Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murder of Ronan Kerr

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The result was keep. joe decker ^{talk to me} 05:18, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Murder of Ronan Kerr

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Only notable for being killed by a booby-trap car bomb. Classic example of WP:BLP1E Mtking (talk) 05:17, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the article covers a notable incident, not an non-notable individual involved in a notable incident. jorgenev 05:44, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Northern Ireland-related deletion discussions. — —Tom Morris (talk) 06:36, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. — —Tom Morris (talk) 06:36, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. This article is about the event, not the person, so we need to consider WP:EVENT. And this murder received huge coverage in Northern Ireland at the time - at a time when both Protestant and Catholic parties were welcoming and encouraging the inclusion of Catholics in the police force, this received widespread condemnation. It attracted sustained coverage in the national media, there were Catholic protests against dissident republicans, and the First Minister attended the funeral of a Catholic (previous unheard of). There's no way this can be considered just another murder. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 07:47, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No indication of any lasting significance per WP:NOTNEWS POLICY Mtking (talk) 07:54, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Sectarian killings in Northern Ireland are (thankfully) fairly rare these days. This event was significant in terms of what it shows about dissident republican activity in an era of mainstream political progress, and in terms of the significant public reaction (as per Chris Neville-Smith above) which should probably be the thrust of the article. In short, this was a significant milestone in the development of 21st century Northern Ireland society. LukeSurl^{t c} 09:48, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Important event in 21st century Northern Ireland, massive coverage by both Irish and British newspapers and the bombing recieved wide-spread condemnation from all sides of the political spectrum. Who.was.phone (talk) 10:56, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - murders of police officers in Northern Ireland since the end of the 'Troubles' are rare, and as such almost automatically notable. The fact that this one was condemned by numerous figures including Prime Minister David Cameron and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lends support to that argument. In this case, BLP1E does not apply as this is not a biography, and NOTNEWS does not apply as it's not just a passing news story with no significance. As the article describes, this event did have lasting consequences: 'a Peace Rally was organised in Belfast by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, which was reported to have been attended by up to 7000 persons'. What more evidence of notability is required? Robofish (talk) 14:34, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 01:34, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - rare event.--BabbaQ (talk) 11:13, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Agree with all the keep arguments above. Hugely notable, perhaps enhanced even further by the victim's religion.--Shakehandsman (talk) 23:10, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Massive news coverage due to the rarity of terrorist murders of police officers in Northern Ireland since the official end of IRA operations. Had important ramifications for the province. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:52, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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