Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“Last week’s murder — assassination — of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan has inspired something more than a mere resurgence of gallows humor. The proliferation, online, of laughter emoji reactions to the story is unsettling, to say the least. Then there are the hardcore ‘memes’ scorning Mr. Thompson’s medical insurance company and mocking his death — what are we supposed to make of it all? Well, the virtuous response is to condemn the schadenfreude and mean-spiritedness. But some of the jesting is indeed pointedly funny.” (12/10/24)