But couldn't you say that about, say, 1,000 other articles/posts that were also posted on the internet today? My point is that this is not "special" in any way

But couldn't you say that about, say, 1,000 other articles/posts that were also posted on the internet today? My point is that this is not "special" in any way - it's a topic about crime which is, according to the guidelines, off-topic. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html