A ballot discovered 41 p.c of adults below 30 think about the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, greater than the 40 p.c in that demographic who think about it unacceptable.
Anger over medical insurance firms has been within the highlight after Thompson was fatally shot Dec. 4 in New York Metropolis.
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old, was arrested final week in Pennsylvania and faces expenses in Thompson’s killing.
The survey from Emerson Faculty Polling discovered 68 p.c of all respondents discovered the actions of the one that shot and killed Thompson unacceptable.
However a startling 24 p.c of these aged 18-29 discovered it “somewhat acceptable,” and 17 p.c of that group discovered it utterly acceptable.
Since Thompson was shot, first within the again after which once more as he fell to the bottom, various social media posts from individuals saying they do sympathy for his loss of life have gained recognition.
Spencer Kimball, the chief director of Emerson Faculty Polling, mentioned 22 p.c of Democrats mentioned they discovered the killing acceptable, in comparison with 16 p.c of independents and 12 p.c of Republicans. He mentioned the general findings underscored “shifting societal attitudes among the many youngest citizens and inside occasion strains.”
Mangione was arrested Dec. 9 in Altoona, Pa., following a tip from a McDonald’s worker. Legislation enforcement has not publicly disclosed his suspected motive, if one is understood.
Mangione is slated to be seem in court docket in Pennsylvania on Thursday for gun expenses he faces within the state. One other continuing will happen Dec. 30; New York is trying to extradite the Maryland native to the Empire State, the place he faces a homicide cost, based on court docket data.
The survey was performed Dec. 11-13 amongst 1,000 registered voters. The margin of error was 3 share factors.
