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That's the problem though. Everyone's playing "If I were him".
The thing is, we don't know what was going on his mind. Say he actually was the one who did it. Maybe he wanted to get caught. Maybe he assumed he was going to get caught within minutes, and didn't bother throwing away the evidence because he didn't think there was any point. Maybe he kept changing his mind about what he was going to do, and in the end that indecision caught up with him.
Assuming he's actually the one who shot the CEO, I already have trouble understanding his thinking. He shot a guy in cold blood who may have been scummy, but hadn't actually hurt Mangione or anybody he cared about, AFAIK. He didn't do it as part of a community. I know he's not a mass shooter, but shooting a stranger for ideological reasons is most similar to mass shooters or bombers. Most of the times people do that, they're egged on by a community. He apparently just did it on his own.
So yeah, I don't get it, but the fact I don't get it doesn't convince me it can't be true.
That sounds like backwards logic - you're postulating guilt based on the lack of evidence of innocence (if I'm understanding your point correctly.
You're not. I'm not saying he's guilty. I'm just saying that it's silly to imply there's a conspiracy or something just because some of his alleged actions seem abnormal, when cherry-picking which of his actions you're looking at.
Mangione supposedly had chronic health issues that may have been the basis of hatred for the health insurance business - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-back-pain-healthcare-shooting/
I've heard that, but he doesn't seem like the kind of person who kills someone due to their medical issues. For that, I picture someone confined to a wheelchair, or forced to use crutches, or severely addicted to pain meds.
Though on the other hand I don't know of anyone who became murderous over being forced to use a wheelchair / crutches / pain meds either.
I do agree with your overall point where you'd prefer to be agnostic regarding this whole issue, but that's also exactly why I wouldn't go off into theorising either about what is required to make a man want to kill a healthcare insurance CEO, or what kind of a person Mangione "seems like".