A new poll conducted among Americans has revealed that roughly 7 in 10 adults believe that Luigi Mangione is not to be blamed for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — health insurance profits and coverage denials are. The NORC poll was conducted between December 12 and 16 among a total of 1,001 adults. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
About 8 in 10 adults said Magione has a “great deal” or a “moderate amount” of responsibility for the December 4 shooting of Brian Thompson. About 7 in 10 adults said that denials for health care coverage by insurance companies or the profits made by health insurance companies also bear at least a “moderate” amount of responsibility.
About 7 in 10 said they heard and read “a lot” or “some” about Thompson’s death. About 3 in 10 Americans said they have had a problem getting coverage from their health insurer in the last year.
Luigi Mangione has been accused of murdering 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. On December 4, Mangione allegedly fired at Thompson in front of a hotel in New York. Mangione then fled NYC and was only arrested after five days in Pennsylvania. He was transferred from Pennsylvania to New York where he awaits his trial.
Luigi Mangione has been lionized on social media and many prominent voices endorsed his murder projecting it as justice to those who died after being denied their insurance claims. A lot of funds for him have been pouring in while Luigi Mangione’s merchandise has taken off.
An earlier poll conducted by Emerson College revealed similar sentiments as 41 per cent said Luigi Mangione’s alleged murder was acceptable. 24 per cent of US voters aged 19-29 said Mangione killing Thompson was somewhat acceptable, and 17 per cent said it was completely acceptable.
Luigi Mangione had a serious spinal problem enough to have made him angry over the insurance industry but he was never a customer of UnitedHealthcare. He allegedly took up arms against Thompson as a vigilante.
