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I'm not seeing that death date. And history shows that even traditional news outlets can be badly wrong in the immediate aftermath of a shooting. James Brady

I'm not seeing that death date. And history shows that even traditional news outlets can be badly wrong in the immediate aftermath of a shooting. James Brady didn't die in 1981 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brady#Shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brady#Shooting - even with "all major media outlets" (per Wikipedia) saying that he did.

cloudfudge 1y ago
Kirk's wikipedia page is currently abuzz with edits and reversions of those edits, many of which are pronouncing him dead.
- rkomorn 1y ago
  I'm convinced there are people whose first thought when someone dies is to race to update Wikipedia for some definition of clout. I find it weird, at best.
  - seivan 1y ago
    [dead]
  - FergusArgyll 1y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiJackal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiJackal
    - rkomorn 1y ago
      Makes sense!
    - rossant 1y ago
      TIL there's a term for this! I've always been quite troubled by this propensity some people have to be the first to report the death of someone famous.
rtaylorgarlock 1y ago
Watching the video of his shooting may change your perspective. I don't advise you do, though I'll absolutely confirm it would be miraculous to come back from something like what the video shows.
- hnpolicestate 1y ago
  It was an absolutely brutal video to watch. I agree. Even with the absolute best field first aid, EMS and surgical response, arterial bleeding I think has a 60% survival rate? Again, if everything goes perfectly, timed perfectly etc.
NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
>I'm not seeing that death date. Browsers don't show the page updating, easy to imagine that it's flickering on and off several times a minute at this point.