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From: Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
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Subject: Re: might not even get a dime
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:58:14 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: Some absurd concept
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In misc.news.internet.discuss, Retrograde  <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:
> On 2024-12-11, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
>> Bizarre reason why McDonald's worker might not receive $60,000 reward
>> for identifying Luigi Mangione
> Interestingly, this article hit the front pages the first day, and was
> immediately - I mean immediately - replicated over every possible forum.
> Why, and by whom?  
> 
> It's such a strange article, has basically no facts. Just throws doubt
> on the payment.  Immediate, global saturation.  Who wanted this message
> spread?

I believe it is a stock story that just gets updated for each new high
profile "award for information given" case. I've seen several of these
over the years.

Why did this one get a lot of coverage? Maybe people at news orgs
(reading news) with sympathy for the shooter and ticked off about
someone helping the police with this case.

Elijah
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also saw jokes about how long the reward would last at a hospital