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If it was a random death you might have a point. I would still say it makes sense that people would celebrate the death of a villain, but that's beside the point.
This was an assassination, a message on its own even if there weren't literal words carved into the casings. This may well give a person about to make an inhumane decision on behalf of a company's bottom line pause. It's a reminder that those decisions have real consequences, even if not always legal ones.
They'll pause to call up more private security to keep themselves safe while they raise your premiums even more.
A Christmas Carol was just a story, not reality. You're not going to scare CEOs into doing the right thing, especially not with threat of death.
Maybe. You seem to be very certain about how each of these individuals thinks, which is not a level of confidence I often reach with my own opinions.
Well I guess we should just start killing people we don't like just in case it makes the world a better place then, right?
Cause that seems to be the theme of your lack of confidence positions.
Not at all. I said that now this has happened, the humans actually in charge of the decisions which inspired it might adjust their cost/benefit calculations. I didn't say it was right, I said it's understandable why people would celebrate it and I said there's a chance it will have an actual impact.
I'll leave you and your straw man to discuss further; you've got more of an argument with him than you do with me.
They will adjust their cost/benefit analysis - of their personal security.
Ah, so lack of solid opinion is your defense of your support of random killings. You don't actually support it because you don't support anything... but you don't mind if someone else supports in just in case it might help you in the long run.
You're a professional bystander, someone who hopes someone else does all the hard work in making your life easier.
More private security means more people in their vicinity with guns. Hope none of those people has a loved one murdered by these assholes. Statistically that seems unlikely, and finding good security will get harder if demand spikes that much.
Would their security have good insurance? Cause otherwise that’s another potential gunner.
The rich are far more of a coward than your giving them credit to be. They are only so evil because of the lack of consequences, not in spite of.
yes, which is why threats that are backed up with actions are far more persuasive.
Lmao, you honestly think any executive heard any message other than 'i need to spend more on corporate security and body guards'?
Yes, I do. Sure they'll do that, but I think they'll have a tiny bit of second guessing. Would certainly be more impactful if this was a trend rather than one off.