Response to the assassination of insurance executive Brian Thompson has produced the usual schizoid response from the left.
A man is gunned down on a New York City street early Wednesday morning, apparently in premeditated fashion with said man as the sole target, and the typical leftists rush to social media to out themselves as delusional maniacs endorsing it all.
Oh, they don’t have the guts to put themselves on the line and actually commit such crimes. Instead, they celebrate those who do, lament the ineptitude of those who try and fail (as in multiple would-be Donald Trump assassins) and attempt to encourage others to attempt similar acts by bombarding the simple-minded with a neverending stream of hyperbolic invective.
These keyboard warrior lowlifes face no punishment, at least not yet.
Consider a defrocked Washington Post “reporter” who both seemed to be endorsing this killing and promoting the prospect of others with her diatribes on social media, the megaphone for morons.
Thompson had been CEO of UnitedHealthcare, a behemoth health insurance company whose stock trades at $582.25 a share as I write this Thursday, down $28.54 on the day. Even so, UNH, the stock ticker symbol, traded at $206 a share in March 2020 and a lowly $6 a share in March 2000.
One analyst who appears on CNBC’s “Fast Money” show characterizes this as a “God-like” stock chart.
As an aside, I have made a few bucks – I stress a few – trading small amounts of UNH stock, buying on sharp declines.
When I was in the market for health insurance, after retiring but before qualifying for Medicare, I contacted United Healthcare in the pursuit of the best deal. Remember, I also had acquired a health insurance license, so I was a bit more aware of products than the average person.
When my calls to United Healthcare produced a stew of bad attitude and information from DEI-sounding types, I went elsewhere. That’s what others should do.
But, judging by the performance of the stock price, they do not. Just remember, such stock performance is not produced on the generosity of the insurer in paying any and all claims.
And that is where supposed motive enters the assassination speculation, The killer is said to have left some spent shell casings on the ground, hand-lettered using some manner of marker with the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose.” These supposedly are legal shorthand for how attorneys seeking more money from insurers contend the insurers seek to deny paying claims.
In the immediate aftermath of this killing, many were quick to describe it as a professional hit. But more measured types noted it was not likely the work of a professional. They reasoned a lack of sunglasses indicated an unfamiliarity with avoiding facial recognition software.
This killer is reported to have used a 9mm handgun with a silencer. And people jumped on the silencer aspect as indicating professionalism. But just as there are an abundance of stolen/illegal weapons on our streets, so it is that nonprofessional bad people also can get silencers through other than legal channels.
Also, professionals using a handgun are said to favor a .22. Yes, this is best used at very close range, as in barrel touching just behind the ear. But that small-caliber bullet also tends to bounce around inside the cranium and deform, doing great damage to the tissue and itself, thereby making ballistic identification tough.
Leaving spent shells and rounds at the scene as a message also doesn’t speak to a professional, except perhaps a professional trying to appear unprofessional.
And the fact the guy’s unobscured face has shown up on various surveillance cameras also speaks to a lack of professionalism.
Reports in recent hours suggest police might be closing in on the identity of the shooter. Hopefully he is arrested and does not commit suicide before the entire story is revealed.
That’s assuming Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg doesn’t free the man without bail just because that’s what they seem to do with violent types in New York City.
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