If not, then don’t lament the death of Brian Thompson. I guarantee you, that motherfucker was responsible for more misery and death than the average crack dealer. Not only was he the CEO of an evil health “insurance” company, he was the CEO of the most evil health “insurance” company. His fucking company rejected about 32% of claims — the industry average is 16% — which is literally the worst in the industry! How many deaths per year does that add up to? A lot more than the average crack dealer’s, that’s my guess. And then there’s just plain suffering that goes on year after year without killing you, all because you aren’t getting the health coverage you paid for. And let’s not forget bankruptcy. Health care costs are one of the most common causes of filing for bankruptcy in the US, and you can bet a shitload of those people file because companies like UnitedHealth have cheated them and they therefore need to use up what little money they have to stay alive — “well, there goes the kids’ college fund. Guess they’ll have to settle for flipping burgers the rest of their lives.” Imagine how much misery and even suicide all those bankruptcies drive. Again, a lot more than the average crack dealer’s.

And yes, his evil ways are almost certainly what got Brian Thompson whacked. According to the AP, the bullets had the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” written on them, which seems to be a reference to the health scam industry’s tactics of “delay, deny, defend,” used to avoid paying claims. Oh, and here’s another reason i’m not crying any tears over this dead asshole — he had been receiving threats and despite that was still wandering around without a bodyguard! Evil and stupid! The guy with the gun killed two types of asshole in one go! How very efficient of him!

So fuck Brian Thompson, fuck all his kind, and if the shooter sets up a crowdfunder for his legal defence i will happily chip in 100 bucks.