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In the wake of the killing, widespread public animosity towards health insurers ― and UnitedHealthcare specifically ― may explain why the company quickly limited who could comment on their tribute to Thompson.

Still, people still found a way to express how they felt ― to the tune of more than 90,000 laughing reactions as of Friday.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Billionaires, and those like this guy who enable them, must face consequences

I would propose the following approach:

You need to put them on trial in a legitimate court (i.e. exclude compromised judiciary systems).

If the oligarch/senior lackey is found guilty, you could use real rehabilitation methods that would creates incentives for good behaviour for other criminals:

  1. Full asset seizure (every last cent, home, house, everything).
  2. Extended family and business partners being required to sign affidavits detailing their knowledge re: assets in [1], with an understanding that if the affidavit was found to have not been signed in good faith, they will be subject to full asset seizure and their own family and business partners will also have to sign similar affidavits for their own case. No statue of limitations for affidavits.
  3. 20 years mandatory live-in community service as junior support person at a hospice centre (minimum wage). Exact focus of community service would depend on crimes committed.

I am not saying this is currently possible. Just pointing out that there are "win win" approaches that do not require extra-judicial killings (albeit the nature of human history is such that sometimes people are left with no other options).

[–] HootinNHollerin 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I agree that’s a more proper response. I was super drunk last night but there is no longer a court in America that isn’t corrupted because the Supreme Court is corrupted and they overrule

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

One could leverage fully independent courts/tribunals. I believe the ICJ has done something similar for countries with non-functioning judicial systems.

You could start with the corrupt members of the highest court. This would be a good "shit just got real" moment for the oligarchs and their senior goons.

I heard US supreme courts judges feel they are capable of working on complex cases past their 80s. They should be able to do a few more decades providing full-time community service para-legal support for honest pro bono lawyers as part of their rehabilitation program. 😀

I am being glib of course. I recognize the challenges with my proposal in context of the US. But then again, every movement towards progress typically starts with something very simple, sometimes as simple as formulating and brain-storming ideas.