An observation about the media response to the killing of UHC CEO Brian Thompson...

[Shoonra]

21. Frankly, he's a folk hero ...

The shooter may well become (if it hasn't yet happened) our newest folk hero. UnitedHealthCare was notorious for short-changing its policy holders, and the families of many could blame an avoidable death on UHC's delaying tactics or its outright denial of benefits.

Comments on the internet include: It wasn't murder, it was a denial of benefits. Or, We aren't happy with the assassination, we're just denying an application for sympathy because outside our program parameters.

More than 48 hours after the assassination, the NYPD suspected that the suspect had left Manhattan; I expected that within an hour of the shooting, and I seriously doubt that the assassin spent two nights in Manhattan after the shooting. The two photos of his face show a handsome man, without a lot of detail (e.g. no hair color); his face, but what little was showing, looked like a million other men. He evidently planned this, including changing his jacket and getting out of town, very carefully. I honestly doubt he can be captured, and if he is, there's a chance that one of the jurors will positively hold out for a minor offense or outright acquittal. This man is the new Bernie Goetz.