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I don't think that this is on the news because people believe that their deaths are more or less tragic than the deaths of those in war... it's the absurdity of the situation that makes it newsworthy.

If a lion eats a tribesman in the middle of the Serengeti, it's not newsworthy. If a lion eats a soccer mom in the middle of the supermarket, it's going to be all over friggin the news... not because of the social standing or the bank account of the victim, but because of the setting. No one expects Linda to get eaten while picking out her Pop-Tarts.

Deaths in Iraq are not as newsworthy because it is expected in wartime that there will be casualties. It doesn't make their deaths any less tragic, just less sensational.