@briankrebs I'm seeing a lot disturbing replies in here. This was a man. He had a family (parents, at a minimum). He was probably smart. He may have had things he cared about and contributed to in his community (most C suite execs I've known did).

I don't think he could lead UnitedHealthcare for the last three years without making a lot of very impactful mistakes. He may have even been a bad person (I didn't know him nor have I researched him).

However, to bring about change requires understanding how we got to where we are. Assassinations are an attempt at short circuiting that learning process, very often a response to anger, and that accomplishes basically nothing. Do we seriously believe United and all insurance companies are suddenly going to change their behavior? I do, in that they'll hire more body guards. That's it. That's the sum total of change. No incentive has been altered by this event. Lawmakers won't lionize this murderer in order to push systemic reform. If anything, this sets back attempts at reformation.

Further, I think everyone deserves to feel safe in the workplace, even if they do a terrible job.

This is a tragedy, and I think that's especially true for those of us that want to see United founder on the rocky shores of competition and bankruptcy. If you want to see change, go be that change. Run for office, call your representative, start a PAC, or even just knock on doors. Heck, you could start a campaign to get on the BoD for United! There are lots of ways to turn that anger into something productive rather than destructive, and I would implore you, beg of you, to consider those above encouraging violence.