The Week: Alleged Assassin Arrested

• For the people who think it’s okay to kill those who block others’ medical care: We have some very bad news about Justin Trudeau.

• The man who allegedly murdered Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was arrested in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., having been spotted by a local who was in for his morning coffee. On his person, the suspect had multiple fake IDs, a handgun with a suppressor, and a short manifesto in which he railed against the health-insurance industry. Responding to the news, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) spoke for the crazy faction within American politics by insisting that “violence is never the answer, but people can only be pushed so far.” Speaking for everyone else, Senator John Fetterman (D., Pa.) observed that the killer was “the asshole that’s going to die in prison,” that social media is a “sewer,” that the legacy media had been irresponsible in its coverage, and that the victim had “two children that are going to grow up without their father.” “If you’ve gunned someone down that you don’t happen to agree with their views or the business that they’re in, hey, you know, I’m next, they’re next, he’s next, she’s next,” Fetterman said. However smart or insightful someone might believe himself to be, he has no license to opt out of the social contract and begin murdering those who he believes are beyond the pale.

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• For the people who think it’s okay to kill those who block others’ medical care: We have some very bad news about Justin Trudeau.

• The man who allegedly murdered Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was arrested in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., having been spotted by a local who was in for his morning coffee. On his person, the suspect had multiple fake IDs, a handgun with a suppressor, and a short manifesto in which he railed against the health-insurance industry. Responding to the news, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) spoke for the crazy faction within American politics by insisting that “violence is never the answer, but people can only be pushed so far.” Speaking for everyone else, Senator John Fetterman (D., Pa.) observed that the killer was “the asshole that’s going to die in prison,” that social media is a “sewer,” that the legacy media had been irresponsible in its coverage, and that the victim had “two children that are going to grow up without their father.” “If you’ve gunned someone down that you don’t happen to agree with their views or the business that they’re in, hey, you know, I’m next, they’re next, he’s next, she’s next,” Fetterman said. However smart or insightful someone might believe himself to be, he has no license to opt out of the social contract and begin murdering those who he believes are beyond the pale.