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Briana Boston, 42, was charged with threatening a health insurance company after repeating words linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

During a recorded call with Blue Cross Blue Shield about a denied claim, Boston said, "Delay, deny, depose, you people are next," echoing phrases engraved on bullet casings at Thompson’s murder scene.

Authorities allege she exploited the CEO’s homicide to make the threat.

Boston, a mother of three with no prior criminal record, was arrested and held on $100,000 bail amidst warnings of potential copycat incidents targeting healthcare executives.

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[–] [email protected] 190 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The judge set her bail at $100,000, citing "the status of our country at this point".

So the judge is holding this lady personally responsible for the nation's sentiment towards healthcare companies?

[–] frunch 57 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] FenrirIII 47 points 3 days ago

Almost always Conservatives being snowflakes

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago

Stop acknowledging facts or you'll be next.

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[–] vala 52 points 3 days ago (11 children)

Who did she threaten? A spefic person? A group? What makes the judge think this was a credible threat?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

Just another way to squash any kind of continuance of an idea, whoch is very dystopian.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

They get to make up rules whenever rich people are worried.

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[–] [email protected] 294 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A Health Insurance company denies your medical claims threatening your health and your life = good business

A frustrated house wife who can't afford health care threatens a billion dollar corporation = jail

[–] krashmo 81 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pretty obvious indicator of where our collective priorities are, isn't it?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Bullshit. Who has the power? Yes. But fuck no, that is not "collective priority". Until people learn to with together, collective priority is utterly meaningless.

This is the same shit billionaires use to justify their existence.

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[–] Sludgehammer 266 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The best take I've seen on this:

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[–] RagingRobot 102 points 3 days ago (3 children)

And this is supposed to make her less likely to want to kill them? Lol

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd never take that kind of action against another person for any reason. Now that I've got that out of the way, this alone makes me feel that way. I don't think these rich people or their highly paid judges and politicians realize "setting an example" in the current climate isn't going to have the effect they think it will.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

This behavior on the part of the authorities sure as fuck won't make it less likely that SOMEBODY will want to exterminate the billionaire filth

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[–] iAvicenna 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

they will try to make an example of her hoping they will subdue people into obedience by fear

[–] [email protected] 84 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is kinda proving the lady's point isn't it?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

I googled the latest news on her (my mistake, right?).

There isn’t anything newer than 24 hours old. I guess they are making her sit in jail over the weekend?

Does anyone have any better info sources? I don’t think we should let this disappear.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago

Doesn't sound like a threat. Sounds like a sincere warning.

[–] Treczoks 105 points 4 days ago

Funny how fast and hard the state reacts if someone has something against the rich.

[–] LouNeko 14 points 3 days ago

The problem is that people up top don't even have a concept understanding of 'nothing to lose' because they always had something. Money, family, opportunities, reputation, they don't understand what it feels to truly have nothing but your body, and even then they want to take that away from you too. There's a difference between dying alone from untreated, unmedicated cancer in your cold apartment or making your voice be heard and being throw into jail. What are court fees other than a drop in a overflowing bucket of medical dept for a terminally ill person? Terminal not by nature but by denial of proper care. The US really needs a constitutional amendment that protects basic human rights of Nourishment, Shelter, Warmth, Sleep, Health and Social Interaction from capitalistic exploitation.

[–] [email protected] 75 points 4 days ago (11 children)

Suspected killer. Even the BBC is towing the line.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 66 points 4 days ago

I’d argue that the word are unarguably the killer’s. After all, they were written on the bullet cases that were used to kill the guy.

Whether or not Luigi is the killer is still being decided by the courts. If they had said the words were Luigi’s, there would be an issue. But they didn’t say that; They said “CEO killer” instead, which simply attributes the words to whoever killed the dude.

[–] NeilBru 10 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Even the BBC is ~~towing~~ toeing the line.

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[–] Cptn_Slow 107 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Once again, don't fuck with rich people! They don't like it when you point out their scam.

[–] Sterile_Technique 37 points 4 days ago (3 children)

don't [leave evidence when you] fuck with rich people

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Every other outlet I've seen hasn't mentioned "you people are next", the lede couldn't get more buried.

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls 23 points 3 days ago

Does she have a GoFundMe? I'd like to buy her a green jacket

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The very example of corporate power the shooter killed someone over. You are powerless, stay in your place “Coppertop.”

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

A boring dystopia.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hmm the company is violating her human rights and endangering her life, they are the ones who should be in front of the judge

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[–] Chip_Rat 8 points 3 days ago

I'd love to know what she was denied. While I'm guessing it's regular bullshit if it was something serious then it's the health insurance company that is threatening her and doing her harm.

But this is fucking stupid. That judge should have to spend the same amount of time in jail as she ends up doing and she should sue. She should be charged with uttering threats or whatever, but there is ZERO reason she should be stuck with $100,000 bail. She is not a threat, even IF (big if) she did make one.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Making threats just tells them what the plans are. Move in silence, and do what needs to be done. You wouldn't tell (or imply to) a cop that you're planning on robbing a store, because they would expect it and act accordingly.

STFU Fridays!

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 33 points 4 days ago (3 children)
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[–] rayyy 29 points 4 days ago

Gotta tap down those unruly peons before the rest get uppity.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Without knowing more, it is the “you people are next” that makes this a threat in particular. You should easily be able to say deny defend or depose or whatever, just don’t use threats

[–] halcyoncmdr 38 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Hence why we have an actual standard for this...

True Threat

A random housewife giving a vague threat at the end of an already heated call by referencing a recent event involving the company, really doesn't come close to the definition.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

It's a threat. They just have no reason to belive she, in particular, should be believed. It's not a true threat, by legal standards. I'm not a lawyer, but I'm very confident of this. This is an obvious miscarriage of justice. Throwing a threat out in anger or frustration does not make a true threat.

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[–] FuglyDuck 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

and then when the cops came, she admitted to it, and continued on saying stuff like "they're evil" and "They deserve karma"

like. Okay. The insurance peeps are fucking evil. she's not wrong.

but maybe don't tell the cops that? maybe shut the fuck up and get a lawyer.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago (22 children)

Pointing out that someone's behaviour matches that which caused something bad to happen to someone else when you are not the one who did that bad thing to someone else is not a fucking threat

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