I think people flagged it as outside of "what is interesting to HN". My belief is that the shooting event itself should be flagged, but the knock-on impact of

I think people flagged it as outside of "what is interesting to HN". My belief is that the shooting event itself should be flagged, but the knock-on impact of the event in the tech world (how do Reddit executives and mods behave?) is absolutely an important point of conversation here. It is just as important as the ongoing drumbeat of accusations of Facebook manipulation of the newsfeed against conservative topics.