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The shooting is being investigated as a possibly targeted hit, sources said.

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[–] [email protected] 143 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

For years now I've wondered why health insurance companies haven't been the regular target of violence by clients who's lives they've destroyed. They're unique institutions because of how they regularly condemn people to death right to their faces for the most bullshit unjust kafkaesque reasons. I guess maybe a situation like that just sucks the life out of you too much to get motivated by revenge.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think most people have too much to lose/too much on their shoulders.

I have two kids and a spouse, if some bean counter at a health insurance company took one of them away I'd be beside myself with grief, but I'd also know that the other two needed me now more than ever. Can't go to prison.

I think people with basically only one strong bond might be more likely to snap, but even for them depression and survival instincts probably make it hard to end up with adventurism.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But think of the number of Americans that are willing to throw that all away to do violence. Mass shootings happen every day.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

Are these being done by people with multiple strong family bonds or are they being done by incels with no partners or dependents.

I also think that when it's not just "regular" violence that got out of control it tends to be someone who got radicalized by some kind of violent white supremacist ideology. It's not because someone actually being wronged so heavily that killing the people responsible felt like the move to them.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly same. The healthcare industry has ruined countless people's lives, it's almost shocking something like this hasn't happened before

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago

CIA propaganda probably. "Sure our system is flawed but (CIA propaganda)."