This is a genuine question.
I have a hard time with this. My righteous side wants him to face an appropriate sentence, but my pessimistic side thinks this might have set a great example for CEOs to always maintain a level of humanity or face unforseen consequences.
P.S. this topic is highly controversial and I want actual opinions so let’s be civil.
And if you’re a mod, delete this if the post is inappropriate or if it gets too heated.
By your logic everyone who works any job deserves to die. Your logic is not logical.
That makes literally no sense
It makes sense. He worked a job, other people work a job. Same thing.
“I can’t believe they threw me in jail. I pulled a trigger on a gun and shot someone. But other people pull triggers on nail guns all the time and don’t go to jail! It’s the same thing!”
That’s you right now. Two things can be described by the same action but have very different effects, both morally and legally.
Your analogy isn’t logical whereas mine is.
Are you just trolling or what
No
Okay. Would you mind explaining to me why two courses of action being jobs makes them equally okay?
A real life billionaire boot licker I see…
Just Someone who does not believe that people should be gunned down for no reason.
He was gunned down for a reason, I’m not sure what you’re talking about
He was gunned down because the person who assassinated him didn’t like him.
You are seriously missing the point here, and I really can’t tell at this point if you’re trolling or just not expressing yourself clearly. Can you please stop posting the same juvenile, inane comment all over Lemmy? That the gunman “didn’t like” the CEO has absolutely nothing to do with the situation. This is not grade school: nobody called someone else a name, or spread a rumor about someone else, or broke someone’s favorite pencil. We’re not talking about “not liking” someone personally; we’re talking about someone who has committed what amount to crimes against humanity being taken down by a vigilante. The gunman very probably never met nor spoke with the CEO until he shot him.
Now, the potential consequences of widespread vigilantism? That is an interesting and worthwhile topic. And, having seen a half-dozen or so of your comments, I suspect that this is what is actually making you nervous. This was an extrajudicial killing, which is very much against the original decrees of the US (trial by jury, etc). But, maybe we are so far gone due to corruption… Again, this is where the conversation gets interesting.
No this is plain cold blooded pre-meditated murder. The CEO never committed any crimes against humanity.