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Occupational Hazard Of Chief Executive Officers = UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had an in-house security detail assigned to him during his trip to New York City, according to a source familiar with the company’s security, but the detail wasn’t with him when he was shot and killed in front of a hotel early Wednesday morning. It’s common for top executives of major corporations to have personal security provided by their companies. Those measures are often significant expenses listed in corporate filings, though UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare’s corporate parent, doesn’t break out the cost in its own filings. The need to protect the safety of top officers and the cost of doing so has risen over the years, particularly for those high-profile executives whose businesses often generate controversy or criticism, such as health care. Most companies list the risk of the loss of their top executive, through death or other less dramatic departure, as a risk factor for investors to consider. Multiple major healthcare providers began increasing personal protection around top executives Wednesday following the shooting, security industry sources told CNN’s chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst John Miller. While UnitedHealthcare, as one of the nation’s largest health insurers, is well known, Thompson could hardly have been considered high profile before his killing. Still a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN there were concerning threats against UnitedHealth Group and that the company was aware of these threats. Thompson’s name was not specifically mentioned, but the threats discussed going after high-level executives at the company. The victim’s wife told NBC “there had been some threats…I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.” = We’ve heard for years that there are more guns in the U.S. than people, but a precise accounting remains elusive. Federal legislation that would track gun sales or establish a nationwide handgun registry has been proposed — to much resistance from the gun lobby. In lieu of exact figures, we have examined gun owner surveys, industry disclosures, and federal gun background check figures, which provide insights, but are not comprehensive. The United States has more guns than people, with an estimated 393 million privately owned firearms. This is more than double the rate of the next country on the list, and the highest rate of any country in the world. WE ARE ON THE WRONG TRACK Seventy eight percent of Americans (and counting) think so. The real wage of a US worker today is less than it was 50 years ago-but there are nine times as many multimillionaires. As inequality grows, the politics become more poisonous. Every year, more and more Americans go on shooting sprees, killing strangers and passers-by and CEOs. Chief Endangered Officers - please look over your shoulders. Good luck staying alive.

What if I told you that you'll die tomorrow? . . . . . How does the sentence above make you feel? Now, imagine seeing this over the internet messages from a random person, and the following day, someone robs you at night with a water gun. However, you don't know it's a water gun. Do you think it will constitute an action in court? Yes. Even if the message wasn't sent and it was a robbery with a water gun and you don't know it's a water gun, you can still maintain an action in court. This is called assault under Torts. Assault under Torts occurs when a person is put in a state of apprehension or fear for his life that a threat can be carried out. Thus, where someone enters your house and shouts commands in the thick of the night, you'd fear that you can be shot or harmed. If the person hits you with the butt of the water gun, then it's Battery, as there's a direct contact with the person. In conclusion, when a person makes a threat, even over the internet, and you reasonably believe that such a threat can be carried out, you have been assaulted. But if there are factors that point to the impossibility of the situation, maybe location differences, it may not constitute an assault but a cyber crime. A question for the law students that come across this: if someone is robbed with a water gun, is it armed robbery or just robbery? _________ This is Day 12 of the Consistency Challenge with Idiongo Mbang and Edimek Ekarika.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝-𝐔𝐩 Last week, I mentioned three types of workplace violence that workers need to be able to identify and manage.   These were aggressive customers, armed robbery offenders and active armed offenders.   The response last week was overwhelming, and as requested, I will focus on responding to an armed robbery this week.   What's the difference, you may ask?   In the case of an armed robbery, hold-up or robbery, the offenders are focused on obtaining cash or valuables. The offender typically isn't out to hurt anyone.   To set the scene, we will talk about the following scenarios.   A person walks into a convenience store and presents a knife, demanding cash-armed robbery.   A group of offenders enter a club with shotguns or other weapons - armed robbery.   An offender approaches a person who had just gotten money from an automatic teller machine (ATM), wrestles with them, and takes their wallet or handbag - robbery.   A house that is broken into and goods stolen with no one at home - break enter and steal   A person takes a phone or someone's wallet from their desk - stealing or theft.   Got the picture?   The most important response in the unlikely event of an armed robbery is to COMPLY.   There are some other things to consider, but if all you remember to do is COMPLY, you will significantly increase your chances of not being injured.   That means do as you are told.   Stay still.   Get on the ground.   Don't move.   Simply, COMPLY.   Do as you are instructed.   I'll will provide further details on Wednesday.   Until then.   COMPLY.

The revolver had been used in a felony, a robbery as I recall. It was submitted for fingerprints and I fumed it in the superglue cabinet. When I took it out for examination, I couldn’t believe my luck – the trigger was smooth, not ridged or grooved, and there was a beautiful, un-smudged print on the trigger. It was the core of a whorl pattern with plenty of points and even some clear Level 3 detail. It would be an easy ident. I got a set of the suspect’s fingerprints and quickly excluded him. Somebody else had their finger on the trigger. Then a nasty, uneasy feeling came over me. I asked for the inked fingerprints of all the officers who had been involved in the case. Sure enough, the print belonged to one of our patrol officers. I went to the detective assigned to the case and asked him what had happened. After he had asked a few questions of the officers, the story came out. They had wrapped up their field investigation and come back to the station to write reports. The revolved was laying out in the open on a table with some other evidence. It was unloaded and the cylinder was open. One of the officers picked it up, closed the cylinder, aimed it at the clock high on the wall, and dry-fired it through a couple of cycles of the cylinder. Another cop asked for it, and eventually every officer in the room had taken a turn dry firing the weapon at the clock. Only when the Sergeant walked in did he remind his shift of Einsteins that the gun had been used in a felony and should be submitted for prints. Since it is rare to develop latents on firearms anyway, they decided to submit it without mentioning the dry fire episodes or including elimination prints of the officers. They figured no prints would be developed anyway and their negligence in handling the weapon would not be discovered. In spite of all the training we in forensics try to do, we are plagued with contamination by thoughtless officers. DNA analysts live with it more than fingerprint examiners do. At one lab where I used to work, the DNA folks were always finding one officer's DNA on every swab when he was involved in a case. It turned out that he was using his drinking water bottle to moisten the cotton swabs he used to collect DNA. Or a video on LinkedIn recently with an officer who had just put on his blue PVC gloves and was picking his nose. No risk of contamination there, right? After the first few incidents in my career identifying the fingerprints of careless officers, I decided the best way to deal with them was to embarrass them, which would also set them up as examples for other officers to take notice of. Subsequently, as in this case of the officer's fingerprint on the trigger, when I identified an officer’s fingerprints, especially on a crucial piece of evidence I would send a formal written memorandum of record to the supervisor to place in the officer’s file. Education isn't always a benign process in a classroom. Sometimes it happens in the field with consequences.

Pizzagate shooter Edgar Maddison Welch is dead. Think about this. 1. The Podesta emails did contain numerous very elaborate and strange references to pizza. They have never been proven or disproven. Podesta has not to my knowledge been arrested for any child crime. 2. The shooter was a character actor listed on IMDB. 3. In 2016, the shooter showed up at James Alefantis' Comet Ping Pong, which was full of kids, made no effort to save them, but shot at a closet instead and "magically" hit the computer inside. 4. Welch's case was heard by U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was later appointed to the Supreme Court in 2022. 5. Now we learn that Mr. Welch was killed by local North Carolina police literally while sitting in a car because "the officer recognized the vehicle, having arrested Welch in the past, and knew he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a felony probation violation." 6. In addition to this amazing memory we are to believe the officer opened the car door and Welch pulled a gun on him....after having spent four years in jail for his stunt. 7. We are also to believe that the arresting officer, along with the second officer, both shot Welch because Welch, who again was found simply sitting in a car that someone else was driving, would not put down this gun. I assume there is bodycam footage of this which would resolve any questions. But Occam's razor (fewest leaps) suggests that something else happened here. Here is one scenario: 1. Welch, a bit actor, was paid to play the role of child crusader and actually shoot the computer to destroy evidence. We do not know who would have paid him. We do not have evidence of the computer containing anything illegal. 2. The judge's Supreme Court appointment was provided by the Democrats, possibly as a way of eliminating any possibility she would speak up about oddities in the case. 3. When enough time had passed, the shooter was quietly eliminated and a believable excuse provided. How could this theory be investigated? Obviously you would need to know what was on the computer, first and foremost; how likely is it that we would ever obtain that information? An anonymous person summarizes a now-unavailable video from SGT Report (https://lnkd.in/ewBY6DK4, 2018) as follows: "Re p*rn on the server:Anonymous researcher interviewed by titus frost (Bigfish on Twitter) says he was able to hack the server and found [CP] there before it was destroyed; tried to tell the DC cops but was shuttled from person to person, no one would follow up. (plays recording)" I recall seeing James Alefantis' gross Instagram in 2016. The fact that he posted "weird" and disturbing pictures, from my perspective, does not prove anything. To be clear, I am not accusing anyone of anything with this post. It's to demonstrate how the media's narrative ignores obvious reasoning. https://lnkd.in/ekjtw6UE

As you read this, 49 states exempt gun and ammunition stores from standard banking detection systems that have the potential to detect fraud and gun crime before it happens. And then there’s California, which, as of July 1, officially ended the exemption and is requiring credit card processors to properly categorize gun retailers. Colorado is soon to follow suit. This major win is thanks the support of thousands of citizens and consumers, and partnership with our friends at Brady: United Against Gun Violence. Learn more about this development and the gun store code from The Trace: https://lnkd.in/eNH3KWf5

12_10_24 --- 🌸Armed Robbery vs. Robbery – Know the Difference? Let’s take a moment to understand the difference between two terrifying crimes that are often confused—robbery and armed robbery. Imagine this: Mr. Ade, a hardworking man, is walking home when suddenly a thief approaches him, demands his wallet, and runs off. This is robbery—a crime that involves stealing from someone directly, often through threats or intimidation. Now, contrast that with this scenario: Mr. Ade is driving home when a group of armed men blocks his path, guns drawn. They force him out of his car and take everything—his vehicle, his money, and his phone. This is armed robbery, where not only theft occurs, but weapons are used or threatened, making it far more dangerous. Robbery involves: ♣️The use of force, threats, or violence to take something from someone. It’s a serious crime, but without the presence of a weapon. Armed robbery, on the other hand: ♣️Involves the use or threat of weapons. Under Section 402 of the CRIMINAL CODE and 298 of the PENAL CODE, it carries far more severe punishments, including life imprisonment or even the death penalty in extreme cases. While both crimes threaten people’s safety, armed robbery introduces a level of fear that no one should have to experience. The presence of weapons transforms a robbery into a life-threatening situation, leaving victims not just with financial loss, but with psychological scars that can last a lifetime. Stay tuned with Favour Atoyebi and I for more educational contents 🤗 🌸 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I remain Aliyah Wahab, and today I’m breaking down these critical legal concepts. Connect with me to stay informed on the realities of crime and justice. ⚖️ #30DaysLinkedInChallenge #ConsistencyIsKey #Crimes #Growthmindset

Prevention - Truthpass. Had a red flag 🚩 been raised and reported by his partner (a judge) when this man and firearms owner was having relationship / money concerns - then perhaps this could have been avoided. 🕵️♂️🛡️ Truthpass - Preventing harm rather than reacting after the fact. Report known red flag 🚩 events when people are known to be harmful to themselves and others. Identify personality and character traits that can lead to becoming an offender or a victim. Track life history events that can lead to harm. 🕵️♂️🛡️👮♀️ Real data and verified truth from those who know you. A responsible Guardian program. 🛡️ https://lnkd.in/gRCBsRv2

It happened on a Monday. July 4th fell on a Tuesday last year. The day before the holiday, Monday, 03 July 2023, brought reports of a ‘random shooter’ to Southwest Philly law enforcement. Almost a year after the mass shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois that killed seven and wounded dozens…a shooter described as a male wearing a bullet resistant vest and a ski mask was firing rounds from an AR-15 style weapon at vehicles and people in Philadelphia. The shooter had killed five and wounded two at this point. The incredible coppers on the ground ran towards the scene – undeterred - and first encountered then pursued the suspect even though he continued to fire rounds at police. The Police cornered, then arrested suspect Kimbrady Carriker without further death or injury. When he was arrested, Kimbrady told the officers he was “Cleaning up the neighborhood”. The Philly DA said, “I can certainly tell you that there are indications of mental health issues. There are indications of irrational behavior. There are indications of irrational statements and irrational acts,” Krasner said. Kimbrady left a detailed will that he wrote just prior to heading out to complete the shooting. So what? Some of my earliest branding attempts were attempts at making danger or opportunity prediction memorable. I used tag lines like “Prevent Pre-event”. If you adhere to the principles of predictive analysis, you can conduct threat likelihood and prediction which in turn foment mitigation. But what about incidents of “random” violence such as this? (Where random can mean without conscious decision a lack of pattern or low levels of predictability.) Incidents such as these are far from random. The workup to any significant event is going to be ripe with situations to detect potential danger or opportunity. Using historical perspective - there is likely much more danger in the few days before and on the 4th of July than there would be in any other week without a holiday or special event. Nothing “comes out of nowhere”. Kimbrady’s actions and statements in the hours before his shooting demonstrated everything but randomness. Another shooter on a roof in a PA field last week demonstrated resolve, planning and actions that would have led any reasonable person to be suspicious of his activities just prior to and during his attack. Each time you have a special event or a situation where persons are gathered together for an event – you should be tuned in and turned on. Not hyper-vigilant, just curious and alert. Situations such as these ‘percolate’. They take time to plan, conduct surveillance, rehearse, make purchases, test assumptions – and these actions combined with stress fractures that created the damaged human (who ultimately becomes the shooter) are apparent when seen as cues or clusters of cues. We just have to be looking. We just have to know how to look. 

Why should Postmortem be done on a Gunned Down Assassin? It’s because the Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony is required should the case go to Court in order to avoid miscarriage of Justice. Therefore, there are a number of reasons but let me list a few; 1. The State would wish to know what really happened and how, why, where it exactly happened. 2. The State is interested to know whether where the body was found is a primary scene of crime or secondary scene of crime. 3. The State will be interested to know whether the sustained gunshots were shot while the victim was alive or dead already. 4. The State would wish to know whether the assassin was on drugs, took or was given poisonous drugs, drinks or food 🍱 prior to shooting his/her target 🎯. 5. The State is interested to know whether the assassin is associated to known assassins groups or networks, network connections, financial auditing, did he/she sustain beatings, unlawful wounding, special body marks, etc before sustaining gunshots and knowing the type of firearm and bullets that took down the assassin. Was he/she taken down by State Agents or his/her sponsor using 2nd sniper on standby. 6. The State will be interested to know the types of firearms used, Where those guns came from and how they were delivered, are those guns legally registered, how many shooters were involved, were they amateurs professional assassins, who hired them or are they acting alone and what is the motive(s), eyewitness, distance… et al. These and many other reasons are the reasons for postmortem. -Uncle Sam You are welcome to study 📚 Advanced Certificate in Forensic and Criminal Investigation at Westidel College. WhatsApp us on: +260962798345 +260977132195 Email: westidelcollege@gmail.com