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Alicia Norman's avatar

Honestly, if the killer was a stunningly beautiful woman people would be mentioning it as well. It’s the nature of the human beast. He is indeed handsome—that makes him even more of a heroic, romantic figure to many. But that has little or nothing to do with the crime itself, or its implications—this is an aside. A mere incidental. The fact remains that, yes, people want a hero. They want their own Robin Hood,. We are sick and tired of a society that steals the scraps from our tables to feed the rich. I think he should pay for his crime, good-looking or not, but I also think we need to recognize what drives people to the brink and address it accordingly.

Kwon's avatar

This is such an intelligent, nuanced response.

In short, I would find him not guilty because I have pre-existing conditions of giving as much of a phuck about the rich as they do about the working poor.

Alicia Norman's avatar

Thank you, Kwon—I have an autoimmune disorder and man alive preauthorization has pushed me to the brink of death more than once. The system is indeed broken and I am not sure it can be repaired.

Jaye's avatar

Where is his family?

The Icarian's avatar

Maybe he killed the guy just to be famous. It’s mostly what school shooters want.

HulitC's avatar

Now replace Mangione with Palestinians and Healthcare with Israel! At what point do we all realize it’s the same struggle?

BC's avatar

Reminds me of Bonnie and Clyde …

Jaye's avatar

He looks like a troubled , afraid young man to me. He probably has some type of mental illness that is not being treated. He needs to be in a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.