People who knew Luigi Mangione describe him as 'thoughtful,' 'well-adjusted' young man who struggled with back pain

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged with murder late Monday in the Dec. 4 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City after police in Altoona, Pa., were called to a McDonald’s over reports of a male matching the description of the photographed suspect in the highly publicized case.

At a New York Police Department press conference on Monday afternoon, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters that Mangione was someone who had grown up in Baltimore and that his last known address was in Honolulu.

In the aftermath of Mangione’s arrest, news organizations have searched for clues about Mangione’s background and his potential motive, including in comments from family and friends. According to several statements posted to social media and shared with the press, a vague portrait has begun to emerge of a young man who complained of chronic back pain and may have undergone spinal surgery before he appears to have stopped communicating with people — including family members — months ahead of the Dec. 4 shooting. The San Francisco Standard reported Mangione's mom reported him missing to San Francisco police on Nov. 18 (this was also confirmed by the New York Times).

Based on the statements and interviews that have been made public so far, the news of Mangione’s arrest seems to have come as a shock to those who knew him.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-who-knew-luigi-mangione-describe-him-as-thoughtful-well-adjusted-young-man-who-struggled-with-back-pain-202044705.html

[Sneederbunk]

1. Back pain? How is he going to sleep on jail house bunks?

[LizBeth]

2. I am telling you, the well educated, well adj young person watching their planet

burn and life expectancy hitting about 50'sh, with a mere 15 yrs projected to have world wide food distribution issues and all kinds of other stuff are sitting where this young man is and stating that until young people like them step in.... no one will listen or take shit seriously. He is not the only one out there.

[malaise]

3. THIS

Rec

[Passages]

16. Many seem to be running from the obvious, yes.

I know Gen Z is outraged over the lack of policy towards climate change, we are seeing an accumulative effect breaking down our confidence in the government.

End Citizens United, run on it, and make it part of the political platform.

[elias7]

21. Life expectancy in the US is 77.5 yrs old, not 50ish

all of us have beefs with bureaucracy and the corporate world and injustice, but that doesn’t justify picking up guns and just shooting people. I understand his frustration, but are you justifying his actions? One CEO is not to blame for the ill of an entire healthcare system, or an entire corporate system that plagues our country and world. If that CEO was not doing his job, he would be replaced by another business school A-hole. Would you support the killing of the doctors who didn’t fix his problem? Do we even know what type of back problem he had? Are we really at a point that chaos should reign and random, indiscriminate vigilanteeism should be the rule?

[LizBeth]

24. I do not know your age, but I do know a number of twenty somethings and with projection of the planet

they are not being afforded the current 77.5 yrs. Argue it as you like but it will be an argument with the academic and scientific world. Other than that, not really gonna waste time addressing you other issues.

[Skittles]

30. I never thought I'd see the day

where Americans are making excuses for executing someone with no due process

I don't give a fuck WHAT his reasons were, he is gun humping POS MURDERER

[Silent Type]

4. He got treatment for that, but apparently was left with nerve damage that according to a frien

on CNN an hour ago left him unable to “have intimate relationships.”

Have sympathy, but sounds like any beef is with doctors.

[nocoincidences]

6. Has a doctor killed your sex life?

If you are in your twenties and pain keeps you from enjoying sex....

How's that feel?

[Silent Type]

7. It would be awful. But insurance just pays doctors, sometimes outcomes are less than desirable l

Like I said, the beef, if any, is with doctors.

[Blue_Roses]

11. Do you know this guy personally

because from what I'm hearing from you, it sounds like a broken record. Ìt's not just about the doctors.

[Silent Type]

13. Do you know him? Yeah, it's a broken record -- he shot someone in the back, when his doctors failed him.

He got coverage. There is no evidence of denials.

Luigi -- like the Unabomber, Timothy McVeigh, every mass shooter, etc. -- found a rationale to shoot someone in the back.

[Blue_Roses]

19. Nope, I don't

and never said I did, by constantly speculating what's in his mind and medical chart. What we are being told by social media doesn't even begin to touch the surface of this very troubled man.

[Silent Type]

20. Yeah, a troubled man who thought he'd feel better after shooting someone in the back.

[Xolodno]

25. Don't waste your time or keyboard strikes on him...

...he's not the "Silent Type" and more of the "Angry Type". Looks for any splice in an issue to argue. I'd put him on ignore, but I find his posts comical at times.

[allegorical oracle]

9. Insurancedoctors and vice versa. I'd like to know if he was on medication for

the pain. I've known several people who were left in constant pain after accidents. Their personalities changed. They were irritable, difficult to reason with. They lacked proper sleep, the medication gave them brain fog.

Not making excuses, but when someone who had a reputation as a smart, engaging, reasonable person changes that radically, perhaps somewhat suddenly, then something organic has happened.

[Silent Type]

14. Oh, I don't doubt that at all. He might plead mentally ill. But if that is an excuse for shooting someone in the back,

why not shoot his doctor or members of Congress who have failed to rationalize our so-called healthcare system.

[allegorical oracle]

22. Guess he mostly hates UHC. And his brain isn't working correctly. That video of him

yelling in the parking garage yesterday made him look like he's not dealing well. Wasn't too impressed with his attorney, either, in the interviews I've seen.

[Silent Type]

23. Oh yeah, that attorney was the worst, although he just arrived on scene and knew very

little.

[Meowmee]

27. On his profile at X/twitter he had a picture of a mushroom cartoon figure

One article I read said he was taking mushrooms or psychadelics for the pain maybe. I don't know about other pain killers but that is a whole other problem with hc here, people who have terrible pain are not medicated or helped properly because some people become addicted to opiates. In addition, I am just speculating of course on a small amount I have read about what is out there, I think he had a mh condition /mental break at this time brought on in part due to the pain/injury etc. which caused some sort of psychotic break or whatever it was that caused him to murder BT.

[GusBob]

12. perhaps his beef should be with the waves or the ocean

or his surf instructor? Thats how he injured his back according to reports

[Silent Type]

15. Works for me. But that wouldn't make him a Robinhood hero.

[GusBob]

17. Im thinking tho

Pretty sure the surf instructor had him sign a waiver and release of liability with warnings of injury

And I reckon the surgeon did something the same about surgical outcomes as there is no guarantee

So his recourse was to do the gun thing?

[UTUSN]

5. Was was was - That was then, this is now.

[Beringia]

8. Why did he go to a McDonalds, why not lay low for a few months

[Skittles]

28. because he is a privilged gun humping POS

he REALLY thought he would not get caught

honestly, I'm wondering why no family or friends or just anyone who knew him, why didn't they call

[TheProle]

10. Also experiencing back pain:

CEOs shot in the back without any due process.

Enjoy your bunk, thoughtful/pretty boy.

[Silent Type]

18. I've been amazed at the number of people on Reddit who say they want to have relations with him, like Charles Manson

or something.

Unfortunately, Luigi appears to be impotent according to his friend from back surgery. So, he's kind of an incel.

Note: I have sympathy for his medical situation. But not his choice to kill.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

26. LOL, if Reddit bothered you that much

Don't go near 4chan, your head will explode

[Silent Type]

29. Of course I had to look with that description, wasn't bad but didn't look too far. I did

find a house in Detroit for $9,900 in case it gets really bad next 4 years.

[Music Man]

31. Spot on.

I have been thinking about the Manson murders this week. I wonder if the same people would be saying that the rich and famous like Sharon Tate deserved it, or that Whites had been oppressors for so long that the race war Manson tried to instigate through the murders was worth it.

We mock Trump for saying "I could kill someone in Times Square and get away with it," but then when our side glorifies someone who literally commits gun violence, it's fine.

Cult-like behavior if you ask me.

[Silent Type]

32. Exactly. Women loved them some Charles. OK, a small cult did.