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Companies try to stop online support for CEO killer suspect(lite.cnn.com)

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Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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I kind of agree with them. Having everyone talking about murder is kind if terrifying.

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x00z@lemmy.world
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The US healthcare system is even more terrifying.

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Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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I think that’s a totally different problem not solved by shooting replaceable executives

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HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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I honestly prefer this to bombings and riots and such. At least its targeted. These problems are not a magical effect coming from the ether. Its decisions by those in power and every replacement is an opportunity for better decisions.

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psud@aussie.zone
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There’s an analogy that Robert Heinlein liked regarding assassination

It’s like shooting horses that can’t clear a jump until you get one that can

But it misses the fact that humans see what happened to the last guy and are motivated to not let it happen to them, and in cases like this it’s pretty obvious what hurdles health fund CEOs need to clear

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arthur@lemmy.zip
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It will not solve the problem, for sure, but I can’t disagree that it could have some effect xD.

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Gerudo@lemm.ee
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Are you a ceo of an evil corporation that kills thousands a year? If not, your pretty safe.

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Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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There are plenty of people who would replace him in a heart beat.

Murdering never really accomplishes anything

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blandfordforever@lemm.ee
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If murder never accomplishes anything, why do governments spend so much money on militaries?

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Gerudo@lemm.ee
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Enough blood spilled is how revolutions happen.

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RedSeries@lemmy.world
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Wait until I tell you about death panels claims adjusters and their body count…

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JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.world
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Less terrifying than normalized murder that executives commit with “just good business”.

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samus12345@lemm.ee
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I know it is, but it’s important that people don’t forget about the hundreds of thousands of people murdered by insurance companies denying claims every year.

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