Also: I'm starting to really hate the "I don't condone violence, but..." stuff.
Brian Thompson condoned violence every day of his professional life. Actively sought out violence, hired consultants to come up with ever-more creative and quasi-legal ways to do violence.
This violence was indifferent, focused, unrestrained, and targeted the most vulnerable people in the country. Who were *HIS CUSTOMERS*, mind you.
But it was *systemic*, and Americans are used to systems killing them.