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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 171 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Over 100 Americans have died from diabetes since this guy was shot. Where are the headlines for all of them? Does the fact that they were murdered by a system instead of an individual make their deaths less noteworthy?

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 36 points 2 weeks ago

Also, there's something like an average of 47 gun deaths per day (not sure if this site is including suicides, if it is then it's roughly half without it). But CEOs matter more than Average Joe.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean to be fair we're all here clicking on this one to cheer at the guy. News organizations are going to run stories that get them clicks. While we may consider his death important and noteworthy, none of us are going to click and read an article about how Joe Random died from his heart failure or diabetes.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe not, but we absolutely click on an article detailing just what the fuck e.g. the government is actually going to do about it.