Shooter had to have been a hired assassin/pro or someone with lots of tactical training/experience. He had a silencer. Fired multiple shots from about 20 ft away and did not miss. Came up on Thompson from behind so he had no chance to react. The shooter had an escape plan. Took an e-bike up to Central Park where he could quickly blend in with crowds going for their evening run/walk without being surrounded by cameras. Probably ditched his hoodie and mask and took the subway home.
Thompson was sued for insider trading after he dumped a bunch of stock after the DOJ started an investigation into whether United Healthcare committed antitrust violations. Thompson sold about $15 mil without disclosing to the public the information about the antitrust probe. But I doubt this had anything to do with it. Big execs regularly sell chunks of their stock as stock is the main way they are compensated. Since the lawsuit, United Healthcare's stock has done pretty well and was not affected much by the DOJ probe.
Immediately after the news broke, virtually everyone on twitter made the same joke that the NYPD was currently reviewing everyone who was ever covered by UHC as a possible suspect. But if someone was denied coverage and lost a family member or went broke, you would expect them to go for a full on shooting spree and go out with a manifesto in their pocket. This shooter had only one target.
Thompson doesn't seem like someone who would have been in trouble with the mob, Russians, drug dealers or the usual riff raff who would order a public hit. But who knows. Super rich people get into some weird sh#t.
You wrote all that and didn't even watched the video. It's pretty clear this guy is not a pro.
You obviously have no idea what a professional hit looks like or involves. The assassin is obviously a pro, likely Eastern European or Russian. Expert situational awareness. Patience. He popped the target in the back, dropped him, calmly moved forward and hit him again, and the final dispatch was from 2 feet. After execution stage, he proceeds to exit stage. He's done this before. Well trained. And probably well paid. You can get upwards of $500K or 52 million Rubles for this quality of work. The assassin is probably back in Europe by now debriefing and collecting his cash.
No need to be some crazy action-thriller-character type of guy. Probably just any old chap who took econ 101 in college. UHC ruthlessly pursues profits (fine, normal) but in doing so causes many people to die (negative externality). In a functioning country, regulators would step in to correct the issue, but we have to much corruption to do so.
Somebody rationally and philanthropically minded simply stepped in to realign incentives and discourage antisocial behaviour. Any intelligent person with opportunity would do the same.
You wrote all that and didn't even watched the video. It's pretty clear this guy is not a pro.
You obviously have no idea what a professional hit looks like or involves. The assassin is obviously a pro, likely Eastern European or Russian. Expert situational awareness. Patience. He popped the target in the back, dropped him, calmly moved forward and hit him again, and the final dispatch was from 2 feet. After execution stage, he proceeds to exit stage. He's done this before. Well trained. And probably well paid. You can get upwards of $500K or 52 million Rubles for this quality of work. The assassin is probably back in Europe by now debriefing and collecting his cash.
Well the russian mafia has been one of the most violent organized crime group that has been operating in the USA for decades. Oh, and guess who is a lap dog of the russian president...
My condolences to his family, that's gotta be a crappy way to lose someone. Not sure what the motive here would be, if you're disgruntled with coverage, killing the CEO isn't going to down the whole organization. I use them for coverage through my employer, so kinda selfishly hoping it doesn't change coverage on my end (I doubt it, someone new will be CEO and the world will keep going)
United is pretty well established to be one of the most aggressive companies at denying coverage for as many services as they can reasonably get away with do yeah, for your sake I guess I hope the continue refuse to pay for required services.
Look at the stock price. It's up 9500% in last 25 years. Just playing a middlemen can be very lucrative.
I don't think he looks like a professional, he looks like a kid.
I'm guessing he had an accomplice though; someone to send him a signal when the CEO was approaching/crossing the street.
I'm guessing DOMESTIC. Was his wife having an affair? Was he having an affair & his wife wanted rid of him? How much was the life insurance policy for? how many millions.
As the US descends into literal Oligarchy with an impending puppet Authoritarian government, the serfs are going to become desperate and enraged toward the few in real power.
Not sure what the details will come to be in this case but the Oligarchy intends to maim Social Security and Medicare in the next year. Unions will be killed in the next few years.
The wider American social compact has been cracked and is about to be obliterated. There is no way violence won't be sparked.
Health Insurance status quo is the result of socialist policies from the government, who have the ultimate monopoly on violence.
Should be much easier to start own company, deny service to those you don't want to serve for whatever reason you see fit, and generally run the business how you want, with the governments only role in your enterprise to enforce the private contracts you draw up.
As is, because of the lowest common denominator, the majority of people suffer worse outcomes. And because of lawfare, red tape, regulatory capture, etc. the largest providers have a stranglehold.
The solution? A free-market for healthcare, and the repeal of Leftist policies and people to empower capitalist solutions.
No need to be some crazy action-thriller-character type of guy. Probably just any old chap who took econ 101 in college. UHC ruthlessly pursues profits (fine, normal) but in doing so causes many people to die (negative externality). In a functioning country, regulators would step in to correct the issue, but we have to much corruption to do so.
Somebody rationally and philanthropically minded simply stepped in to realign incentives and discourage antisocial behaviour. Any intelligent person with opportunity would do the same.
If regulators were a positive externality, the would create their own solution. But since they are incapable, they have to resort to tackling those more competent than they are. They are inherently a negative to everyone, because their costs are distributed through the system.
You wrote all that and didn't even watched the video. It's pretty clear this guy is not a pro.
You obviously have no idea what a professional hit looks like or involves. The assassin is obviously a pro, likely Eastern European or Russian. Expert situational awareness. Patience. He popped the target in the back, dropped him, calmly moved forward and hit him again, and the final dispatch was from 2 feet. After execution stage, he proceeds to exit stage. He's done this before. Well trained. And probably well paid. You can get upwards of $500K or 52 million Rubles for this quality of work. The assassin is probably back in Europe by now debriefing and collecting his cash.
His first shot hit the victim in the calf, from almost point-blank range. Not exactly an accurate shot. Before the shooting he stopped into a Starbucks to warm up, where they got a good surveillance shot of part of his face. And he used a CitiBike, which records reems of location and other data. Why not steal some random e-bike instead?
I don't think he looks like a professional, he looks like a kid.
I'm guessing he had an accomplice though; someone to send him a signal when the CEO was approaching/crossing the street.
I'm guessing DOMESTIC. Was his wife having an affair? Was he having an affair & his wife wanted rid of him? How much was the life insurance policy for? how many millions.
I agree. Not a professional. Would a pro be in a Starbucks a few minutes before ?
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You obviously have no idea what a professional hit looks like or involves. The assassin is obviously a pro, likely Eastern European or Russian. Expert situational awareness. Patience. He popped the target in the back, dropped him, calmly moved forward and hit him again, and the final dispatch was from 2 feet. After execution stage, he proceeds to exit stage. He's done this before. Well trained. And probably well paid. You can get upwards of $500K or 52 million Rubles for this quality of work. The assassin is probably back in Europe by now debriefing and collecting his cash.
His first shot hit the victim in the calf, from almost point-blank range. Not exactly an accurate shot. Before the shooting he stopped into a Starbucks to warm up, where they got a good surveillance shot of part of his face. And he used a CitiBike, which records reems of location and other data. Why not steal some random e-bike instead?
And they found a discarded cell phone nearby that may or may not have been the killer's. I'm going to wait a few days before I declare this guy a professional.
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