McDonald’s worker called it in, cops swooped, found ‘gun, suppressor, manifesto’ Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a man suspected of shooting dead the CEO of insurer UnitedHealthcare in New York City, thanks to a McDonald’s employee who recognized the suspect in a burger joint – and largely without help from technology.…

  • mydude@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    This McDonalds worker, should go down as the person doing the greatest class betrayal in recent history.

    • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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      14 days ago

      They better drop off the face of the planet and hope nobody feels vindictive, especially since they’re a fast food employee instead of a CEO and won’t get nearly the same amount of protection or investigative response.

      50k is insultingly low considering the net worth of the garbage that was taken out.

  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    The McDonald’s employee sounds like an excuse to cover up finding him using illegal digital surveillance. They had to have been getting thousands of calls across a half dozen states of people saying they saw the guy.

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      13 days ago

      Who better to betray a burgeoning class hero than the lowest class of worker imaginable? A fast food worker!

      Ahh this story has everything