# UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in Manhattan \[breaking news: 2024-12-04\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news\ **Created:** [December 4, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unitedhealthcare-ceo-fatally-shot-in-manhattan-breaking-news-2024-12-04/1011159 "2024-12-04T16:11:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 736
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unitedhealthcare-ceo-fatally-shot-in-manhattan-breaking-news-2024-12-04/1011159/736 "2024-12-11T18:33:32Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > They shall reap what they sow. When the next Mangione uses a bomb and kills some innocent bystanders, those cheering Mangione along will have blood on their hands. All the blood on the hands of the insurance executives doesn’t bother you, though? The sad fact is, American society readily accepts death and injury as long as it’s indirect or out of sight. I’m thinking of health(-denial-of-)care, but also drugs, legal and illegal; obesity and the uniquitous cheap unhealthy food; guns; oh so many other things. I don’t think a little more blood on our hands is even noticeable. That’s all to the side, though: what I want is for people like Thompson and corporations like his company to be held accountable, and I don’t think killing someone on the street is an effective way to do that. On the other hand, I don’t know what would be effective short of having people grow both a conscience and a backbone. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unitedhealthcare-ceo-fatally-shot-in-manhattan-breaking-news-2024-12-04/1011159)._