Two reasons. One is the obvious that sensational local crimes are a different kind of news than war news. The other is that this murder reflects on a number of social problems that are pressing.
Personally I care about both "Americans" and anyone else who dies violently.
And I thought my post was sort of.. Um.. Making the same point?
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Date: 2004-11-12 04:41 pm (UTC)Someone explain to me why we should care that another american killed someone.
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Date: 2004-11-12 05:01 pm (UTC)Personally I care about both "Americans" and anyone else who dies violently.
And I thought my post was sort of.. Um.. Making the same point?
Re: Someone...
Date: 2004-11-13 12:20 am (UTC)I, personally, am interested in the status of things like this, as "women" are being killed every day in non-wartime situations, "American" or not.