A disturbing new poll has revealed that a huge percentage of young voters believe the recent killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City was “acceptable”—a finding that should spark shock and concern about crumbling moral attitudes among younger generations.
The Emerson College poll found that 41% of voters aged 18-29 said the killing was acceptable, compared to 40% who deemed it unacceptable. Within this group, 24% described the act as “somewhat acceptable,” while an alarming 17% labeled it as “completely acceptable.” These numbers stand in stark contrast to the views of older voters, 68% of whom condemned the murder as unacceptable.
The generational divide raises unsettling questions about the erosion of fundamental principles like the rule of law and basic morality. The notion that extrajudicial murder could be justified simply because the victim represents an unpopular institution—like the healthcare industry—is deeply troubling.
Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, was killed on December 4 in Manhattan. The alleged shooter, Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested days later in Pennsylvania and now faces a murder charge as an act of terrorism in New York, along with multiple other charges.
In the wake of Thompson’s death, social media platforms, especially TikTok, have become saturated with memes, jokes, and even merchandise that celebrate Mangione’s actions. Items such as sweatshirts and tumblers emblazoned with “deny,” “defend,” and “depose”—industry jargon reportedly found on shell casings at the crime scene—are now being sold online.
The findings highlight a disturbing trend among younger generations, where violence is increasingly viewed as a legitimate response to societal frustrations. While public anger toward the healthcare industry’s practices, such as denying coverage, is understandable, many have rightly expressed horror at the casual acceptance of murder as a form of retribution.
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So 32% of older voters also viewed the murder as, at least, somewhat acceptable!
I’m not sure which statistic is more frightening.
And nearly 50% of Americans voted for and elected a convicted felon, who led a riot on the Capitol, attempted to steal an election, was found legally liable for assault and was caught on tape publicly boasting of assault. The people in this country have some serious issues
And significant numbers of people in this country view Kyle Rittenhouse as a hero and have no problem with George Zimmerman.
Everyone needs health insurance at some point in their life. What United did and does is an open secret.
“And significant numbers of people in this country view Kyle Rittenhouse as a hero and have no problem with George Zimmerman.”
Both of those people were found innocent due to self defense. There is no tzad to say this was self-defense, just clear cut murder. George Zimmerman was unambiguously self defense, by the way. You’d have to be a nutty, brainwashed liberal to even consider thinking otherwise.
These people were not “found innocent” there is no finding of innocence in American courts. They couldn’t be proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt so they were allowed to walk. The fact is both stuck themselves into situations which were non of their business and killed people. Zimmerman was told repeatedly to leave Martin alone. Not being convicted doesn’t mean one’s actions are admirable or OK. OJ wasn’t convicted either.
Not surprising. It’s where liberalism takes you. It started with abortion how they called that a right. Then it went to medical “ethics” and hospice and mercy killing in hospitals. Now it’s outright murder and it’s all ok because I have an opinion. Hopefully this story calls attention to it and everyone sees how this craziness goes too far
The number of killings, of all types, which are pervasive in the entertainment (and education) of movie/tv/and internet audiences, doesn’t help to create normalized societies. The excesses in these venues, and the heralding of violence as heroic continues to damage the sensibilities of mankind.
1. The poll should have included question on “WOKE” vs “MAGA” so it could be compared to election results. I strongly suspect the poll, being conducted by a left-wing college in Boston (with a secondary campus in Hollywood), would have “tilted” the outcome, so at most it reflect what “Progressive Democrats” believe. As the election results indicated, WOKE is hardly a “normal” ideology for most Americans.
2. Much better they should be focused on killing business executives than killing Yidden, since that was a previous demand among left-wingers (who cheered and endorsed Hamas, back when Hamas was still functional).
Anyone who even gave so much as even 1 cent to his defense team, is an absolute 💯 murderer.
All money given to defense team must be seized by the authorities & given to the victim families.
“The number of killings, of all types, which are pervasive in the entertainment (and education) of movie/tv/and internet audiences, doesn’t help to create normalized societies.”
Revolutionaries of various stripes in the pre-TV era were fine with violence, too.
“The notion that extrajudicial murder could be justified …]”
And this from people probably opposed to judicial killing, too.
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What we’re told here:
Age 30/+:
68% Unacceptable
??% Undecided
??% Somewhat acceptable
??% Completely acceptable
18-29:
40% Unacceptable
19% Undecided
24% Somewhat acceptable
17% Completely acceptable