OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:30pm – Wednesday, December 11, 2024
“Wanted” posters of top health care executives have been posted across New York City following the close range assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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The poster features a photo of a top healthcare industry CEO and an explanation justifying the murder.
“United Healthcare murdered ordinary people for profit. As a result, Brian Thompson was denied a claim for life. Who will be next to be denied?” “Wall Street CEOs feel safe It shouldn't be done, it should be denied, it should be defended and it should be removed,'' the poster read.
The poster also featured the words “Reject…Defend…Abandon” etched into the bullet shot by Luigi Mangione, the suspect who killed Thompson outside a Midtown hotel last week.
Thompson's photo was crossed out with a red “X” on scaffolding in Lower Manhattan.
In response, health insurance companies began removing images of executives from their websites due to safety concerns.
It is not immediately clear whether the “hit list” of suspects is a fear-mongering of illegal hysteria or a serious threat, but the NYPD issued a warning in response.
“Before and after the identification and arrest of the suspected perpetrators, some online users on social media platforms reacted positively to the killing, encouraged targeting of similar executives in the future, and encouraged conspiracy theories surrounding the shooting. ,” the bulletin said.
The NYPD's bulletin also cited an individual who said Thompson, a father of two, deserved to be killed.
“My mother suffered greatly from having her cancer missed for two years because she was refused chemotherapy again and again…The chemotherapy left her with life-altering damage. “Fuck you, he might be taking a piss break,” one person wrote, according to the report.
Officials added that the shooting “could incite a variety of extremists and disgruntled malicious actors into violence.”
Additionally, law enforcement officials said sympathetic social media responses to Mangione's assassination could lead extremists to label Mangione a “martyr” and encourage further violence against people in similar positions. Ta.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania days after the murder and is now charged with second-degree murder.
Additionally, Mangione-themed products have begun appearing on online websites, prompting online retailer platforms to remove the products. Mangione's supporters also began contributing “tens of thousands of dollars” to Mangione's legal fund.
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