Bill Burr praised for his explanation of why people don't care about UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder
Bill Burr decided to go there with an explanation as to why people 'don't care' about UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder.
On Wednesday, 4 December, shortly after 6:45am Thompson was fatally shot outside of the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan, New York.
Footage released by police showed the moment a person armed with a gun approached the UnitedHealthcare CEO from behind and began shooting.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters authorities believe the attack was 'premeditated, preplanned' and 'targeted', as the shooter escaped the scene.
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"Based on the evidence we have so far, it does appear the victim was specifically targeted. But at this point, we do not know why," the NYPD chief of detectives said.
After being brought in for questioning, Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, has since been charged with the murder of Thompson after officials caught up with him in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a tip-off.
Mangione, whose last known residency is in Honolulu, Hawaii, has also been charged with possessing an unlicensed firearm, forgery, and providing false ID to police.
He is currently being held in custody in Pennsylvania awaiting to be extradited to New York to face his charges, and will remain behind bars for the foreseeable as he was ordered to be held without bail during a brief court hearing.
Comedian Burr has now weighed in on Thompson's tragic death in the latest episode of his podcast Anything Better?, which he co-hosts alongside fellow comedian Paul Virzi.
Burr began: "I was sitting there reading an article, and a guy was like, ‘Oh my god, he’s such a great guy, He had a wife and kids, and he’s such a great guy'. And then you find out, he and the other guys he’s working for are getting sued for $121 million for dumping a stock and not letting the other people know."
The comedian is referring to a Department of Justice investigation into the UnitedHealthcare CEO for alleged insider trading.
Burr continued: "They’re gangsters dude, f**king gangsters, and then when one of them gets whacked or something they’re like, 'Oh my god he was such a good guy'. It’s a dirty game.
"Why is there this level of coverage? Somebody gets gunned down in New York every f**king day, now all of a sudden these experts have to weigh in? That’s because of the status, we can’t have white guys in suits getting whacked."
People online have praised Burr's take on the situation, with one commenting: "His point is completely spot on. How many murders in New York since this guy was killed? There has to be some but we don’t know cause no one gives a single f**k about it."
And another said: "Really is the meat of the issue imo, hundreds of people are murdered everyday. As soon as it’s a rich guy people seem to care. Bill consistently has a pretty good take on stuff."
Callum Jones