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[TheMan]

Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ believed to have died by suicide, source says | CNN

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-trained math professor who unleashed a deadly bombing campaign from a shack in rural Montana and became known as the “Unabomber,” has died, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was 81.

www.cnn.com

A tortured (literally?) genius who channeled his energies into killing others has passed away. I had no idea he was that old actually.


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Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ believed to have died by suicide, source says | CNN

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-trained math professor who unleashed a deadly bombing campaign from a shack in rural Montana and became known as the “Unabomber,” has died, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was 81.

www.cnn.com

looks like it was a suicide

 

[eddie4]

I thought this guy was already dead. Well, I guess now he is.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Rest in hell

 

[Dr.Morris79]

A shame the people he killed never had a chance to get to that age.

 

[Burning Blade]

Dude was an MK Ultra victim and made some remarkably apt points about the future and technology. However, what he did was beyond fucked up. Hopefully his victims families get some closure in his death.

 

[ManaByte]

“RIP King” was trending on Twitter because zoomers are idiots.

 

[SJRB]

“RIP King” was trending on Twitter because zoomers are idiots.

lmao, no way

 

[The Fartist]

The CIA made him into what he became. I hope the victim's families can find some closure.

 

[LordCBH]

Good goddamn riddance. An absolute genius who could’ve done something productive instead of killing people.

 

[Toons]

Was a smart guy with interesting concepts but no humane application of them and a seemingly narcissistic tendency and extreme anti social behavior and perspective.

What a waste of talent and ability to use it to harm innocent people.

 

[FunkMiller]

Only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.

 

[Winter John]

They’re mourning him here. Drinking a salute to the old nutjob. The thing is out here in Montana he wasn’t a fringe element. His views weren’t seen as extreme. His actions were, but there’s plenty of folks who would agree with all the shit in his manifesto. I could throw a rock down the street right now and probably hit 4 guys just like him.

 

[German Hops]

. . . And nothing of value was lost.

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

I’ve heard the word before but I don’t know the story at all and I too thought he was already dead.

 

[Trilobit]

I'll take this opportunity to recommend the show Manhunt from 2017. Extremely well made and exciting. Also has Sam Worthington with good acting for once.

 

[AlteredForms]

I thought this guy was already dead. Well, I guess now he is.

I was thinking the exact same thing as I'm pretty sure I read somewhere previously that he died. To me this is a case of an individual who had tremendous brilliance and threw it all away. I'm not even sure what his motivations were, did he want to bomb a couple people because they looked at him bad?

 

[Joshmyersbv]

The CIA made him into what he became. I hope the victim's families can find some closure.

They would have found it a lot sooner if he had just been executed.

 

[dorkimoe]

I'll take this opportunity to recommend the show Manhunt from 2017. Extremely well made and exciting. Also has Sam Worthington with good acting for once.

I will second this. its incredible. Second season about Olympic bombing is great too

 

[LordCBH]

I'll take this opportunity to recommend the show Manhunt from 2017. Extremely well made and exciting. Also has Sam Worthington with good acting for once.

Is it streaming on anything?

 

[The Fartist]

They would have found it a lot sooner if he had just been executed.

He plead guilty in exchange for life in prison instead of execution.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Good riddance.

 

[The Fartist]

A must watch

 

[Joshmyersbv]

He plead guilty in exchange for life in prison instead of execution.

That's what I don't understand, did they not have enough evidence to convict? I mean what information would he have had that would have benefited anybody? The fact the CIA had their dirty hands in this shows something was up.

 

[Winter John]

That's what I don't understand, did they not have enough evidence to convict? I mean what information would he have had that would have benefited anybody? The fact the CIA had their dirty hands in this shows something was up.

What you’re doing there is the same as the nutjobs do by assuming the C.I.A are some all powerful, all knowing organisation. The C.I.A were probably just happy to get the whole thing off their hands.

 

[Trilobit]

Is it streaming on anything?

I remember seeing it on Netflix in my country a few years ago. Either there or maybe Prime if you're an American.

 

[LordCBH]

I remember seeing it on Netflix in my country a few years ago. Either there or maybe Prime if you're an American.

If it’s Netflix I’ll probably watch it via other means since the password sharing thing started. I pay for too many services and I’ll not pay for Netflix too lol

 

[Joshmyersbv]

What you’re doing there is the same as the nutjobs do by assuming the C.I.A are some all powerful, all knowing organisation. The C.I.A were probably just happy to get the whole thing off their hands.

Well I'm not a nut job but let's not pretend the C.I.A isn't doing shady shit. Anyways the point being that the fact this man man was allowed to live until he was 81 is a grave injustice to the 3 people he killed and the 20 plus he injured.

 

[Winter John]

Well I'm not a nut job but let's not pretend the C.I.A isn't doing shady shit. Anyways the point being that the fact this man man was allowed to live until he was 81 is a grave injustice to the 3 people he killed and the 20 plus he injured.

Absolutely. I 100% agree the C.I.A gets up to shady shit on a daily basis. When it comes to Ted I figure they just wanted to get rid of him. It’s like I said. His views on technology aren’t so extreme out here. There’s plenty who agree with him.

 

[The Fartist]

Absolutely. I 100% agree the C.I.A gets up to shady shit on a daily basis. When it comes to Ted I figure they just wanted to get rid of him. It’s like I said. His views on technology aren’t so extreme out here. There’s plenty who agree with him.

Manson was also part of the MK ultra program

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Well I'm not a nut job but let's not pretend the C.I.A isn't doing shady shit. Anyways the point being that the fact this man man was allowed to live until he was 81 is a grave injustice to the 3 people he killed and the 20 plus he injured.

And yet the European Union and countless countries worldwide banned death sentence as inhumane and opposed to fundamental human rights nothing can erase, and they don’t seem to be smitten by the wrath of vengeful God. As in many things in life it’s the US that is an outlier here.

 

[ReBurn]

lmao, no way

Yes. Zoomers do tend to be idiots.

 

[Dev1lXYZ]

One of the “bogey men”of the 80’s and 90’s that made some waves in the news. When they caught him, he looked scarier than what anyone could have envisioned.