I hope it’s effective.

Shit, I did a double take seeing your name. It’s good to see you here on lemmy.

It’s profiting off of the suffering of others. It’s evil.

There’s 335 million people in this country, and depending on estimates there are enough guns for every man, woman, and child to have more than one gun.

We’re may not yet be at the point where enough people have their backs against the wall to do something, but there is plenty of people and guns for it. And many of us will soon find ourselves with our backs against the wall when the effects of climate change start really fucking people over with job loss, home loss, crop failure, and mass migration.

There’s that, and the fact that this month just taught the would be school shooters that they’ll get lots of positive attention for redirecting their targets towards those deserving. They’ll get labeled a folk hero, they’ll have people trying to send them money for their legal defense fund, they’ll get their name in the history books. They’ll get everything they ever wanted out of their act of violence.

The material conditions have not changed, and they’re likely to change for the worse. That’s bad news for any business exec who wants to keep their head on their shoulders.

It’s gonna take more than one ceo for them to learn.

Four lil, five lil board members…

Sounds like we need more adjustment.

I really find it to be quite absurd that people are still thinking this isn’t the guy

This guy doesn’t know about jury nullification.

Most people in this guy’s financial position would never end up screwed like he did. The resources it took to secure the weapon, the fake IDs, the travel are no small ask. Most people being crushed by the healthcare system don’t have the time and money left over for for such an elaborate murder plot.

You’re right in that the particular circumstances of this one is a fluke, but wrong in implicitly assuming that the circumstances have to be the same or similar, that the copycats will care about getting caught and therefore be locked behind a paywall.

The entire world just taught all the school shooter types that shooting a business exec will turn you into a folk hero. It will get you fame and admiration. It will get people trying to send you money for your legal defense. It will get you people spreading the word about jury nullification to use the system against itself. That’s everything they could ever want, and they only need one of the millions of guns floating around our country.

This month taught would be school shooters to instead go for board members, ceos, and billionaires. And it’s a far better lesson.

There are caveats to this. Stalking a business exec and being successful is harder. However security can’t mitigate ambushes very well. They can’t check every window in a city for rifles hanging out. They can’t shut down roads. And the bullet proof glass of their ride can’t help them once they step out to get into the hotel they have their 7am meeting at. There are limits, and a particularly motivated to get their name out there individual can always find an opening.

I was diagnosed with a life threatening chronic illness right after my 22nd birthday. I know the pain and absolute financial anchor around your neck an incurable chronic illness brings.

While I’m not in a situation like that myself, I can empathize because my fiancé has a laundry list of illnesses that leave her chronically ill as well. It’s awful, and it makes me hate the bastards running the show.

But there is time for the 1/3rd of adults who don’t vote, to fill out a piece of paper. There’s time for them to give a shit about primaries and pick candidates that care about real people.

We should absolutely still vote, especially in the primaries. But it’s a mistake to think that there is no potential for copycats.

I think the lesson is to next time just not fucking go to starbucks or mcdonalds.

If you want to get away with it, basically become a homeless person for a few weeks. Carry only dense rations, raid dumpsters, stay away from people as much as possible. Use a stolen bike. Wear gloves.

He might not have gotten caught if he kept his mask on.

The conditions are not improving, so it’s likely more execs will get shot.

Linkdin scraping is a good option too.

They’re trying to fight that.

Which is why it’s a good idea to make backups.

It’s been 3 days, and the chances of them finding him go down with every day.

All good, happens to me too

The US pop is ~335m, so 21% would be 70m people. Regardless, it’s way too many people to sort through.

And the relative with a different provider thing completely shreds the already dismal chances of finding him through an insurance denial letter.

1/3rd, or about 16m people.

If that’s all they got on the guy they ain’t finding shit.

Because there is no abstraction as leaky as a man waiting outside your hotel at 6:45 in the morning with a gun and murderous intent.

A leak like that is the type that keeps leaking. The system needs to change, and it eventually will, doubtfully but hopefully peacefully.

It’s a legal defense fund, not a bounty reward.

Granted, they’d probably still do so anyways.

And health insurance companies have done a lot of fucking around.

Hopefully more of the FO part comes out of the woodwork.