apples and oranges.
7 is not a trend. i bet if you do a detailed analysis of the seven, you’d find all sorts of circumstances that created an environment where these individuals coming to an untimely demise was not unexpected.
Death is bad news for anyone, don’t get me wrong. We shouldn’t cheer the death of any civilian. But some people’s choices put them into situations where it isn’t surprising.
I recall the old 70s movie (was it “Kentucky Fried Movie?” or “The Groove Tube”?) where the Evel Knievel type daredevil walked into the middle of a bunch of black thugs in the ghetto and screamed the N word. Then took off running...they chased after him. Expect to get pummeled if you do something stupid.
Kentucky Fried Movie. “Thrill Seekers!” I liked “Fist Full of Yen” myself.