This is isn't a slight against anything said, but the difference is the deliberate loss of life. Car accidents and illness are tragic for those involved. If someone died on the roads through extreme road rage, it'd be reported. What makes these things a talking point is that someone has actively made the decision to take someones life by force. I agree that we could save more lives by investing in curing of diseases and accident prevention, but it seems somewhat redundant in my eyes with nutters roaming around.
Or consider this; the total loss of life these past 2 weeks, how do we know the death toll wouldn't be 1000 times as big without the current investment?
Like I said, I'm not being argumentative with Strudul and StevoD, and agree its an interesting point. In my eyes though, counting death through life (sorry best way I could phrase it), is as similar as comparing MCR/London with soldiers on the battle field. Yes their death is a tragic loss, directly affecting nearest and dearest and they died fighting for our country. But they signed on to that way of life, in the same way a racing driver knows he might crash and die.
Does that make sense or am I rambling now?