If 164 deaths are insignificant, why the hell is the country so mesmerised by this sniper?
Hell, 9 shot dead in two weeks, is "insignificant" in the total shooting tally in this country in just the same way as you rationalize the WNV deaths.
Good point. If the nine sniper victims had died of something that occurs naturally throughout the world, then you might be able to make a case. In one case there is clear evidence that this is not "natural."