Probably because it's deemed political? The topic policing on "controversial" issues is pretty intense. Or maybe because there's a snuff video on that page. For

Probably because it's deemed political? The topic policing on "controversial" issues is pretty intense. Or maybe because there's a snuff video on that page. For what it's worth, I actually saw that, read the article, watched the video, and upvoted it - and thought to myself "this will get killed if it gets traction". Looks like I was right. I do think it's on-topic, gruesome as it is - it's the intersection of technology and authority fraud prevention, in the context of flawed systems with fallible humans. Another topic that falls in this category is the debate about voting machines, frequently discussed on HN.