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I’d rather take the Occam’s razor approach here instead of the conspiracy theorist one.

Health care execs are always under litigation. They are the named officers of their corporate units and therefore the legal representatives of their entities.

Private health care aggrieves hundreds to thousands of people a day. It’s rather someone who lost a loved one or who is in financial distress due to decisions made by this corporation than some deep dark conspiracy.



One thing that doesn't factor into this argument is the professional nature of the hit — how he managed the gun, the silencer, the messages on the bullets, the getaway, and the precise reconnaissance that allowed him to know exactly where his target would be at that exact moment.

That doesn't align with the characteristics of a typical personal vendetta.


At the rate insurance companies hurt people, it's likely they've hurt professional assassins, special forces people, etc. It doesn't have to be a hired hit to be professional in execution.


I knew a person who went on a personal vendetta against his old boss. The set up he did was very elaborate, including making it look like he went on a hiking trip the weekend he murdered the ex-boss. Unfortunately for him he was a prime suspect because their well-known beef.

Don't underestimate the amount of thought someone truly resentful will put to this kind of action.


The video shows the gun malfunctioning repeatedly and the shooter having to clear those malfunctions by racking the slide. That's likely caused by a poorly-installed silencer. Hardly professional.


The batting average betting against conspiracy theories lately is not very good.

> thousands of people a day

and this virtually never happens. Sure, on one side, it's bound to happen eventually, but from the other, "aggrieved loved one" is in good cover if you need that guy dead.




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