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Recently, Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's, photo was displayed on screen during a Disney-themed Bop to the Top tour concert. During the portion of the concert, which took place at the MGM Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 13, the attendees erupted in cheers and celebration.
As the same clip of the event went viral, it garnered the attention of the netizens This happened after Mangione was accused of shooting Thompson in Manhattan on December 4. After a McDonald's employee in Altoona, Pennsylvania, reportedly recognized his face and informed the authorities, he was arrested.
Meanwhile, once the concert video went viral, people took to platforms like Reddit and X to react to the same thing. Most users were offended as one Reddit user alleged that people are just “treating this guy like a meme.”
Other netizens also preached to the choir. Some X users said under @rawsalerts’s post that it's dystopian, while others said that it's “disgusting” and they are allegedly “instigating violence.”
“Dude.. this is so dystopia,” one user wrote.
“Future is not looking very bright if there is no longer objective right and wrong,” wrote another X user.
“This is disgusting,” commented another one.
“The line between instigating violence and free speech has disgustingly merged,” said another one.
On the other hand, other people tried to defend the attendees' actions as well. One even criticized the health care system and its alleged “denial of coverage.”
“They was cheering when they showed his mugshot… They were probably cheering because that meant he was captured,” one X user wrote, trying to justify the reaction.
“What’s shocking is how many people have died because of United Healthcare’s denial of coverage. Something needs to be done for the American people,” wrote another X user.
Netizens cheered as Disney concert Bop to the Top displayed Luigi Mangione’s photo during the event
After one of the DJs at the Disney-themed concert performed in front of pictures of Luigi Mangione, the event went viral. The audience also applauded when pictures of Mangione appeared on the screen during a scene in Hannah Montana's He Could Be the One. The DJ then remarked:
“You gotta give the people what they want,”.
Since then, Bop to the Top has shared the video on social media to advertise their upcoming tour dates. While promoting this particular event, they wrote a caption that read:
“Disney Channel Night x Luigi coming to your city this holiday season!!”
The Disney event happened after Mangione was taken into custody due to the alleged murder. Following the arrest, police found that he allegedly had a U.S. passport, four fake identification cards, a ghost gun with a silencer, and a scribbled manifesto that included quotes from Ted Kaczynski's Unabomber.
Following this, Luigi Mangione was initially charged locally with using false identities and illegally carrying guns. Additionally, he was later charged with second-degree murder and other allegations by New York officials.
Then, that same day, Mangione appeared in court with a lawyer. Meanwhile, as per Reuters’ December 12 report, GoFundMe, the online fundraiser, received tons of donations for Luigi Mangione’s legal defense after his arrest, along with encouraging comments.
According to Newsweek’s December 13 report, the fundraiser has raised over $75,000. The description of the fundraiser reads:
“We are not here to celebrate violence, but we do believe in the constitutional right of fair legal representation.”
Nevertheless, on December 14, the platform removed Luigi Mangione's fundraiser, as fundraising for the legal defense of violent crimes is prohibited by GoFundMe's terms of service. However, after that, another platform, GiveSendGo picked it up.
Meanwhile, Luigi Mangione was refused bail and is now being imprisoned at Huntingdon State Correctional Institution. On the other hand, the concert authorities haven’t said anything yet. However, it should be noted that Disney has no connection with the event, hence, the company has kept mum about the whole thing.
