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Post #223,509
by ben_tilly
9/7/05 5:48:54 PM
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New There is is a line...
between showing what happened and exploitation of people's misery.

Showing people grieving crosses that line IMO. How would you like to have footage of you grieving over your dead kids displayed in the national media?

By contrast showing unidentifiable corpses in the water creates an emotional impact without singling out individual families for national exposure. To me that is far less exploitive.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #223,511
by bionerd
9/7/05 5:59:41 PM
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New Well, I disagree
I would much rather have them show me grieving vs. having my kids bodies shown. Even if I was the only one who could identify them, I wouldnt want it. Even if there were unidentifiable, I would know they might be mine, and I wouldnt want it.

But thats just me.
     FEMA tries to block pictures from NO - (JayMehaffey) - (26) - Sept. 7, 2005, 11:23:46 AM EDT
         How would you like to be the next of kin... - (bepatient) - (23) - Sept. 7, 2005, 11:42:05 AM EDT
             As opposed to simply not knowing at all? - (JayMehaffey) - (3) - Sept. 7, 2005, 11:58:26 AM EDT
                 Remind me of that middle statement - (bepatient) - (2) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:10:04 PM EDT
                     I'm all for it. - (inthane-chan) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:12:51 PM EDT
                     The last is the most important. - (mmoffitt) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:17:52 PM EDT
             Plenty easy to shoot w/o identifying victims - (tuberculosis) - (17) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:37:00 AM EDT
                 And in many cases that has already been done - (bepatient) - (1) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:12:17 PM EDT
                     Me too - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:37:14 AM EDT
                 Doesnt matter - (bionerd) - (14) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:17:16 PM EDT
                     I think it is the motive for the directive at question. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:26:48 PM EDT
                         The problem is that - (bionerd) - (1) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:47:13 PM EDT
                             Nothing. If you don't value truth. - (mmoffitt) - Sept. 7, 2005, 01:01:24 PM EDT
                     Taking != releasing - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:37:33 AM EDT
                     It's the facts, though. - (pwhysall) - (9) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:39:37 PM EDT
                         Because it's "Un-American". -NT - (mmoffitt) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:44:48 PM EDT
                         Hey, I enjoy blood and gore as much as the next guy - (bionerd) - (7) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:55:02 PM EDT
                             Nah, the survivors can eat cake. - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Sept. 7, 2005, 01:02:41 PM EDT
                                 Well if mother Bush said so, it must be true! - (bionerd) - (2) - Sept. 7, 2005, 01:14:21 PM EDT
                                     What a great visual - (drewk) - Sept. 7, 2005, 01:20:13 PM EDT
                                     I think it's a sign of just how bad things have gotten. -NT - (inthane-chan) - Sept. 7, 2005, 03:39:19 PM EDT
                             There is is a line... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Sept. 7, 2005, 05:48:54 PM EDT
                                 Well, I disagree - (bionerd) - Sept. 7, 2005, 05:59:41 PM EDT
                             Re: Hey, I enjoy blood and gore as much as the next guy - (JayMehaffey) - Sept. 7, 2005, 11:59:29 PM EDT
             I'm with you on this one - (bionerd) - Sept. 7, 2005, 12:11:27 PM EDT
         They should take as many pictures as they can! - (CRConrad) - (1) - Sept. 8, 2005, 03:36:34 AM EDT
             Exactly - (jake123) - Sept. 8, 2005, 05:21:03 PM EDT

Well, as long as you can bottle it up I'm sure that's perfectly healthy.
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