An anxious climate has spread among big American bosses after the death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, due to the glorification of his murderer, Luigi Mangione.
The horror is followed by the nauseating. Since the death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, one of the largest health insurers in the United States, outside a New York hotel on December 4, not only has his murderer, Luigi Mangione, aroused morbid fascination, but his crime begins to inspire others. The death of Brian Thompson will surely have no impact on the ailing American health care system, and yet he inspired the creator of the clothing brand Comrade Workwear, James Harr, to create a list of the “most CEOs wanted.”
According to the “New York Post”, his “invention” takes the form of a game of cards with the names and faces of bosses of large American companies, decorated with illustrations of shooting targets, on the same model as the games of “Iraqis Most Wanted” cards, distributed to U.S. and coalition forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq to help identify key targets in Saddam Hussein's entourage. Our colleagues indicate that around a hundred targets were identified by James Harr and that the creator launched a call on the networks to enrich it with new names.
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Business leaders who “fear for their lives”
The sad craze for this “game” on the networks reflects a tragic reality, which is that, since the murder of Brian Thompson, many senior American leaders feel threatened. “Massive bipartisan support for the attack” on social media “has given rise to multiple stories encouraging similar violent activity directed at other healthcare leadership teams,” analysts at the Center for Internet Security warned (CIS) from ABC News.
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Threats are likely to come from individuals motivated by personal grievances, sociopolitical or ideological views, or in response to controversial and high-profile cases.
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
In response, at UnitedHealthcare, as with a number of other companies, including health insurance companies, the decision was made to remove the names of their senior executives from their websites or marked their Wikipedia pages for deletion. The “New York Post” also assures that requests for private security services have exploded over the past two weeks. All come from “business leaders who fear for their lives”. Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where Mangione was arrested, said local police were also facing threats and backlash for arresting the suspect. “Courts handling the Mangione case should prepare for bomb threats and demonstrations of support,” warns the CIS.
Yet, at the same time, the crowdfunding pot intended to cover Luigi Mangione's legal fees exceeds $100,000, sales of the jacket and backpack he wore before his arrest are soaring, employees from the McDonald's who reported him to the police are receiving death threats and people saying they will defend his acquittal if they are selected to be on his jury are becoming a trend on TikTok…
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