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This is why a class war is coming
https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/lakeland-woman-threatens-insurance-company-says-delay-deny-depose-police/

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) A Lakeland woman was charged Tuesday after police said she ended a call to an insurance company with the words, Delay, Deny, Depose.
In an arrest affidavit, the Lakeland Police Department said officers were contacted by the FBI on Tuesday, Dec. 10 regarding an alleged threat made over the phone.
Briana Boston, 42, had reportedly placed a call to BlueCross BlueShield regarding recent medical insurance claims she was denied.
Boston reportedly told detectives she used the phrase because its what is in the news right now, and that she had learned of the phrase due to the UnitedHealthcare homicide.
However, Boston added that she does not own any firearms and was not a danger to anyone, police said.

Police and the judge should have been reminded that Deny, delay, depose is a term coined by the insurance execs.

UpInArms
(52,234 posts)
Maybe they need to rethink their business model
NotHardly
(1,738 posts)jimfields33
(19,382 posts)action against someone. But a private company certainly can if you are saying you will assassinate them.
al bupp
(2,393 posts)That is certainly not an explicit threat of assassination. At best it's an inference given current events. Given the context of her previous reference to "Delay, Deny, Depose", I'd say she was at most threatening a law suit.
sop
(12,881 posts)Tickle
(3,606 posts)I suspect they will most likely get a bonus!
sop
(12,881 posts)And federal laws like ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) made it almost impossible to file a civil suit against an HMO insurance company for a denial of treatment. Our elected representatives have been bought out by the insurance industry.
DENVERPOPS
(11,141 posts)that she lives in DeSatan's Florida
questionseverything
(10,555 posts)No matter who is in office, evidently the ptb exists to protect the 1%
DENVERPOPS
(11,141 posts)want to touch that one with a ten foot pole, and deflected it to Florida?????????
I gotta tell you, that there are probably thousands of career service employees that are running scared right now.........as they should be considering Trump and his CABAL are set on revenge for the four lost years of Biden...................
leftstreet
(36,524 posts)Wow the ruling class has a skeered
Historic NY
(38,565 posts)Mr.WeRP
(726 posts)LeftInTX
(32,605 posts)This is horrific.
She didn't threaten anyone.
Unless Florida has changed their laws (and I'm sure they haven't), she was just being a smart alec.
Luigi is no hero!
But this woman sorta is!
She didn't break a single law.
OTOH: I'm pretty sure charges will be dropped unless there is more to this story. (I didn't click the link)
Now if she threatened to kill them, then that's a different story. I guess she deserves a day in the pokey.
Even if she verbally threatened to kill them, I'm pretty sure charges will be dropped and she will be credited with time served.
UpInArms
(52,234 posts)what utter bs
obamanut2012
(28,313 posts)orangecrush
(23,426 posts)
33taw
(3,082 posts)magicarpet
(17,731 posts)We kill 100's/month.. you shut the fuck up.
Please pay your premium of $3,000.00/month with a deductible of $15,000.00 per medical event.
IA8IT
(6,076 posts)flvegan
(64,809 posts)she allegedly said. Sort of left out the main part. But hey, they're getting their clicks, playing outrage factory.
Mr.WeRP
(726 posts)She could have meant, they were next for denial or delayed payment. Or maybe she meant she was going to sue? Or maybe she was just venting. Or maybe she actually didnt say that at all
Im sure her lawyer (if she can afford one) will argue her case.
LeftInTX
(32,605 posts)I think the charges will eventually be dropped.
This is overkill.
OldBaldy1701E
(7,355 posts)They aim to make sure no one even thinks about questioning them or their practices ever again.
Don't worry... we will most likely let them intimidate us into silence.
LeftInTX
(32,605 posts)Her bail is $10,000 (10% of 100,000) If she hasn't posted bail, someone should crowd fund it. It's a worthy cause. Or maybe a lawyer has seen the case and will take it pro-bono.
In the end, the charges will be dropped.
If you find out about any crowdfunding, let me know! Ive been looking for any and havent found anything yet.
flvegan
(64,809 posts)Cirsium
(1,897 posts)Last edited Thu Dec 12, 2024, 05:02 PM - Edit history (1)
Well, I guess maybe you are outraged - by her words.
flvegan
(64,809 posts)Their bullshit headline made to mislead people into thinking "all she said" rather than what the ins co, police, etc considered the actual threat, in context.
Because we all clicked on it, thinking that very thing. It's all about the clicks, the traffic, the ad penetration.
Cirsium
(1,897 posts)They are awful more often than not.
Happy Hoosier
(8,788 posts)No way is that gonna stand.
H2O Man
(76,226 posts)That is so fucking stupid.
Recommended.
Arazi
(7,582 posts)🤬
Its Florida. Whatever jackass Republican DA is in office WILL charge her.
She needs representation stat
Seinan Sensei
(874 posts)Otherwise she will go broke paying for legal representation.
Yet another disincentive to protest and push-back
LeftInTX
(32,605 posts)She didn't break any laws.
No one was hurt.
No one died.
No property was vandalized.
All she did was run her mouth.
She's like us!
Who hasn't done this at least once in their life?
Free Brianna! Free Brianna!
malaise
(281,444 posts)Rec
usonian
(16,226 posts)
not fooled
(6,168 posts)Expect the heavy hand of the oligarchy's law enforcers to make more examples of what happens to rebellious serfs.
IronLionZion
(47,882 posts)MichMan
(14,317 posts)How is that not threatening ?
ecstatic
(34,652 posts)and learned that she's an unarmed mother of 3 and was just angry during a phone call, they should have moved on like they always do when a white ARMED male is involved. Maybe a slap on the wrist or fine but not jail with 100k bail. The hypocrisy and double standards are over the top.
Magoo48
(5,994 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,712 posts)That's not what the book title is. Who would the insurance execs depose. And considering that phrase was carved on bullets, it absolutely was a threat.
FAFO.
But keep on cheering on your class war from the safety of your keyboard.
Mr.WeRP
(726 posts)The book was published in 2020. Yet a simple, time constrained google search proves the phrase existed well before hand. Here LMGTFY
the first result: https://www.rossalbers.com/blog/2018/october/what-are-deny-delay-defend-tactics-/
Please, ignore the fact that I served my time in service to this country, and maybe do a little research before antagonizing folks.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,712 posts)I see "Defend".
So I guess you're the one who has "no fucking idea what you are talking about" to quote someone who just said that to me. And maybe try reading links that you post before boldly asserting your "facts".
Mr.WeRP
(726 posts)You wont find sympathy for that shit from
Me, and from a good deal of folks here.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,712 posts)But go on with your Class War. You apparently don't know how your cosplay revolutionary act looks from the outside.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,712 posts)Do you need a lesson in gender as well?
orangecrush
(23,426 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,712 posts)But bye as well.
DingleBerryNW
(28 posts)Considering the current situation, its understandable that people who work in the health insurance industry are feeling uneasy. However, anyone who feels threatened by a, IMHO, benign statement spoken out of frustration and disappointment, should change jobs or move to HappyLand.
Unfortunately, this type of overreaction will become the norm for the foreseeable future. 😢
MichMan
(14,317 posts)Echoing the words of the NYC murderer and saying "You people are next" just 10 days afterwards.
You are surprised that someone might find that threatening?
uponit7771
(92,476 posts)... words to threat Americans often, this is a BS charge
Attilatheblond
(5,282 posts)of pregnant people who need REAL medical care to save their lives when pregnancies go bad but legislators say 'tough shit' and make it legal for vigilantes to get paid for ratting out women who get needed care and the doctors who provide it.
Peculiar that one kind of benign comment is taken as a threat but legislative actions to empower vigilantes to cash in on people who desperately seek care to save their lives is supported by some states. But then, most top level health insurance people are probably male, while damned few people who suffer life-threatening conditions in pregnancy are male.
Yeah, it's also part of a certain cultural mindset. Some pigs are more equal than others.
dchill
(41,483 posts)Emile
(32,871 posts)dchill
(41,483 posts)ForgedCrank
(2,535 posts)obvious what her intent was.
I wonder, what motivated her to think this was acceptable behavior? I guess it'll remain a mystery.
orangecrush
(23,426 posts)And poor, and being denied healthcare?
ForgedCrank
(2,535 posts)see that, making terroristic threats to a phone operator is a totally reasonable reaction
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ThePartyThatListens
(340 posts)Like another poster mentioned.
Bring it!
Meowmee
(7,550 posts)orleans
(35,708 posts)let this be a lesson: they will have you arrested and throw you in the clink
i feel so bad for that woman
orangecrush
(23,426 posts)Joinfortmill
(17,451 posts)windje
(77 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(7,355 posts)We really need to ask why they are all so scared. And, it is not solely the fact that people might be thinking about hunting for them. They are scared for more than that. Ask yourself why.
mn9driver
(4,664 posts)We will see more reactions like this. Choose your words wisely.
AKwannabe
(6,629 posts)Free speech
How can they arrest someone for three words that are not threatening.
Insurance companies use it all the time!
moniss
(6,638 posts)Even though she might get the case tossed, for the fascists it's about the harassment and misery they can put you through during the whole time. We need to be ready to survive it because the repression is coming. American civil liberties like the exercise of free speech to criticize officials, to gather in groups to protest, to have freedom of movement etc. will be attacked. These are 3 main areas that authoritarian governments act on quickly.
You already see things like the Nancy Mace incident in order to try and "get" that activist. Expect Patel or whoever to turn the FBI into a "Red Squad" on steroids.
Vinca
(51,684 posts)58Sunliner
(5,339 posts)riversedge
(74,407 posts)orangecrush
(23,426 posts)And so it begins.
Hellbound Hellhound
(298 posts)Fak 'em all. They've chosen to support their masters like the house slaves of old.
uponit7771
(92,476 posts)Skittles
(162,229 posts)yes she said words used by the psycho killer but these are words commonly used within the insurance industry
this is sheer overreach
ecstatic
(34,652 posts)Are they serious right now? This will not help the PR battle.