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> There's lots of speculation out there that the shooter was motivated by some failure at United. If so, UHC's PR people are probably in for some long hours dur
by tivert 2y ago
> There's lots of speculation out there that the shooter was motivated by some failure at United. If so, UHC's PR people are probably in for some long hours during the trial when their dirty laundry gets aired.
I kinda doubt a judge would let the murder trial turn into a trial of UHC's policies.
- criddell 2y agoI'd be surprised if none of the particulars of the person's case come out (if there are any relevant details). There's the trial in the courtroom and then there's the trial in the court of public opinion. There are people on Reddit calling for potential jurors to know about jury nullification because they seem to think the killing was justified. There's a lot of very angry people there.
- tivert 2y ago> There's the trial in the courtroom and then there's the trial in the court of public opinion. And the judge is going to want to keep those as separate as possible. > There are people on Reddit calling for potential jurors to know about jury nullification because they seem to think the killing was justified. What people say on Reddit doesn't really have any significance. IIRC, the entire legal system is pretty hostile to the concept of jury nullification, and I'm pretty there will be giant roadblocks in front of what those Redditors want.
- throwaway48476 2y agoBut where will they find 12 random jurors not biased against health insurance companies?
- nradov 2y agoIt's not hard to find 12 citizens who have spent their whole lives on government VA / Medicaid / Medicare health plans and have no direct experience with private health insurance companies. Furthermore if this case actually comes to trial then the judge will likely sequester the jury and prohibit any testimony about the victim's line of work as being legally irrelevant.