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In reply to the discussion: CEO shooter Luigi Mangione laid out his motive on Good Reads [View all]dalton99a
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/united-healthcare-ceo-shooting-luigi-mangione.html
Suspect in C.E.O. Killing Withdrew From a Life of Privilege and Promise
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was an Ivy League tech graduate from a prominent Maryland family who in recent months had suffered physical and psychological pain.
By Corey Kilgannon, Mike Baker, Luke Broadwater and Shawn Hubler
Dec. 9, 2024
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But Mr. Mangione was suffering from painful back issues, he said. His spine was kind of misaligned, he said. He said his lower vertebrae were almost like a half-inch off, and I think it pinched a nerve.
Mr. Mangione did not make a habit of complaining, and did not seem to be on any type of painkilling medication, Mr. Martin said.
Still, Mr. Martin said, he and others in the community came to understand that the pain was no small matter to a young man yearning for a normal lifestyle. He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasnt possible, Mr. Martin said. I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.
Mr. Mangione left the co-living space after six months to return to the East Coast, where he told Mr. Martin he was planning to see his doctor. He returned to Honolulu afterward and rented an apartment in the same neighborhood.
Mr. Martin said that Mr. Mangione left Hawaii in the summer of 2023, presumably for an operation on his back. In August of that year, Mr. Martin said, he checked in via text to see how his friend was doing, and he sent me back pictures of his back surgery.
The pictures scans of Mr. Mangiones spine were so jarring that Mr. Martin texted back asking how Mr. Mangione was feeling. So, long story, Mr. Mangione replied, according to Mr. Martin. Will fill ya in in person. Back in Hawaii as soon as I can, I have to figure out some spine stuff here first.
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Suspect in C.E.O. Killing Withdrew From a Life of Privilege and Promise
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was an Ivy League tech graduate from a prominent Maryland family who in recent months had suffered physical and psychological pain.
By Corey Kilgannon, Mike Baker, Luke Broadwater and Shawn Hubler
Dec. 9, 2024
...
But Mr. Mangione was suffering from painful back issues, he said. His spine was kind of misaligned, he said. He said his lower vertebrae were almost like a half-inch off, and I think it pinched a nerve.
Mr. Mangione did not make a habit of complaining, and did not seem to be on any type of painkilling medication, Mr. Martin said.
Still, Mr. Martin said, he and others in the community came to understand that the pain was no small matter to a young man yearning for a normal lifestyle. He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasnt possible, Mr. Martin said. I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.
Mr. Mangione left the co-living space after six months to return to the East Coast, where he told Mr. Martin he was planning to see his doctor. He returned to Honolulu afterward and rented an apartment in the same neighborhood.
Mr. Martin said that Mr. Mangione left Hawaii in the summer of 2023, presumably for an operation on his back. In August of that year, Mr. Martin said, he checked in via text to see how his friend was doing, and he sent me back pictures of his back surgery.
The pictures scans of Mr. Mangiones spine were so jarring that Mr. Martin texted back asking how Mr. Mangione was feeling. So, long story, Mr. Mangione replied, according to Mr. Martin. Will fill ya in in person. Back in Hawaii as soon as I can, I have to figure out some spine stuff here first.
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Prison rape jokes and hopes are not permitted on this Board, last time I checked
Prairie Gates
Dec 9
#2
Our "justice system" protects the one percent. That's become more apparent with every high profile
BComplex
Dec 9
#29
He supposedly killed a member of the ownership class of this country. He will be suicided.
AZLD4Candidate
Dec 10
#70
If I were a juror and he had personally witnessed the death of family/friend because of denials, I might have had
Silent Type
Dec 9
#7
From his reading list, it looks like he has back problems and an interest in psychedelics among other things.
LudwigPastorius
Dec 9
#8
I believe grok is from Stranger in a Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
ShazzieB
Dec 9
#18
If you don't think fantasy fiction has anything to offer, give it a miss. However, if one likes the genre...
Hekate
Dec 9
#41