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Luigi Mangione, accused of US CEO murder, depicted in London mural (feddit.uk)

submitted 3 days ago by SleafordMod@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/luigi-mangione-accused-us-ceo-murder-depicted-london-mural-2025-02-26/

The story at that link is about 1 month old, but someone posted about this mural on Reddit yesterday.

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[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 days ago (27 children)

Honestly, aside from what Mangione did and whether it can be justified, I just think this shows how America-brained so much of the UK is. The guy lives and committed his crime on the other side of the ocean in a context which does not exist in this country. I would personally prefer for him not to be executed but I don't understand what anyone's thinking when they use him as an icon over here.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do insurance companies not rip off people in the UK?

[–] Mobster@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

We don’t have the same health insurance system as the US, but I really feel for people anywhere in the world who fall ill and can’t access affordable healthcare.

There is health insurance if you want it in the UK, but most people use the National Health Service, which is free. I am always grateful for this.

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