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Luigi and I have about the same sort of back problems, although I think mine are probably worse than his.  On the one hand, that causes me to think  "I feel you Luigi."  But then I remember that I didn't allow my back problems to drive me to kill a United Health executive.  Life is full of gray areas.

 

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On 1/15/2026 at 9:54 PM, Rudynate said:

Luigi and I have about the same sort of back problems, although I think mine are probably worse than his.  On the one hand, that causes me to think  "I feel you Luigi."  But then I remember that I didn't allow my back problems to drive me to kill a United Health executive.  Life is full of gray areas.

 

As someone who's had major back issues his whole life, I didn't really have a lot of sympathy for him there. He's still active enough to be jacked, and the 18 months he took before getting the surgery really was not all that long, especially given his youth.

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9 hours ago, nycman said:

Cold blooded assassination is not a “grey area”.

He’s a murderer plain and simple.

It is a grey area, in my view, because he chose a poor solution to what he considered a huge problem.  A significant segment of the population would agree that it was a problem in need of solution.  He chose an inappropriate solution to the problem, and for that, he may have to pay.

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22 minutes ago, Rudynate said:

It is a grey area, in my view, because he chose a poor solution to what he considered a huge problem.  A significant segment of the population would agree that it was a problem in need of solution.  He chose an inappropriate solution to the problem, and for that, he may have to pay.

Plus, my life experience has taught me to distrust police and government narratives. He is still an alleged murderer.

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4 hours ago, Rudynate said:

It is a grey area, in my view, because he chose a poor solution to what he considered a huge problem.  A significant segment of the population would agree that it was a problem in need of solution.  He chose an inappropriate solution to the problem, and for that, he may have to pay.

Yes, Luigi is innocent until proven guilty.  If (when? ‘cuz it looks open & shut) he is found guilty, my take is this:  what kind of society would we have if everyone with a beef, no matter how righteous and just, decided to solve the problem by murdering someone?

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34 minutes ago, BSR said:

Yes, Luigi is innocent until proven guilty.  If (when? ‘cuz it looks open & shut) he is found guilty, my take is this:  what kind of society would we have if everyone with a beef, no matter how righteous and just, decided to solve the problem by murdering someone?

I think this kind of conversation belongs to the other thread, but I fully agree with your statement.

The challenge here is that this violent crime belongs to a grey zone where it can be seen as political violence. I know many will jump to say it is just a criminal act, but they would fail to get in the shoes of many who see this issue differently.

My stand is that even if it is political violence, political violence is not justifiable in our current circumstances. The challenge here is to be aware of our own political biases and avoid double standards. I am not addressing this comment to anyone in particular, but to everyone and especially to myself. 

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