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Bayesian tragedy over reported

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sadabouti · 23/08/2024 16:59

AIBU to think that this tragedy is being vastly over reported simply because it involved very rich people? Why did it require live coverage or the effort to recover bodies on major news channels.

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muddyford · 23/08/2024 17:10

No more so than the youth who went missing somewhere (Canaries?) recently.

angeldelite · 23/08/2024 17:10

Yes it’s over reported because society does value rich white men more but also it’s been an exceptionally slow news week I guess.

HighlandCow78 · 23/08/2024 17:09

Anonym00se · 23/08/2024 17:07

16 migrants have drowned in the channel this year, but nobody notices because a blow up dinghy isn’t a posh boat.

Unfortunately a blow up dinghy, over its capacity with inexperienced pilots has obvious reason to easily sink. A mega yacht does not and investigations will be ongoing.

Hobbesmanc · 23/08/2024 17:08

It's a huge story. A unprecedented freak accident. Missing families. A water spout which I'd never heard off. Plus millions of people love Below Deck. So there's a fascination with super yachts, crew and charters. And it's august which is often a slow news month.

So sad for the families involved.

Anonym00se · 23/08/2024 17:07

16 migrants have drowned in the channel this year, but nobody notices because a blow up dinghy isn’t a posh boat.

Silver777 · 23/08/2024 17:05

Because it's of general interest, its potentially a manslaughter case & is an unusual scenario. I've not considered the finances of those involved , it's irrelevant , just terribly sad for the families involved as it would be if they had less money.🤷‍♀️

SummerSplashing · 23/08/2024 17:05

Is the BIG clue not in your question??

some of us have compassion and want to know if they've recovered the bodies of people in a catastrophe. Whether rich or poor.

I wanted to know if they'd recovered the bodies of her husband & daughter. That's the very least that woman needed in the circumstances.

HighlandCow78 · 23/08/2024 17:03

No. Such sudden sinking of one of the largest sailing yachts in the world is big news, It’s an unprecedented accident plus the high profile clients on board.

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