Luigi Mangione in custody live updates: Suspect ID’d in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting
New York PostDEC 2024
Luigi Mangione Charged With Murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO
Above: Valedictorian Luigi Mangione gives a farewell speech to the Class of 2016 during commencement at Gilman School. Image copyright: Nicole Munchel/Contributor/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
It's no wonder an Ivy League graduate did this in America’s liberal "post-legal" era. The left’s hypocrisy, from defunding police to prosecuting political opponents, and its promotion of these ideas to young people, normalized lawlessness. This environment fueled the "mob justice" murder of Thompson. As respect for the law fades, unchecked violence will only increase.
Left narrative
Despite claims from the far-right, Mangione embodies a troubling intersection of tech elitism and radicalized right-wing ideology. His digital footprint reveals disdain for "wokeism" and society, echoing revolutionary rhetoric like the Unabomber. Right-wing narratives, which glorify anti-establishment violence and demonize progressivism, can radicalize individuals.
Narrative C
This is neither a right nor left issue — many Americans have been surprised to find their simmering outrage at the injustices of the US health care system mirrored on both sides of the political spectrum in the wake of this tragedy. US politics may be balkanized, but there has been a surprising moment of realization among many Americans that the US health care system is balkanized even more.