The 26-year-old suspect was hit with four federal charges out of New York in connection with the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Perfect example of the power of language. It’s striking what the article does not say – no mention of (alleged) motive, no mention of health insurance industry practices and United in particular, no mention of Luigi’s impact. Very cop- and prosecutor-friendly piece describing the mechanics of the charges, and treating these events the same way the media treats so much else: episodic, not narrative. This is not an isolated episode, this is tied to larger trends – so where is the mention of those trends and how they impact Luigi’s actions?? Even the parts about his handwritten notes don’t really talk about this!!
Perfect example of the power of language. It’s striking what the article does not say – no mention of (alleged) motive, no mention of health insurance industry practices and United in particular, no mention of Luigi’s impact. Very cop- and prosecutor-friendly piece describing the mechanics of the charges, and treating these events the same way the media treats so much else: episodic, not narrative. This is not an isolated episode, this is tied to larger trends – so where is the mention of those trends and how they impact Luigi’s actions?? Even the parts about his handwritten notes don’t really talk about this!!