An Emerson College poll shows that a surprising number of young people support UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer, with 41% saying Luigi Mangione's actions were “acceptable.” It turned out.
Twenty-four percent of U.S. voters between the ages of 18 and 29 said the cold-blooded killing of Mr. Mangione was somewhat acceptable, while 17% said it was completely acceptable.
There was also a notable partisan divide among those surveyed, with 22% of Democrats saying they could tolerate the murderer's actions, compared to 12% of Republicans who said they could tolerate the murderer's actions. Only 16% were independent.
The poll of 1,000 voters was conducted last week.
Mangione, 26, was charged Tuesday with murder as an act of terrorism. A grand jury slapped the Ivy League graduate with first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed Thompson outside the Midtown Hilton on Dec. 4.
Since the brutal execution of a healthcare executive, there has been a disturbing trend among young people to praise his alleged killer.
Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz posted a disturbing post on Blue Sky after news of Thompson's killing broke: “And people are wondering why they want these executives dead.” .
“If you have ever seen a loved one die because an insurance conglomerate denied life-sustaining treatment as a cost-cutting measure, it is natural to wish that the people running such conglomerates would suffer the same fate. “That's the thing,” she said in the article. Defending her mean comments.
Meanwhile, U. Penn, a socialist professor at Mangione's alma mater, worshiped the suspected killer on social media, calling him an “icon.” “I have never been so proud to be a professor at Puslinsylvania University,” Julia Alexeyeva, assistant professor of English and film and media studies, posted on TikTok.
Ugly trolls slammed the McDonald's employee who tipped off police to Mangione's presence at the store, while others called for a boycott of the fast food restaurant.
“To all you idiots who pissed off my baby Luigi Mangione…you're all going to be punished,” one troll wrote over a violent “Family Guy” GIF of one character shooting another in the head. posted. Some corrupt individuals even went so far as to establish Mangione's legal defense fund.
And this week, gruesome “wanted” posters bearing Thompson's face and name and photos of other medical executives were discovered posted around Manhattan.
The sign read a stern warning: “Healthcare CEOs should not feel safe.” The suspected assassin, who came from a wealthy Maryland family, shot and killed Ms. Thompson on her way to an investor meeting for UnitedHealthcare's parent company, then led police on a five-day manhunt that ended in Pennsylvania. He was arrested while eating at a McDonald's in the state..
