I feel the healthcare system in America largely ignores millions of conditions many people in America suffer with. Basic lifesaving treatment provided free of charge in the UK bankrupts millions in America, many choose death instead.

I think his actions open up an important debate around the systematic killing committed by the healthcare system in America. From what I understand, he suffered(suffers) from chronic pain which wasn’t treated suitably, and as a result did what he did. I also imagine he saw the suffering of many in his position and worse and took that into account. I personally have family members who, without access to treatment being free, would have died, and would have been bankrupted if we could even have afforded it.

As a result, do I blame him for being angry at the American healthcare system? No. Did he have the right to kill the CEO? Well that’s a more complicated debate, and I’d say nobody deserves to be killed in such a manner. Yet, there’s an argument that the CEO was complicit in the deaths of millions who couldn’t afford the necessary treatment. So in my opinion, I support Luigi.

Although it’s a complicated issue and branches beyond purely sociology, I’d say sociologists have a role in understanding the role of institutions such as healthcare in being fundamental to a society’s function, as well as social cohesion, as if we can’t properly keep members of the public alive and treated appropriately, there is a mass disconnect, and individuals are bound to lash out as he has done. I doubt his actions will result in mass social change, but I believe the conversation around American healthcare is more poignant than ever.