this last episode of Fantasy High because I can't stop thinking about it.

Okay but seriously, the conversation with Sklonda and the one with Aelwyn have me feeling all sorts of ways thanks to my weird mix of developmental trauma. They hit SO HARD

I can't stop thinking about how Aelwyn felt like she had to move out not because anyone did anything wrong at Mordrid Manor, but because they were too kind and nice to her. Like there's this incredibly confusing and impossible to articulate combination of despair, confusion, disgust, jealousy, and shame that comes from being in a place that loves and accepts you for you after being in a place that didn't for so long. And how even if you know logically that the place is safe and you are loved, your body just doesn't believe it and you're constantly on edge and overwhelmed. It's painfully relatable as someone with that experience. I've never seen someone else relate or put those feelings into words before but I feel so seen.

Sklonda just caring so deeply about her son and being so worried and also so frustrated with her son's friends is just heartbreaking. And her not liking that they call him Ball is just icing on the cake. Because in reality, it's not a very kind nickname, seeing as it comes from Riz being bullied. And even though Riz has reclaimed it, the scars are still healing for Sklonda and that's deep too. That hit real hard too!

OH and don't even get me started on Fabian being neglected. His mom called FIG AND NOT HIM?! OH MY GOD IT HURTS! The role play this season hurts SO GOOD!!

[d3r-d4s-di3-dex]

☭ Lenin would be proud if he could meet the hero who took down CEO

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

☭ The same way Bolsheviks took down the Romanov family,

the communists of the USA should unite and take down the rest of CEOs,

who profit from taking money of workers without giving them the healthcare they deserve!!

ᡕᠵデ气亠💥💲🏥💲💥╾━╤デ╦︻

glory to armed heroes!

✊▄︻デ══━一💥💲💲

Eat the rich! 🔪🍽️

massacre them!! 🧨 /̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿

Unite! Organise!

Revolt! ☭

[doreensladle]

the high school experience of you and all of your friends coming to study at each other’s houses while also simultaneously trying to learn how to be an adult

[18catsreading]

Wally Claus is the best. His brother is a vampire who hunts vampires by legally getting their homes repossessed and bulldozed in broad daylight, and his dad is a rat who is everywhere. What a family.

[justapotato89]

there's something about the intense popularisation of the uhc assassination and the suspect, so much so that it crosses borders via social media to gain international sympathy about the suffering of the american people due to unaffordable healthcare. Obviously there's some part regarding how america has great contributions to the international market and so on and how any mishap may indirectly affect the rest of the world, but there's the story too. The romanticism of class consciousness, a revolution happening in front of our eyes, the martyred suspect who's an ivy league graduate.

There's also the extremely sensitive deliberation that kids who are getting tablets and phones and access to the internet for the first time will see these memes and jokes made across the world. These kids probably have read hunger games, and harry potter, and a whole world of fantasy revolutions, their revolutionaries and the selfless act of igniting one. Their parents have probably told them at some point that these people are rarer than the children think they are, and that the world rarely lines up together for such a mass act.

Then they open google, and see one star ratings on mcdonalds. They open their parents youtube accounts and see news reporting about how prisoners from inside jails are shouting for luigi's freedom. They see how the media celebrates this incendiary and (necessary) violent action and the similar, incendiary rhetoric in mangione's manifesto. Then they find out that the guy who was killed was the same guy who denied treatment to their grandmother, or their best friend's cousin and i cannot imagine the brilliant joy these kids felt that their parents were "wrong".