Thank you for the very thoughtful comment as well as your up-vote @irastra. :c)

Yes, every such violent and deadly event ripples throughout any given community - threatening to redefine the core of that which defines it.

I honestly had not noticed that female whistle-blowers are granted less protection or a greater degree of persecution within 'western' nations. That being said, I am sure that you have a few other cases in mind when you say so.

Of course, whether any given whistleblower requires protections will vary from case to case and the nature of the 'slighted' party is perhaps the most notable factor to be considered.

I personally think that any measures of protection should begin from before the act of whistle-blowing - but then again, not everybody is so inclined to peruse of such protections because of reasons unique to each of them. In truth this rabbit hole goes deeper than can be given due consideration in a comment - but it bears thinking about that the consequences of such tragedies tend to fan out far beyond the person, time and place.

Thanks again. :c)