‘He is no hero’: Pennsylvania governor rips people praising UnitedHealthcare CEO’s suspected killer
Josh Shapiro warned Americans not to let their ‘real frustration with our healthcare system’ lead them to ’dehumanize’ victim Brian Thompson
Io Dodds
10 December 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MnPeYGq2pE
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro has condemned those who praised the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, insisting: "He is no hero."
At a press conference on Monday evening in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Shapiro addressed the "disturbing" number of Americans who had "looked to celebrate instead of condemning this killer."
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"In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint. I understand people have real frustration with our healthcare system, and I have worked to address that throughout my career.
"But I have no tolerance, nor should anyone, for one man using an illegal ghost gun to murder someone because he thinks his opinion matters most. In a civil society, we are all less safe when ideologues engage in vigilante justice.
“In some dark corners, this killer is being hailed as a hero. Hear me on this: he is no hero.”
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