Yesterday I was listening to Parliament Question Time in Australia, and they welcomed a visiting Congressman from Missouri, who was sitting in the gallery. The first 15 minutes were spent honouring two policemen from my state, who died in the line of duty on Monday, the Prime Minister, the leader of the opposition and the Police Minister all spoke about them, their families and their hobbies, and expressed their sorrow.
The deaths of these policemen made the national news, with live coverage and a live blog updating on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's website.
I'm genuinely curious how this would have appeared to the American Congressman. Would two policemen dying be mentioned in Congress? And would it be national news?