NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown. #12 *Arrest*

[Sundog]

He should not have lashed out, taken it out on Thompson. Somehow, Luigi had developed a huge grudge toward the healthcare system.

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LM was looking for a target and he wrote in his notebook that Brian Thompson and the health care company he worked for "checked all the boxes." It could have been some other industry and some other CEO. That IS terrorism, IMO.

 

[LinasK]

Of course it's possible, but I am inclined to be skeptical as well because Luigi seems like a very intelligent person. He graduated with two degrees from Uni of PA, which is an Ivy.

Intelligence doesn't equal common sense. Criminals still think that they are smarter than police.

 

[LinasK]

Everything does not have to be so black and white.

I believe that Luigi is the shooter and
I also believe that LE does not always follow procedure
And that they can make grievous errors

The Karen Reid case on this forum , is a perfect example of LE framing a perp

IMO that is not what is happening here
There are just decisions by LE that are questionable and prob not by the book
and they should be called out for sure
For any criminal to be let loose bc of a techicality should not happen
It makes my blood boil
I don't think that will happen here
But the 11 or 12 minute gap where the Altoona cops turned off their body cams concerns me
Also if true, that they found no gun on their initial search of his knapsack but found it on the second search
a while later after it was in their custody - that's a problem for me too
Were these cops told "Listen this is high profile make it look convincing/make it stick?
Would not be the first time imo

I stated it from the start, I think Luigi was in an isolated not so good mental place in life when he shot Brian. His end goal was actually suicide by cop. He was too cowardly to just shoot himself and he wanted to go out with a BANG/be remembered. He was troubled and lost. Not excuses just my opinion.

He's not a "dumb" criminal but he did do things that appear dumb. The public location he chose to shoot Brian - I am amazed he did not get shot on the spot - at that time of year that block is teeming with people even at that hour and there are always LE closeby plus hotel security etc. It was a miracle he escaped initially,

Luigi scouted the area so he had to have known that. Also the camera's, he had to know the shooting would be caught on tape.

He had no real plans for the "after" - a bus to Altoona?
Improvistional IMO. He was making it up as he went.
He had the cash to do far better and to have gotten himself out of town and country. Why didn't he? Its not bc he is stupid - he knows how to travel and make arrangements - he thought he would be dead - he just wanted to be dead.

Obvi just my opinion

I agree with everything except that Karen Read was framed.

 

[waldojabba]

Any alleged criminal should be "let loose" if there are egregious due process violations. No one deserves to have their civil rights violated. It is the foundation of our criminal justice system.

I share your frustration when the state or LEO botch a case. It is enraging when that happens. However, I would rather see the most evil person get to walk then see anyone have their civil rights violated. We all need to have our civil rights respected.

Totally agree
That is why when LE is so nonchalant about the legalities - it makes my blood boil.
JMO

 

[waldojabba]

Intelligence doesn't equal common sense. Criminals still think that they are smarter than police.

There are many types of criminals of all shapes and sizes and of various intellectual abilities.
Some are street smart others not. Common sense is a rare commodity it seems these days amongst a broad swath of the population.
It is difficult for me to paint any group with such a broad brush - life is rarely so simple or black and white.
Many white color criminals never see the inside of a prison. We see it in the news frequently.
All my opinion of course.