Why 1984 gunman has succeeded in avoiding identification in part by understanding how technology is used and what its limits are.

The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

When cameras are everywhere, a killer can adjust accordingly.

The gunman has succeeded in avoiding identification in part by understanding how technology is used and what its limits are. This killing raises the possibility that our surveillance network—an intricate web meant to enhance public safety and private security—has become so obvious and intrusive that criminal perpetrators can figure out how to dodge it. Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, hid in the Montana woods as he killed three people and injured more than 20 in a nationwide mail-bombing campaign from 1978 to 1995 in an effort to highlight the dangers of modern technology. Thompson’s killer seems to accept technology as a given. Electronic surveillance didn’t deter him from committing murder in public, and he seems to have carefully considered how others might respond to his actions.

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