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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Not to discredit the opinion, but don't most school shooters (if not all -I don't really pay attention) get killed on site and also have a personal grievance rather than just manipulation by media and statistics? Mangione seemed poised to become a serial killer. If he's free'd, it tells society it's ok to go around killing allegedly bad people (and ~20% of us are incredibly gullible conspiracy theorists -percent will be higher on certain sites on the internet as opposed to real life).

We also have to wonder how much more effective long term Mangione could have been alive and free.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Mangione seemed poised to become a serial killer.

That's pure speculation. And I hate to tell you this but people don't typically get sentence for "future crimes".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He killed a serial killer. And killing multiple serial killers is a societal good (as long as the state isn't the one doing the killing).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Denying people certain services does not equate to murder.

Should I kill a CEO for approving VIOXX which caused heart disease, intense abdominal pain, and GERD? -How about the doctor for prescribing it over an extremely minor issue? -Then there's the subsequent prescription ant-acids that can cause stomach cancer. -What about their responsibility when lemon water with cayenne worked as good or better?

When I tore rotator cuffs, I was denied surgery from the insurance company because they were only up to 40% tears. -I recovered for the most part and am glad I didn't get the risky surgery.

I was told I needed a hernia operatation (umbilical). Other people got it and ended up needing follow up surgery. Every surgery is a risk of your life.

So without knowing specifics (I have yet to see any among all this nonsense), I'm not supporting blatant killing which is what Mangione did. -Or show me how the CEO was directly responsible without resorting to propaganda (which statistics typically are).