Can violent protest by protestors or vigilantes ever be morally justified?

[Kev45]

A suspect has been arrested for the murder of Brian Thomson in the USA. Thomson was CEO of one of America's largest health insurance companies. In an industry where 1,000 Americans go bankrupt every day due to extortionate medical bills, lose their homes or even denied life-saving hospital treatment. Including aftercare after operations, including children and extremely vulnerable elderly patients, because their insurance claims are frequently denied for nefarious reasons (cost-cutting).

Although it is not yet clear exactly why Thomson was murdered, his wife has stated that there had been previous threats in regard to medical insurance claims. There hasn't been much sympathy from millions of normal Americans directly affected by this issue.


https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/business/insurance-claim-denials-unitedhealthcare-ceo/index.html

Insurance premiums have surged in the USA due to the demand of the ravenous, greedy, corporate driven health care sector, and an estimated 66,000 Americans die each year as a direct consequence of this issue.

66,000.

Reactions to the killing of insurance CEO reveal a deep anger over US healthcare

The reaction to Brian Thompson’s murder reveals a deep anger among many Americans about the unfairness of the US health insurance industry, Richard Hall writes

www.independent.co.uk

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

I'm interested in finding out what motivated this young man who's been charged with murder. If he's convicted and ends up at New York's Attica state prison, I daren't think what fate awaits him there...

 

[Kev45]

Although I can't recall the author or the name of the book, apparently in prison in the USA almost everyone has a little scam going on, whether it be gang related or otherwise.

The well-educated Mangione, like the author I mention, will probably end up teaching illiterate or semi-literate prisoners and taken under their wing for safety.

He certainly won't be attacked for his crime in prison, no doubt in a supermax prison to set an example, and will probably be hailed a hero in some quarters.

 

[Not_Fred_Honest]

There call side hustles Kev

Our equivalent to Brian Thomson is Paula Vennells, the heartless head of the Post office during the Horizon scandal. One of the most hated people in the UK for a while.

Such people feel there untouchable. They can make life a misery for millions and just walk away with golden goodbye at the end of it. The law is on there side.

I don't think killing him was the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do to a rich person is make them poor. Its a shame such a young person would throw his life away like this. His killer will be in jail for the rest of his life. Was it a fair exchange for taking Brian Thomson life?

NO

But..... if I was in the later stages of my life or had a terminal illness... who knows.

 

[Smew]

A suspect has been arrested for the murder of Brian Thomson in the USA. Thomson was CEO of one of America's largest health insurance companies. In an industry where 1,000 Americans go bankrupt every day due to extortionate medical bills, lose their homes or even denied life-saving hospital treatment. Including aftercare after operations, including children and extremely vulnerable elderly patients, because their insurance claims are frequently denied for nefarious reasons (cost-cutting).

I live in the UK and without the NHS we would have lost our home to medical costs on at least a couple of occasions.

Thank goodness for the NHS.