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[–] glans@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I don't know if it says anything that the caption says "social media posts" but 3 of them are photos of IRL signs/banners, and the other one is an illustration of a sign. And there is no surrounding context, like 9 trillion likes or anything included. If I was writing this report I would have chosen different images to make my point.

But 2 things from that same document, are they accurate?

During his arrest, authorities discovered Mangione was in possession of a three-page handwritten claim of responsibility. In the writings, he made several references to a "parasitic" healthcare system filled with "corruption and greed".

It was three pages?? Were they very small pages or is there more? The "manifesto" that was posted all over the place is very short, not 3 pages.

During the course of the investigation, law enforcement discovered "delay", "deny", and "depose" written in permanent marker on the bullet casings used in the shooting.

It was written in marker? I assumed you'd have to paint it or something. How big are bullets? I just used a fine point Sharpie to write "depose" as small as I can and it isn't legible below about 1 1/8" x 3/8" on a flat piece of paper. Wouldn't is rub off while being shot out of the gun?

[–] BlackRing@midwest.social 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Marker seems plausible. The casing, which is what it was written on, isn't fired through the barrel. It's ejected after, usually out the side. As far as size, writing 'depose' on say a 9mm cartridge seems pretty small, but not impossible, you could do it. Challenging, but not impossible. The casing is about .75" long and .4-ish inches diameter, and usually steel or brass, to give you an idea.

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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 3 months ago

I mean, they should be monitoring me because I want to see them toppled and replaced with a democracy, not just because I like seeing rich assholes get assassinated.

[–] MooseTheDog@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They can't monitor everyone. With AI they think they can, that's our biggest advantage

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[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 19 points 3 months ago

If the list includes everyone, what good is the list?

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago

Something something monitor deez nuts.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 17 points 3 months ago

Sooooo, most people.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Really the people should be monitoring insurance industry executives more often.

For safety.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

So literally fucking everyone

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Go ahead fuckers. If I didn’t have so much to lose I’d go take out one of those fucks myself

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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The desperation to intimidate people is palpable. This won't work and the 1% will turn to dividing the people along racial and/or national lines.

What can I say, if it works it works.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 months ago

Of course they are.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago

Addressing the problem with increased surveillance and beefed up security for executives is not addressing the problem. It's exacerbating it.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 10 points 3 months ago

So they're monitoring everyone? Nothing new, they have been doing so illegally for decades. If only someone could inspire the masses to resist elite authoritarianism... Mario?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can try and suppress a revolution, but it will only make it better. And more brutal.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Except for all of those other times when the revolts were successfully suppressed....

Lol... I mean seriously dude?

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago
[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago

Everyone post their favorite bounty posters!!

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago

I would like to be on your list

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Lol aren't like a solid 3rd of Zach Star's comedy channel videos about insurance?

I think he mentioned he didn't get work coverage so he made one for each kind to joke about gow much of a scam it all is.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago

I wish the Health Insurance companies a fourth layer of hell.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

It was to be expected but I didn't think it would be public this soon

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