Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death of Sandra Bland

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The result was Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) --George Ho (talk) 22:16, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Death of Sandra Bland[edit]

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Conceding it has garnered some news coverage, article subject appears to be a run of the mill criminal case. It is tragic without doubt. But there is nothing exceptional here that is likely to have major ramifications and Wikipedia is not a newspaper. Further news coverage is not the sole determining factor when asserting notability for an event. Article fails WP:EVENT and WP:NOTNEWS. Ad Orientem (talk) 20:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawing nom When everyone is telling me I'm wrong, there is a pretty strong chance that I am. Suggest speedy close. -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:29, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: Significant news coverage and follow-on effects, including federal scrutiny. This isn't a run-of-the-mill procedural crime story when it's getting play on front pages for more than a week and sparking an investigation into possible wrongdoing on the part of law enforcement. -Kudzu1 (talk) 20:58, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Thanks for your comment. You have a point though I am still unconvinced this rings the WP:N bell. But if other editors start saying the same thing I will consider withdrawing the nom. On a side note and just as a friendly FYI, in AfD discussion the usual way !votes are registered is as Delete - Keep - Merge or Redirect. I am treating your !vote as a Keep. -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:04, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Significant news coverage, upcoming murder investigation, in tandem with the Black Lives Matter movement suggests this is permanently notable. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:02, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - This is a significant development regarding the Black Lives Matter social movement, which Bland was an activist in. If it was an isolated incident, I would say WP:NOTNEWS applies, but there's a bigger (and more notable) context here. Kaldari (talk) 21:11, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - This tragedy could end up being as notable as the Shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Shooting of Michael Brown, or the Death of Eric Garner, depending on what the investigation uncovers, and how the events play out. We should allow more time before considering it for deletion. CuriousEric 21:24, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - WP:NOTNEWS does not apply per the biggest context. Unless someone owns a magical ball and can see into the future.. I say wait. This is notable right now.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:54, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.