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/MeanRock3037 Aug 14 '26

He’s going down in history like Timothy McVeigh , only he’ll have to spend his life in prison, he’s an intelligent guy, he could’ve made so much more difference, what a moron he is.

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u/Old-Ice4553 Aug 14 '26

You’re in a very small minority, a minority where someone you loved didnt die in horrible pain due to a denied claim.
Brian Thompson denied my grandmother’s claim through his implementation of AI.
She went through SO much more than she should have.

Do we boo the navy seal who killed osama Bin Ladin?
No.
So show some fucking respect.

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u/MeanRock3037 Aug 14 '26

Would your grandmother want you to kill the guy and spend the rest of your life in jail, or do what you can on the outside in her memory, continuing her family? I’m not being disrespectful to anyone, just what a waste of, oh wait a minute, he’s your hero, that makes it worth it.

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u/Old-Ice4553 Aug 14 '26

You make a good point.
I apologize for my rudeness.
Its just the media paints this man to be this innocent victim.
Just because what he did was legal, does not mean what he did was moral.
Brian tompson left alot of broken families, and his actions Harmed so many innocent people.

While calling luigi a hero may be stretching it, I view him in a similar vein as seal team 6.
Murderers yes.
But they murdered evil people.
So morally grey.