United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, After all, Was a Husband and a Father

Why murdering CEOs like Brian Thompson will not solve our problems

How easy can we revert to savagery and give in to our reptilian brain? “Very easily.” This was clearly shown when the life of the CEO, Brian Thompson, was cowardly shot dead and cruelly executed from the back at point blank. Let’s not forget that this heinous crime should bring public outrage. He was a human being, a father, and a husband. But the overwhelming reaction to this murder tells a different story.

You can get a glimpse of what people feel about the killing of CEO Brian Thompson in this video above. This is anything but a cathartic, joyful celebration, and that shows just how deep the frustration and hatred Americans have for their healthcare system. “But we are all missing the point.”

Firstly, we don’t know anything about the executed executive, yet we behave like we do. We don’t know what his intentions were. We don’t know if he actively and directly engaged in declining insurance claims. We don’t know if he was trying to make things better or worse. Under his involvement with United Healthcare, could he have been a positive force for change? We just…