Yes, Khashoggi's case is qualitatively different -- not just because he was killed, but because of who he was in life, the manner of his alleged murder, and the

Yes, Khashoggi's case is qualitatively different -- not just because he was killed, but because of who he was in life, the manner of his alleged murder, and the ensuing coverup. We can agree in theory, or ideally, that all deaths/murders should be equal in weight. But pragmatically, we only have a limited attention span to devote to a finite number of these tragedies. And the info and background around Khashoggi's case is substantially more accessible than people who have been covertly murdered. Of course famous people get more attention when things happen to them (not just death, but relationships, babies, job changes, etc) -- the nature of being famous is that more people know about you at all. But the parent commenter is wrong to believe that the attention and stories given to Khashoggi are simply about the event of his murder. Khashoggi was a journalist for one of the world's largest and most prestigious news organizations -- it shouldn't be a surprise that those newspeople are inclined to make a big deal of his death. And because his life involved being an outspoken critic of a particularly important world leader -- which unavoidably entangles other world leaders, such as President Trump -- the matters surrounding his death are going to continue draw worldwide attention.