66yr old legal gun owner still holding 5yr old hostage , siege enters 5th day!

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"As siege in Alabama enters 5th day, authorities say little about talks with accused abductor
Authorities mum about talks with alleged abductor

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and JAY REEVES | ASSOCIATED PRESS | 10 minutes ago in US
             
As a police standoff with an Alabama man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker entered its fifth day, authorities were saying little except that their talks with the 65-year-old loner were continuing through a ventilation pipe."

http://www.newser.com/article/da46cndg1/as-siege-in-alabama-enters-5th-day-authorities-say-little-about-talks-with-accused-abductor.html

Out of interest how big is this story in the US media?  If was happening in UK, would be completely dominate the news ?

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if this was south america, they would of raided it on the first day, killed the 66yr old and the kid. They dont need the hassle.

[bigmc]

if this was south america, they would of raided it on the first day, killed the 66yr old and the kid. They dont need the hassle.

yes fuck democracy or human rights

why protect an innocent kid