New York CNN —After police found the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” printed on shell casings near the site where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down, merchandise bearing those words started to appear online.
The phrase might be linked to a 2010 book critiquing the health insurance industry titled, “Delay Deny Defend,” a common description of the industry’s tactics.
Those words appeared on a number of items on Amazon’s store, including hats, T-shirts and pint glasses.
The suspect in the case has garnered sympathy and online fandom partly because of people’s problems with the health insurance industry.
Commenters also shared a similar sentiment on Yelp, however Yelp turned off commenting on the McDonald’s location’s page.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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