# Quote — Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons

> Dr. Walid’s theory was that the news media and their consumers unconsciously shied away from events that didn’t fall within the narrow band of their expectations. Shot by a jealous lover or stabbed by a body were narratives they could run with. Killed in an unspecified manner with no witnesses, no CCTV, and no obvious motive probably piqued their curiosity, but would it get clicks or sell papers? More importantly, would it fit the news agenda their organization worked to?

- Author: [Ben Aaronovitch](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch.md)
- Book: [Amongst Our Weapons](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/amongst-our-weapons.md)
- Page: 238
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/amongst-our-weapons/dr-walids-theory

## More from this book

> The trouble with turning a blind eye is that people often take the opportunity to punch you in the face.

p. 153 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/amongst-our-weapons/the-trouble-with.md)

> “Desperate people do desperate things,” said Spencer-Talbot. “Perhaps if we all did more to make things less desperate, then perhaps there would be less violence.”

p. 240 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/amongst-our-weapons/desperate-people-do-desperate.md)

> “This is a terrible work,” I said. “Why did you do it?”
>
> “The usual reasons,” said the Magister. “I told myself it was piety and duty to the Church, but a thousand years of contemplation will batter down the doors of one’s own delusions.”

p. 279 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ben-aaronovitch/amongst-our-weapons/this-is-a-terrible.md)