Comment by shroomkat85 on 06/12/2024 at 23:20 UTC*

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View submission: The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

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^this

I understand allocating more resources to someone getting killed in a very public place. But I can damn near guarantee if the average person got blown away in Times Square and it took this much effort to find them they would’ve more or less given up by now.

The thing that I would love to know is just how much more man power and resources are going to be dedicated to this killing compared to your murder. It’d also be super interesting to see if more crimes go unsolved because of this. There’s no way they’re not pulling people left and right who were working other cases that will just be forgotten. Honestly surprised this specific part isn’t being talked about more in the media.

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Comment by phiber232 at 06/12/2024 at 23:44 UTC

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I’m sure the FBI is already involved in this.

Comment by Optimoprimo at 07/12/2024 at 00:12 UTC

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We all know why it isn't being addressed in the media.

Comment by PatPeez at 07/12/2024 at 01:01 UTC

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Also with how very clear the motives are I really doubt this guy is going to be going on a killing spree, dude probably is never going to kill anyone else.

Comment by GeneralPatten at 07/12/2024 at 03:43 UTC

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I feel like this is would be a very important question for reporters to ask during one of these press conferences. Start with a simple "how many personnel and what resources are you using to find the suspect?" After the obvious self-congratulatory, "we're working tirelessly" response, follow up with, "<jane doe> was murdered just hours before. Are you using the same number of resources and working tirelessly to find the suspect in that case too?"

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Comment by [deleted] at 06/12/2024 at 23:57 UTC

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If you're surprised at the media coverage I hope you find the time to give that a hard think

Comment by HalloweenLover at 07/12/2024 at 01:36 UTC

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Is the nypd under uhc for health insurance? They may not be as motivated as people think.

Comment by Ithuraen at 07/12/2024 at 01:10 UTC

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just how much more man power and resources are going to be dedicated to this killing compared to **your** murder

Wait, wut?

Comment by brendanm4545 at 07/12/2024 at 02:58 UTC

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I'm afraid you've exceeded your investigation budget cap, case closed.

Comment by MontyAtWork at 07/12/2024 at 04:37 UTC

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Yeah isn't that the whole thing about the first 48 hours being the most important for solving a case and after that if you haven't caught them it's over?

Comment by RedChairBlueChair123 at 07/12/2024 at 05:33 UTC

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When someone tried to bomb Times Square they caught him in two days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Times_Square_car_bombing_attempt

Comment by Thangleby_Slapdiback at 07/12/2024 at 11:34 UTC

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Sounds like a great reason for a FOIA request.

Comment by kdlangequalsgoddess at 07/12/2024 at 14:09 UTC

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I really hope there's an enterprising real-life equivalent of Detective McNulty who is leveraging the case to get a shit-ton of OT so that other cops can work their cases they were refused OT on.

Comment by Vegetable-Poet6281 at 07/12/2024 at 17:15 UTC

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It isn't being talked about because the media is bought and paid for by other rich people who don't want us to focus on this aspect. You shouldn't be surprised at all.

Comment by Lighthouseamour at 07/12/2024 at 20:08 UTC

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No they wouldn’t. They would grab the nearest black guy and arrest him.

Comment by FourthHorseman45 at 08/12/2024 at 20:30 UTC

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If you’re truly curious submit an Open Records request, but expect pushback given that police departments tend to be very reluctant to comply

Comment by jejacks00n at 07/12/2024 at 07:13 UTC

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I agreed with this initially, but changed my perspective after thinking about it more. If it was a wealthy trust fund random person, they’d probably be treated about the same, with a very wealthy family footing the bill for some advance PI work. But this is different — this was a statement piece, and a direct attack on the ruling class / capital owning class / exploitative class. However you want to classify it, and that’s a big risk to a lot of influential interests.

This was the sound of a guillotine blade dropping. We can only do our part and not convict if he’s apprehended.

Comment by sloggo at 07/12/2024 at 01:11 UTC

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I don’t see this as controversial tbh. There’s obviously more pressure on the police department to solve high profile murders, public opinion (i.e. the bosses opinion, from a point of view) is made or lost on the cases everyone’s watching.

Comment by autostart17 at 07/12/2024 at 02:19 UTC

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I don’t think you’re right. The NYPD has some of the best sleuths in the business. Cases may go cold, but often killers are found even when there isn’t full video of the act.

Comment by xandrokos at 07/12/2024 at 01:21 UTC

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Given the obvious effort this guy went into planning this murder it is completely understandable as to why it is getting so much attention from law enforcement. Not everything is about god damn motherfucking money.