cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/159369

A law enforcement source told our sister station, ABC7 Eyewitness News in New York, that the suspect’s unmasked smile came as he flirted with the front desk clerk who checked him into the hostel, and encouraged him to drop the mask so she could see his smile. The suspect obliged, pulling his mask down long enough for the surveillance camera to capture his face.

  • Nougat
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    They are checking every dispute or contested denial of service brought against the company, as well as running down every threat made against the UnitedHealthcare CEO.

    That’s gonna take some time.

    • @[email protected]
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      I don’t know if the number was real but someone posted a picture that their denial rate was 32% whereas the lowest provider was 9%

      • mbfalzar
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        Their denial rate was 8% when Brian Thompson became CEO and jumped to 22.7% after one year of his leadership. 32% is believable after 3 years, especially if it’s true that the decision to train an LLM for the purpose of auto rejecting claims was his directive

        • Rhaedas
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          Why a LLM when an autoreply of “Denied” would work?

          • @[email protected]
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            195 days ago

            Presumably because the LLM can give a justification as well, rather than just a straight “no”. Doesn’t mean it’s a good justification but I’m sure they have metrics that say when it looks somewhat plausible that more people don’t challenge it.

    • @[email protected]
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      Isn’t it their policy to deny every claim to force an appeal? How many claims do they get in a day? Their investigation will never end.

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    i’m not remotely convinced they haven’t just grabbed footage of some rando with a hoodie and said “he’s the one!” so it looks like they’re actually getting somewhere

    that said, if i were cop, i’d be dropping my usual half-ass work ethic down to quarter-ass at most on this one

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        What could ever get anyone to think the shitass NYPD was ever doing more than 1/8 effort?

        They don’t hire for quality.

    • @[email protected]
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      Hmnnnnmnn what if cops on this one are also siding with the working class? Obviously they can’t come out and say it, but they can half ass the investigation

      • @[email protected]
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        The role of police is to divide, control and oppress the working class so they don’t revolt when the rich steal everything the working class has.

        Police fundamentally cannot side with the working class unless they quit their job and find a new career.

          • @[email protected]
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            The police union? Doubt it. They probably negotiated great insurance with the department, because the police union is the only one you can’t send the police to harass

      • Pandantic [they/them]
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        The point is they can’t look like they half assed the investigation or the corporate elites will come down on them.

  • @[email protected]
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    595 days ago

    Hah! I know that everybody’s got a price, and I can’t claim that I’d never turn over information about the guy.

    But I do know that my price would be one hell of a lot higher than $10,000, that’s for damn sure.

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        It isn’t necessary to have proper capabilities to perform actions as much as it is to have the perception to have the capabilities to perform the actions.

        For example. The door greeters at Walmart do not stop theft, they deter it merely by their presence.

        • @[email protected]
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          Gets really hard when you work with cops and realize how fucking stupid most of them are. Super fun.

    • The Bard in Green
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      You may be on to something here. Anyone want to ddos the NYPD tip line Make sure to share any useful information you may have with law enforcement.

  • shoulderoforion
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    hope dude had a plan to go to ground afterwards, with a flat somewhere stocked up, a bank account with funds for doordash, and amazon deliveries

    • kamenLady.
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      Options nowadays are pretty much tempting - just have to have a tight plan and go through with it.

      I hope he had it planned pretty much as you said and is now enjoying his memes while scrolling lemmy.