The country seems to be in an uproar ...

[sweetandsour]

... about health insurance. I'm not trying speculate, or otherwise justify or condone anything, but I can see someone that lost a loved one being pushed too far, and convincing himself that an eye for an eye is a noble way to go.

WRT the recent shooting that occurred in NYC, my prayers for all concerned, and most certainly for the victim's family.

(And btw, I'm not saying anything here that you can't already read in the NY Times.)

[JimVH]

My health insurance is $800 a month. I'm frequently denied referrals and preventative care, leaving me to ignore problems or pay cash. I'm not going to kill anyone over it, but, yeah, uproar would be a good word.

Now when it impacted my wife's care this year, irrational reactions were easy for me to achieve. If such issues resulted in the dude getting offed, I get it. I don't agree with it, and it ain't right, but I get it.

[sweetandsour]

My health insurance is $800 a month. I'm frequently denied referrals and preventative care, leaving me to ignore problems or pay cash. I'm not going to kill anyone over it, but, yeah, uproar would be a good word.

+1 I'm still paying bills from over a year ago, but don't yet have the frustrations and loss that you have, Jim. Continued prayers your way.

[Jocose]

One theory I read is that he was being investigated for insider trading and ready to make a deal, he was silenced by a professional who left shell casings with an inscription “deny, defend, depose” to put a motive on someone who was seeking revenge for all the red tape.

Just like everything else in the matrix, Only God knows what the real story is.

[FredS]

It's a mess. Nobody is happy with the current system.
[SNIP, because nobody wants to hear me whine]
So yeah, I get it.

[Jocose]

https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1866189389291790400

Person of interest in the UHC CEO shooting is identified as Luigi Mangione, an ex-Ivy League student, anti-capitalist, and climate-change activist — NY Post