[yourbandsucks]

So your argument is that all the people spreading the news of that kid in HK being shot were surprised?

They didn't sound surprised to me. They sounded elated and fulfilled that they were right about the 'bad guys'.

News stories spread because people want to click them. Nobody wants to hear about Iraq, it's a bummer and a reminder that they probably supported it.

The other, though? Tell me how bad they are!

[yorwba]

Nobody wants to hear about Iraq? Did you miss https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21140801 ?

[yourbandsucks]

Yeah, that's my point. That's actually the only place I saw it reported. I checked the WP, NYT and Fox News that day after seeing it here. Nothing. Maybe there was a story hidden in the back that I couldn't find, of course.

Compare to the absolute deluge of HK stories across all media sources.