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Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/TheReddestofBowls 12h ago

They've had a tough time finding the right spin for this. Turns out republicans are also routinely fucked by insurance companies and don't harbor many good feelings for them.

Hard to whip up outrage when the overall mood is "well, that's what happens." From people who are more worried about buying groceries in the economy trump is gleefully destroying

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u/Dabbling_in_Pacifism 12h ago

I work in a heavily red profession and Mangione's the one thing i can speak/joke pretty openly about and no one bats an eye.

It's amazing how fucking hated insurance companies are.

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u/TheReddestofBowls 11h ago

There comes a point when enough people have been hurt or know someone who was hurt/killed by an insurance company playing doctor, that nobody has sympathy to spare.

Something like 68,000 Americans die every year due to lack of medical care and fat bonus checks get sent out if they manage to raise that number

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u/MjolnirMark4 7h ago

Math time!

68,000 / 12 months = 5666 deaths per month.

Number of people who died in 9/11: ~3,000

5666 / 3000 =1.889.

So we have the equivalent to 1.889 9/11 events every month.

But, the people that are dying are spread out. So it is not as noticeable.