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Alleged gunman faces nine charges including second-degree murder in New York state case

Luigi Mangione is due to appear in Manhattan state court on Monday for the first day of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during his arrest after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive.

Mangione was apprehended last December in the murder of senior United HealthCare figure Brian Thompson last December. In addition to state-level charges, he faces a Manhattan federal court case.

Thompson’s brutal slaying on the streets of New York city triggered an intense manhunt for the killer, but also sparked an outpouring of anger at the practices of the US for-profit healthcare industry. Since his arrest Mangione has attracted some enthusiastic supporters, both online and at his court appearances.

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[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Self defense. Actually self defense plus defending his fellows. I see no crime in this. Luigi is innocent!

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All of us, from Brian Thompson

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So the death of Brian Thompson saved specifically you? Sure as fuck didn't change anything for me or people subscribed to UHC.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 0 points 16 hours ago

Brian Thompson had a lightsaber held up to my vagina with intent to cut me in twine.

If that guy who obviously wasn't Luigi Mangione hadn't shot Thompson I'd be dead

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Didn't uhc have a bunch of claims approved right after he got killed?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

No. I have heard this claim a lot and never seen any evidence of it.

UHC coverage is worse now than it ever was, they pioneered using AI to deny claims.

They did reverse a decision on anesthesia coverage which was in the news before that, legislators in the affected area had been hounding them nonstop, but unless they arranged a meeting, flew to the meeting, and signed the completed drafts within 24 hours of Thompson's death: that was just coincidental.