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View submission: The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State
The one thing he forgot was that movie trope of hiring a bunch of strangers to dress the same and show up in Union Square all at the same time.
Comment by rncikwb at 06/12/2024 at 22:40 UTC
5366 upvotes, 29 direct replies
I just know someone is gonna hold a “United Healthcare Gunman Lookalike Contest” in Washington Square Park or something
Comment by PerInception at 07/12/2024 at 00:13 UTC
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That’s not just a movie trope, a dude did it in real life to pull a heist on a bank truck. He put an ad on Craigslist to show up at a bank wearing certain clothes for some day labor, disguised himself as one of those dudes in the same outfit, and robbed an armored car. He was later known as D.B. Tuber (because he escaped floating down a river on an inflatable tube).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Curcio
Comment by StupendousMalice at 06/12/2024 at 23:28 UTC
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Who says he didn't?
Police are assuming that the guy that rode out of the park was the same guy that rode in, despite having a different backpack and kinda looking different in the footage. For all we know he handed his bike and hoodie off to someone else and walked out there in a completely different outfit.
Comment by Minnesota_Slim at 07/12/2024 at 00:46 UTC
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Imagine next time a big time CEO of a shitty company speaks at a big public gathering and several in the audience dress the same. What a message.
Comment by TacoDangerously at 06/12/2024 at 22:30 UTC
219 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Classic mistake
Comment by TWH_PDX at 06/12/2024 at 23:25 UTC
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Comment by The_Triagnaloid at 06/12/2024 at 23:19 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The jacket is already selling out.
Comment by koolaidismything at 06/12/2024 at 23:28 UTC
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Telling *anyone* would be about the dumbest move he coulda made.
Comment by MasterBlazt at 07/12/2024 at 00:01 UTC
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I mean, he did duck into an alley, and someone wearing similar clothes came out of it... this after he/she/they were on the phone with somebody on the way to the killing.
Anyone who buys a purpose-built silenced assassin gun isn't fucking around.
Comment by Full_Rise_7759 at 07/12/2024 at 00:23 UTC
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Did he forget that, though? Two totally different people in the pics posted, I don't think Mr. Wick was the flirty one.
Comment by Outrageous_Pin_3423 at 07/12/2024 at 00:26 UTC
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That has actually happened. Someone went through the trouble of putting an ad out for people to dress exactly like they were to dress during a bank robery.
They were only caught because they did a trial run a day or so earlier and a homeless person thought it was odd and wrote down their plate number.
Comment by NeverNeverSometimes at 07/12/2024 at 01:39 UTC
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I feel like the trail involved with soliciting a bunch of actors would be easier to trace back to you than the murder itself.
Comment by miz_mizery at 07/12/2024 at 02:36 UTC
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I think nyc is holding a look alike contest tmrw at the Washington sq arch park.
Comment by surmatt at 06/12/2024 at 23:24 UTC
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HACK.THE.PLANET
Comment by brandibesher at 06/12/2024 at 23:52 UTC
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imagine if that’s what hostel guy was, a planted distraction!! there’s close resemblance but also pretty clear differences. that’d be wild
Comment by GGXImposter at 07/12/2024 at 01:37 UTC
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Wouldn’t that create a bunch of trails leading to you? The more people you hire the more likely one will talk when questioned by police. Sure there are steps to remain anonymous, but it’s still a risk.
I think it would be better to observe the area for a few days and create an outfit out of the most common types of clothing you see. It’s winter so it would be fairly easy to pick the most common coat in the most common color. Then you buy with cash from a thrift store not in the area. If buying multiple articles of clothing the go to multiple thrift stores.
Comment by 0hmyscience at 07/12/2024 at 01:40 UTC
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I forget where I saw it but there's going to be a look a like contest in Wash Sq Park
Comment by Repulsive-Lie1 at 07/12/2024 at 01:47 UTC
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That creates to many potential links to you.
Comment by Tomato_Sky at 07/12/2024 at 02:07 UTC
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Now is when people buy his jacket and book bag like Guy Fawkes.
Comment by ehxy at 07/12/2024 at 02:48 UTC
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played a lot of watch dogs tho
Comment by thepasttenseofdraw at 07/12/2024 at 04:20 UTC
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The one thing he forgot was that movie trope of hiring a bunch of strangers to dress the same and show up in Union Square all at the same time.
Instead he simply wore things a shitload of adult males wear every day in NYC. No extras necessary. Police are handing out shit information left and right. From what I can tell, they're chasing their tails.
Comment by glendaleterrorist at 07/12/2024 at 04:20 UTC
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I heard rumors that people are dressing up like him, hoody, neck gaiters, in NYC and other cities.
Comment by Working-Tomato8395 at 07/12/2024 at 05:17 UTC
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Well he did just commit the probably most popular and beloved crime in the 21st century, if I lived anywhere nearby as a guy with a similar build, look, skintone, and sense of clothing myself, I'd 100% make myself and a few buddies some very misleading suspects and do a whole lot of walking around town and pointing dark objects at each other.
Comment by RajenBull1 at 07/12/2024 at 05:17 UTC
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He should have organised one of those flash mobs. Can’t suggest any particular songs, but carry on.
Comment by djazzie at 06/12/2024 at 22:45 UTC
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How do you know he didn’t?