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Luigi Mangione reveals motive for CEO's killing after pleading guilty in federal case (www.pbs.org)

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He detailed some of his planning leading up to the murder. He said that he was motivated by years of back pain and what he believed was a health insurance system working against him. He said that, once he learned that the UnitedHealthcare Company was holding an investor summit in Manhattan, he e-mailed company leadership posing as an investor to get information about where and when this meeting was taking place.

And that's how he was able to confront Brian Thompson. Mangione also shared an observation with the judge that had clearly made an impression on him. He talked about how, while he was posing as a wealthy investor, leadership e-mailed him back within an hour, and he said that was in stark contrast to his interactions with insurers as a patient.

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I dunno, if you're in charge of rescue operations, and see a person holding on by their fingertips to the side of a massive cliff, and instead of helping, you just drive by, I'd say that's passively killing someone. Ignoring your job, that would have saved someone's life, and you chose not to. This is what health insurance companies do thousands of times every day.

Luigi actively murdered someone who was passively responsible for thousands of deaths.

Seems more like a real-life version of Dexter to me.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In the US legal system, there's a concept of duty of care. You aren't obligated to perform CPR on a random person. But if you are part of the medical team at a nursing home, you are (probably) obligated to perform it on the residents.

If it weren't for the entire system being corrupted by money, insurance would have that duty.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

idk if the US has this, but in many places there's also the legal obligation to report things like crime and accidents. You don't just get to walk away from someone in need, even if you're not obliged to actively help them.