Summary
Luigi Mangione, charged with the December 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, released his first public statement through a new website launched by his defense team.
He expressed gratitude for widespread support and acknowledged the letters he has received. The website provides case updates and a fundraiser, which has raised over $400,000.
Mangione has gained a following among those frustrated with the U.S. healthcare system. A poll found 41% of voters under 30 viewed the assassination as acceptable.
His next court date is Feb. 21.
Why though? By attaching an inherent moral cost to opposing the status quo you raise the bar necessary for resistance, which only benefits the powerful.
I didn’t read it as being necessarily a moral cost; rather, simply acknowledging that there is a cost of some kind, and that a particular person might find that cost worth paying.
I don’t think this raises the bar on resistance. It just clarifies where the bar actually is.
Exactly. If murdering someone costs my life, all the time I would otherwise have with my wife and kids, what history might think of me… that’s a big fucking cost. It shouldn’t be hard to make killing someone not worth that.
And yet…