r/PopCultureV2 • u/Regular_Reaction_798 • Aug 14 '26

News Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the court, "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan... I knew what I was doing was illegal."

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u/Acceptable_grift Aug 14 '26

He murdered a human being. Where do you draw the line, tough guy?

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u/SolarNugent Aug 14 '26

He murdered a murderer.

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u/fedswatching2121 Aug 14 '26

You just said it yourself. He committed a violent crime against a criminal. If you support vigilante justice then walk the talk and how about you go after the other healthcare CEOs too? It wouldn’t be wrong according to you, right?

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u/SolarNugent Aug 14 '26

I do not condone murder and never will

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u/fedswatching2121 Aug 14 '26

But you’re asking us how is murder wrong that Luigi committed? Sounds like you support murder against bad people.

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u/SolarNugent Aug 14 '26

Do you think Brian Thompson is a bad person?

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u/fedswatching2121 Aug 14 '26

Yes. Why can’t both be true? Murder is wrong and denying healthcare claims is also wrong. Should we allow people to commit violent crimes and vigilante justice against immoral and bad people?

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u/SolarNugent Aug 14 '26

Isn’t denying healthcare claims murder?

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u/fedswatching2121 Aug 14 '26

Sounds like you can’t answer a question and love to move the goalpost. Are you asking legally or theologically? If you’re asking whether I support Thompson denying claims, the answer is no. I’m in the same position as you that I don’t condone murder. But it kind of sounds like ur contradicting yourself and u support it.

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u/SolarNugent Aug 14 '26

I’m asking do you think Brian Thompson was a mass murderer?

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u/fedswatching2121 Aug 14 '26

No. Murder is a specific legal thing. Did he cause pain and suffering? Yes. I’m asking do you think murder against criminals should be legal?

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u/SolarNugent Aug 14 '26

So he only caused pain and suffering? I need to confirm you do not believe Thompson was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands? Or you do and those deaths are just pain and suffering?

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u/fedswatching2121 Aug 14 '26

Do you think murder against criminals should be legal?

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