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The New York Police Department is crowd-sourcing their investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to the general public after two days with no positive ID on the shooter. But they may not get much help from the internet, according to multiple popular TikTok sleuths.

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[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 118 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The media organizations owned by billionaires can’t understand the mystery. They continually screw over their employees, the public trust, their customers, the government and everyone else they can are baffled as to why the public is unwilling to help. Billionaires everywhere are quoted as wondering why they aren’t tasted like the deities they see themselves as.

More at 11.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 59 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

“Treated” lol

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[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Of course they understand, they're not dumb, they're evil.

I think what's been the shock, if anything, has been has slow the Americans have been to react. That it's gone this far without the people of the country doing anything is wiiiild. I guess all that lost sugar, lead and tapeworm IQ is doing it's job.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 108 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anyone who rats him out will be the most hated person in America. There’ll be folk songs casting them as Judas and raps comparing them to the killers of Black Panther organisers and artworks of them burning in Hell with Hitler and Nixon and Murdoch, and eventually their descendants will change their surnames to evade the association.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 89 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The hostel that handed over images to police before they had a warrant is already catching shade.

[–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 year ago

Good, fuckin' snitches

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm surprised they haven't caught more than that

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If nothing else, this is why I didn't think anyone would rat him out. Especially for the measly $50k the law is offering. They'd have to make it $5+ million, paid in advance and anonymously, so the idiot snitch could GTFO of Dodge before they come down with a sudden case of lynch mob.

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[–] frunch@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, i never knew this would be the big event that would rally humanity together--i am 100% here for it though

[–] enbyecho@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i never knew this would be the big event that would rally humanity together

Briefly.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Where are the dipshit trolls who inhabit the dark corners of the internet? ... why aren't they going out to help to endlessly troll and make life a living hell for the investigators? Whenever some dumb internet contest happens, they're usually the first to appear to spoil everything ... they should be jumping on this one to troll the police while at the same time gain a bit of social sympathy from the masses.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw a thing about NYC having a lookalike contest?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Oh snap, who came in second place?

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[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For my part, I intend to aid with the investigation. I saw someone in suspicious headwear who I suspect may be involved.

[–] n0clue@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I for one don't believe he acted alone

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 22 points 1 year ago

They don't need any help looking like idiots. Not getting involved is the correct choice here.

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's funny because 2010 internet would have tried to find this guy no matter the circumstances. I'm glad the enamor of social media has worn off so that "not your army" is completely internalized.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

nah, fuck them pigs. they wouldn't go through this much effort to find your killer, who cares about a millionaire.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Maybe if the guy wasn't such a piece of shit the pigs wouldn't be the only ones trying to solve his murder.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 17 points 1 year ago

something, something, first 48 hours

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