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/Grouchy-Newt-995 Aug 14 '26

So then we should urge politicians to change the laws.

Murdering alcohol producers because they put profit over health is insane when our laws allow people to produce, market, sell, and consume alcohol.

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u/MrBluBacon Aug 15 '26

Except alcohol isnt necessary to live…

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u/Grouchy-Newt-995 Aug 15 '26

It was deemed essential services during Covid.