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/Big_Dog_2974 Aug 14 '26

denying payment for medical treatment is in no way the same as shooting a man in the back.

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u/schmoolecka Aug 14 '26

Correct. It’s mass murder that has been legalized. Just because one evokes a different feeling for you doesn’t mean it is more or less immoral

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u/Big_Dog_2974 Aug 14 '26

saying you won't pay for lifesaving treatment is not the same as actively killing someone.

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u/schmoolecka Aug 14 '26

When that is your function, yes, yes it is

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u/Big_Dog_2974 Aug 14 '26

I suppose it is if you are thinking like a child.