Pennsylvania
People Have A LOT To Say About The Governor Of Pennsylvania's Statement About Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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In the past 24 hours, a large chunk of the internet has gone completely wild over him.
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There are thirst tweets:
There are fan pages:
It’s a whole thing.
In response to all of this, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania made a statement about all of the online attention Mangione is receiving:
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“Some attention in this case, especially online, has been deeply disturbing, as some have looked to celebrate instead of condemning this killer,” he said. “Brian Thompson was a father of two, he was a husband, and he was a friend to many. And yes, he was the CEO of a healthcare company.”
“In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint. I understand people have real frustration with our healthcare system, and I have worked to address that throughout my career,” he continued. “I have no tolerance, nor should anyone, for one man using an illegal ghost gun to murder someone because he thinks his opinions matter most.”
“In some dark corners, this killer is being hailed as a hero. Hear me on this: He is no hero. The real hero in this story is the person who called 911 at McDonald’s this morning.”
You can watch his whole statement here.
People have a lot of thoughts about his comments.
A bunch of people agree with Gov. Shapiro’s statement.
“One of the more succinct and essential statements of the American value system I’ve yet come across,” this person chimed in.
NBC10/ Twitter: @clamatoes
Other people weren’t so into the governor’s words.
MSNBC/Twitter: @WhitStap
“This the kinda shit they say when Batman made the police department look bad,” this person said.
MSNBC/Twitter: @juniorsaur
And then there are many, many people making the same comments about the United States.
“killing people in cold blood to resolve policy is precisely how america was founded, actually lol,” one extremely viral post said.
“lol we send 18 year olds across the world with machine guns to kill people to resolve policy differences,” another person commented.
And then a bunch of people simply shared footage of Gov. Shapiro signing bombs in Ukraine:
Anyway, where do you stand?
New moms now have more support with the statewide expansion of a mom-to-mom texting program through a nonprofit called NurturePA.
Six thousand moms in Allegheny County have used the free service since NurturePA started it in 2014. It’s now open to anyone in Pennsylvania who’s pregnant or caring for a child up to age five. Trained mentors, who are moms themselves, are paired with a new mom for anonymous, nonjudgmental texting support.
Sharon Welburn used the service with her firstborn child and loved having someone to vent to and learn from.
“I didn’t realize how common jaundice in babies was until my baby was jaundiced,” Welburn said. “I was panicking that I did something wrong, and then my mentor texted, ‘You’re OK. You’re not doing anything wrong. It’s something that sometimes happens. My kid had jaundice when they were born.’”
The trained mentors screen for postpartum depression eight times in the first year after the baby is born. NurturePA Executive Director Susan Crookston says the service is especially ideal for moms in rural areas who are further from support networks. She says for many new moms, having a baby can feel disorienting because so much changes.
“New baby, new everything,” Crookston said. “Your body is different … Every element of your life can be upended by a baby, and though it’s a wonderful and joyous experience, it’s also incredibly challenging.”
Nurture PA is also collecting parenting wisdom from moms across Pennsylvania to be shared across their platforms and in an art exhibit.
To share your words of wisdom or enroll in the free mom-to-mom texting service as a new mom or a mentor, go to the NurturePA website. And for more advice and local resources for new parents, go to Kidsburgh.org.
KDKA is proud to partner with kidsburgh.org.
A man died after the vehicle he was working on fell off jack stands in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, officials said.
Gage Alexander Rowe died on Monday afternoon following the fatal accident in a garage in Warsaw Township, CBS affiliate WTAJ reported.
Citing Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong, the news outlet reported that first responders were called to the garage on Milliron Road around 2 p.m. on Monday. Investigators reportedly said the 25-year-old man was working underneath a vehicle when the jacks holding up the vehicle gave out, killing him.
First responders were called to the home after family members became concerned when Rowe didn’t arrive at a gathering and was unreachable by phone, WTAJ reported.
The 25-year-old man’s cause of death was blunt force trauma, and it was ruled accidental. Authorities did not release any additional information.
An investigation is underway after a person’s body was found in a burned out vehicle on Tuesday, according to the Berks County Coroner’s Office.
Authorities were called to the 400 block of Friedensburg Road in Oley, Pennsylvania, around 9:43 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26 for reports of a van on fire, officials said.
Once the fire was put out, officials reported finding a person’s body in the back of the van so the Berks County Coroner was called to the scene.
The person has not yet been identified but an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, May 28 to help authorities uncover more information.
The investigation into this case is ongoing.
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