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It's a weird headline, but the discussion is around how journalists and the public look through internet history in cases like this. Some of it is helpful, some of it is not.

In particular, it's a response to this article:

'Extremely ironic': Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying played video game killer, friend recalls (NBCNews)

The game in this case being AmongUs...

Monday night, NBC News published an article with the headline “’Extremely Ironic’: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Slaying Played Video Game Killer, Friend Recalls.” This article is currently all over every single one of my social media feeds, because it is emblematic of the type of research I described above. It is a very bad article whose main reason for existing is the fact that it contains a morsel of “new” “information,” except the “information” in this case is that Luigi Mangione played the video game Among Us at some point in college.

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/72744

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

luigi likes to drink soda.

luigi's car... is red.

[–] tacosplease 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

ugh yes sorry it's been 20 years since i've seen it :(

[–] tacosplease 1 points 5 days ago

I don't even know if we're talking about the same thing so don't feel bad

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I played the game of Clue a couple of times. That too is a murder simulator and "how to cover your tracks" game.

[–] Cyberjin 6 points 5 days ago

"technology"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Why is he dressed so weirdly on the photo? That doesn't look like a usual uniform...

[–] ysjet 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If you've noticed, they're doing everything they can to make him look less attractive. Shitty aspect ratios, bad white balance, editing the picture, terrible focal lengths....

They're scared. It's hilarious, because they're so blatantly obviously scared.

[–] Klear 4 points 5 days ago

It's hilarious because they are so obviously scared but at the same time it's terrifying because it will eventually work on most people.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Suicide watch uniform, I think. Have only seen it in one old photo so it might have just been that facility

[–] pressanykeynow 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Why does he need suicide watch uniform? Are they planning to Epstein him?

[–] GreenKnight23 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

woah woah woah...let's not turn this murder into a martyr.

--what the aristocrats would likely think

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Looked it up and indeed seems to be it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] horse_battery_staple 1 points 5 days ago

Also here if that goes down https://archive.fo/TBY3d

[–] DaddleDew 199 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bet the CEO played Monopoly too. Ironic, isn't it?

[–] PineRune 71 points 1 week ago

CEO probably cheated when he played Monopoly too.

[–] [email protected] 144 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Fact: %100 of serial killers have drank water.

If we ban water for everyone, we can stop serial killers for once and all.

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Got a chuckle at this response, though....

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lots of people played Among Us and haven't killed a CEO.

Yet.

[–] BarbecueCowboy 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On the other hand, every person who has killed a United Healthcare CEO has played Among US, checkmate.

[–] LemmyFeed 1 points 5 days ago

He also ate a kind bar moments before doing his work.

Kind bar, fuel for the revolution.

Kind bar, when you need to make a quick getaway.

Kind bar, leave a lasting impression.

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[–] jordanlund 84 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] weegee90 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago (1 children)

woke: doom inspires acts of violence

broke: call of duty inspires acts of violence

bespoke: among us inspires acts of violence

[–] PetteriPano 40 points 1 week ago (8 children)

When I was a kid, we played pacman. A literal puck who eats pixels and takes turns chasing ghosts. We turned out fine.

It's not like that's what caused us to go to rave parties, listen to beepy music and pop ecstacy pills.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Damn, you butchered that joke.

[–] WereCat 2 points 6 days ago

I've played Postal 2 extensively when I was 8y old and I only piss in peoples mouth at work. I don't even remember when it was the last time I went shopping and burned some alive with a gasoline.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago

Speak for yourself.

WAKA-WAKA-WAKA-WAKA

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Lol, the rich were hoping to find gruesome shooters like COD or PUBG.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Funny, how much hand wringing is going on in the sweaty mainstream media about a guy who merely put down a vicious oligarchy-loving killer. You'd get the impression that media moguls are worried that they're next.

[–] DuckWrangler9000 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Funny, how much hand wringing is going on in the sweaty mainstream media about a guy who merely put down a vicious oligarchy-loving killer. You'd get the impression that media moguls are worried that they're next.

It's a sign of the time that we're living in. When people find joy in the death of others in a society, the quality of living is exceptionally bad. It's reminiscent of Rome too where the last years of their society were filled with chaos

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Did prosecutors seriously talk about among us like it is this game that only psychos play? The game is fun! In fact I think I am gonna play it tonight!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

i'm afraid if i find out he played stardew valley i'm gonna be ravenous for him

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago

Ah yes, the continued trend of the media in the US to shit on gaming as the ills of society's problems, because someone up the chain is scared it makes more than Hollywood slop

[–] phoneymouse 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He also worked on Civilization as an intern and had a Steam account

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That means that anyone who played Among Us is capable of killing a CEO.

Just saying...

[–] GreenKnight23 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Its-Funny-Cuz-U-Is-Stupid-1392177548

(BTW, they're blocking images with his name in it. what's up with that)

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Did you know every murderer has been human? Which is why people being afraid of aliens doesn't make any sense. Aliens have never killed anyone, but humans have killed a lot of people.

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