This story keeps getting more felicitous!
This just keeps getting better.
The killer entered New York City by bus on Nov. 24, when a surveillance camera at Port Authority Bus Terminal caught his arrival at 9 p.m., law enforcement sources told ABC News.
If they knew that for sure, they would know who it was. This sounds more like “Of course our surveillance state is working; Don’t you plebes get any ideas.”
From that I’d say they have pretty good matches on him. The bad news for him is that these days with surveillance, you need to be really sneaky before you commit a crime as well as after. It’s hard to cover all your tracks on the way in and on the way out.
It looks like they’re getting better pictures of his face, that’s real bad for him. Personally, I’m not confident he’s getting away with this. It would probably be wise to leave the country asap.
If he is caught and brought before a jury of his peers, then anything might happen. Not sure they will find a jury where all of the jurors will vote to convict him even if the evidence is crystal clear. Cops knowing this as well, I wonder if the guy will not have an “accident” before they catch him.
Well, here’s hoping.
He was supposedly using a fake ID, so they trace the fake ID back to the bus tickets…
Doesn’t mean they would know who he was.
His name is Rowan Atkinson
I knew it!
Last thing the CEO saw…
Why would you need an ID for a bus ticket?
I mean, Greyhound lists it as something that they use to let you on the bus without a ticket.
https://www.greyhound.com/help-and-info/tips-and-faqs
It’s the second and third entry under the “Your Tickets” section.
Even IF they didn’t ask for it and it wasn’t needed, he could used the same name to get a bus ticket that his fake ID showed.
Realistically not having a physical ticket is one less thing to worry about losing that could have fingerprints on it.
I thought this was an MTA bus
I believe they are talking about the bus from ATL to NYC.
What bus from ATL?
Quick search because I’m too lazy to find the original article I read.
This has been known since the day after (likely the day of) the shooting.
I wonder if that backpack was intentionally placed by someone who sympathizes with the assassin. Its been four days. Someone could have easily placed that backpack just to mess with the investigation.
Random school kid who “accidentally” dropped his backpack while running away from a bully, nothing to see here officer, move along.
They know he ditched the backpack in central park. He had it on when he went in and off when he left.
Yeah, there’s no way that was planned.
“He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.”
Really?
Seems reasonable, it must be tough for the family and friends of the guy on the run.
I’ve instituted a new and innovative AI algorithm that determines whether my heart goes out to someone who died, as a first pass measure. It really increases the efficiency in determining who deserves my sympathy.
Oh? It has just output: “Deny, Defend, Depose”. How curious.
Notice how it’s a statement from another insurer
deep sense of empathy
…relative to his peers.
I’d argue his company’s dramatic increase in denial rates to double the industry average is objective proof that is wrong.
for shareholders
They were referring to improving access to care for share holders … not the medical care of clients
Probably just AI generated slop. Didn’t even bother with using the in house PR team on it.
“Generate a sympathetic statement for death of person. Keep it under 50 words.”
Getting an AI written eulogy because no human being would do it is hillariously Douglas Adamesque.
That’s actually an ethical use of AI. People shouldn’t have to write untrue nice things about reprehensible individuals just because they died. That’s gotta cause some sort of weird psychological damage.
They’re in the same business. They have to believe that what they are doing is advancing access to care by making sure the companies are solvent. It doesn’t matter what the truth is. To quote George Constanza- “It’s not a lie if you believe it”
Upton Sinclair — ‘It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.’
Everybody is the hero in their own movie.
I doubt those at the top believe in anything other than the almighty dollar.
ohhhhh…this statement is about the CEO
Even psychopaths can have empathy for their close ones…
Hitler loved his dog.
This statement is in direct conflict with his actions.
Legit I thought this was about the assassin when I first started reading this.
Monopoly money. Bravo.
Hes 3 steps ahead here. There’s no chance in hell it’s his water bottle.
Step 1: Grab a random bottle your saw an old lady throw out, whom could in no way be mistaken as you.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Deny, Defend, Depose?
Besides being a folk hero this man also exposed just how shiti police is actually their jobs if the person is skilled and well prepared.
This guy entered NYC anon, did charity work for the US working class, existed anon.
Police along with alphabet boys are sitting with dicks in their hands drip feeding media this idiotic stories that get more silly as time progresses.
Didn’t they have a TV show about how you need to catch the perp within 48 hours or otherwise it is very unlikely yo be easily solved?
There’s no way the alphabet boys give a shit about this
There’s no way the alphabet boys give a shit about this
You sure about that?
The FBI are just federal cops, I don’t count them as part of the intelligence apparatus
what’s your reasoning for this take?
Mostly the amount of floundering NYPD’s doing. I don’t know if they’re just kicking back letting them squirm because they’re pissed at NYPD or if it’s because of it being just a guy shooting a guy in New York, but if they were engaged I would have expected the white house to be talking about it.
Also, since it may not have been clear, I’m counting the FBI as cops in this, not as alphabet boys a.k.a. the US Intelligence apparatus.
Just like FaceBook Inc. Ain’t either.
The FBI is absolutely part of the intelligence alphabet.
Considering the history of alphabet orgs performing operations for the benefit of the wealthy few and corporations, I’d imagine they care quite a bit about this, especially considering how many slightly left leaning democracies in South and Central America were toppled by the CIA.
Prior to the surveillance state, cops solved a minuscule amount of actual crimes. Now they solve a less minuscule amount of crimes.
Leave the NYPD alone, do you know how hard it is to murder minorities over fare skipping? And now you expect them to do actual detective work? They don’t even get to use all that fancy military equipment!
Pretty sure the 48 hours was about missing people. Generally because it’s hard to keep a person restrained and alive for an extended period, it’s easier to just dispose of them and try to take any ransom demanded anyway.
First 48 is also a show about murder detectives working a case within the first 2 days after the murder. The likelihood of the case going cold after the first 48 hours goes up exponentially the longer the file stays open.
This goes up further, I assume, if it’s likely the killer has fled across state and potentially national borders. It’s been 72 hours - given that sort of headstart, a fake ID or two, and a willingness to burn cash on travel, I could be anywhere I damn well pleased.
But it’s the same as if your wallet stays lost for 48 hours. It’s not because you didn’t look hard enough, it’s because it’s lost enough that you weren’t able to find it yet, and odds are you aren’t going to.
At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s dressed as a cop pretending to look for himself
I’m certain that if the victim had been a poor American or dark skinned, we would be seeing 30 NYPD fanning out in the park to look for potential evidence.
This country is run by fucking disgusting people.
It’s about to be worse too…
The American people are finally united against a common threat. Don’t derail this with their “divide and rule” race war.
I think your fundamental mistake is thinking it’s “run” at the level that impacts this. Do you think Biden is ordering the NYPD? Congress? The justice department? Strong doubt that they need to tell the NYPD to behave this way, this is simply how the NYPD behaves. They are an organization of bad people who do bad things daily, this just being a normal outcome of their badness.
Pretty sure that the President can’t give orders to state or city police.
Let me look this up. The New York City Police Commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor probably knows where his campaign financing comes from. The NY attorney general is also elected.
It’s a systemic issue. This is capitalism, which exists to protect privilege of rich people. The police are just their enforcers. They serve and protect the rich, and of course their system. It is modern day feudalism. Police are the modern day bailiffs that will hit you over the head with a stick if you try to question the system. It’s not that the NYPD is not a bunch of fucked up bastards, but they are part of something much bigger, and much worse. That’s why ACAP, as it is usually meant, is insufficient. It really should be:
All Capitalists (and their minions) Are Bastards.
But they are a bunch of fucked up bastards too, and ones who deliberately choose to be supportive of the system. It’s not dissimilar from people who decide to go work for price Waterhouse coopers or JP Morgan chase. They want to be part of the systemic evil, and therefore are far far more evil than average. To translate to the west coast, startup founders and “raw water” purveyors.
You cant entirely blame “the system” when there are individual choices that go into saying “actually I like this system and have no empathy for anyone else, sign me up”.
No war, but a class war. They’re gunning for this guy regardless of him being white.
If he threw monopoly money with the casings, this would have been legenday
He kept the get out of jail card himself, though.
Meanwhile, citing the recent killing of Thompson, Centene, a major health insurer, said it would be moving its planned in-person investor day in New York City next week to virtual, according to a statement from the company on Friday. “All of us at Centene are deeply saddened by Brian Thompson’s death and want to express our support for all of those affected. Health insurance is a big industry and a small community; many members of the CenTeam crossed paths with Brian during their careers,” said Centene Chief Executive Officer, Sarah M. London. “He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.”
Holy yumping yimminy, their gaslighting!
Health insurance is a big industry
Yes, that’s the issue. That’s the part you need to understand.
Whatever happened to “everyone needs to return to the office”?
Not those everyones.
a big industry and a small community
Translation: many billions in the pockets of few people.
Deny. Defend. Depose.
It was a great message but it doesn’t work as a slogan or rallying call - (delay) deny and defend are their tactics, that was the joke.
The NYPD already clarified that the shell casing said “delay”, not “defend”. Please stop spreading misinformation.
Actually, it was 4 casings, saying Delay, Deny, Depose, and Defend. Also, even if it wasn’t, “misinformation” is WAY too dramatic a term to use for making a common mistake about a word when that word is usually used to describe deliberately spreading disinformation.
Besides, speaking of misinformation, “the NYPD clarified” doesn’t hold a lot of weight without confirmation from a more trustworthy source.
Working from home? So lazy!
What about this is gaslighting exactly?
Gaslighting generally refers to the act of telling a person obviously untrue things as if it were the truth, usually repeatedly until the person starts to question themselves.
It’s become a popular phrase used to describe tactics of abusers in relationships.
I am aware of the definition. How does this statement cause anyone to question their own senses?
It doesn’t, gaslighting doesnt mean that.
Then why did you define it that way?
The post is correct, my definition is correct, you are wrong.
I very nearly quoted you word for word. By your definition, you’re gaslighting me right now!
He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care.
The more they say this shit, the more working folk wake up what this is really about.
Anyone who believes health insurance is about healthcare is deeply blessed to have not had to use it before.
It’s an industry built on denying care.
When you right wing nut friends are gloating with you as left wing nut, you know that these “leaders” fucked up big time.
I never seen such alignment within my life time.
Christmas is finally gonna be a proper family affair too!
At the same time, how is it the right-wingers hate health insurance companies so much that they support the assassination of one of the CEOs… but they don’t support universal health care?
Probably for the same reason a bunch of people voted to protect abortion while using the same ballot to elect the guy who got the protection taken away in the first place.
There’s actually way more agreement than people think about what’s broken in society and the causes of it, at least at a surface level. The problem is our differing views on how to fix it all.
All insurance is built on denying payouts. That’s the entire mechanism by which they extract profit.
You’re absolutely right.
Maybe we should have a health system based on providing a good standard of care for all our people.
Too Much Common sense.
Personally the murder seems personal. This dude must’ve planned it for quite some time.
I bet he originally planned to leave the monopoly money with the body but when in the situation of getting the fuck out of there realized it was a very bad idea
You’re probably right, but maybe it’s a hint at his next moves? The guy already has a flair for the dramatic.
Monopoly the game is about how shitty the landlord system is and how it ruthlessly crushes people.
Flair for the dramatic? He shot him then got on a bike and rode away. Lol
