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Less than two weeks after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the streets of midtown Manhattan, his alleged assassin Luigi Mangione has been greeted not by universal condemnation for the brazen violence -- but rather, a surge of enthusiastic support online for his so-called vigilante justice.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit focused on cybersecurity that partners with government and law enforcement, released a new threat assessment bulletin warning that online support for the alleged shooter risks encouraging copycat attacks.

"Overwhelming bipartisan support for the attack" across social media "has resulted in several narratives encouraging similar violent activities directed at other healthcare executive teams," CIS analysts said.

"The narratives supporting Mangione's targeted attack likely serve to encourage like-minded individuals, particularly as Mangione continues to be viewed by the public as an 'American hero' and sympathetic figure," CIS' bulletin said.

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[-] DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com 7 points 2 days ago

what a great way to drum up support for more police funding and invasive practices

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

the police have a training traveling school called Killology and refer to themselves as "killologist."

[-] ThatsTheSpirit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago

Behind enemy lines folks

[-] beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 2 days ago

In Altoona, Pennsylvania, where Mangione was captured on Monday, local police told ABC News they also faced threats and negative blowback for arresting the suspect, as did the McDonald's where he was arrested.

CIS assessed it "highly likely that threats will continue to target [law enforcement] and other public offices participating in Mangione's case."

This is just sloppy reporting. CIS says cops and other officials will receive more threats, not that they will be in more danger. But it's 2024 and ABC is a major news outlet that depends on keeping the government and (especially) His Majesty happy to keep their ota broadcast license.

This reeks of propaganda trying to sway the "blue liners" away from support for the coming class war. It makes sense. The "cop feelings > children lives" set are violently stupid and (usually) well armed.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 days ago

Gotta give it to corpo news and pigs: They got class conscience.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Cops think they're rich now? Or that their masters will do anything other than use them as grunts in the class war? Cops are working class just like most people, they're just class traitors.

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[-] SpaceBishop@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 days ago

"Overwhelming bipartisan support for the attack" across social media "has resulted in several narratives encouraging similar violent activities directed at other healthcare executive teams,"

This assessment has got it all wrong. People don't want further acts of violence against healthcare executive teams. Or, I should say, not just healthcare executive teams. That thinking is far too narrow.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 days ago

That's why they're all trying to reframe this story so hard. They're worried a sentiment like this will wake people up to how many other executives are sociopathic murderers.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Ideally, there would be no more health insurance execs to be mad at, because the exploitative health insurance industry would be abolished. That's what literally everyone except the health insurance execs and investors want.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Is Hans finally figuring out that he might be the baddie...?

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

Not if they think people will target police and courts, rather than other CEOs. It sounds like they're missing the point.

[-] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

Why would I-uh-they... target police?

Police didn't deny no claims.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

Heard of a few people claiming to the police they couldn't breathe

[-] AshMan85@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

next they are goin to say anyone that supports luigi is a terrorist

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago

I'm surprised they haven't already. They have said things like calling this extremism etc.

Unfortunately, that may backfire worse than they think it will. The moment they identify supporters of what he did as terrorists, then a lot more people suddenly become immune to further propaganda towards terrorism.

The smart thing for them would have been to shut up about it.

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[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Oh gosh, wouldn't that be just the worst thing.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Shooting up courts and cops would accomplish very little. They're, well, made for that kind of opposition. The reason Mangione's attack has been so high-profile was because he picked a high-profile target that is NOT made for that kind of opposition. If he'd killed a cop or a judge, it'd've maybe caught an eye or two on the national news before fading away, and accomplished nothing besides. Anyone hauling off and killing a cop or a judge as an attempted copycat is just wasting their time, and their lives most like.

Just a bloodless observation, of course.

[-] 8000gnat@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago
[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Hell yes. More please!

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