Biggest SHOCK of the day!

alphabassettgrrl · 09-08-2005, 06:14 PM

It's a fine line between respect for the dead and their living relatives, and censorship. It's true that nobody wants to find out Uncle Harry's dead by seeing his face on the evening news.

There's also a difference between showing distance shots of the dead, and showing an ultra-close-up.

I think they've actually done quite a job showing the scope of the disaster, even without seeing the fields of the dead. It's clear it's a nightmare down there.

What I do want to see is- people being fed. People being housed. People clearing the streets of debris and rebuilding the city. I'm sure we'll get there, just a matter of time.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-08-2005, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

It's a fine line between respect for the dead and their living relatives, and censorship.

No fine line here, as I see it. Big bold line that says no government agency should be dictating what can and can't be shown by the media. You may disagree with the media outlets' decission to show images you find objectionable, but that's their decission to make.

Name · 09-08-2005, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

No fine line here, as I see it. Big bold line that says no government agency should be dictating what can and can't be shown by the media. You may disagree with the media outlets' decission to show images you find objectionable, but that's their decission to make.

Unless of course they are caskets being drapped by an american flag coming back from Iraq.

Of course, even that is something that govt can't really stop from being printed, they can just deny access to the area's on the military bases where shots of those caskets can be taken.

€uroMeinke · 09-08-2005, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

No fine line here, as I see it. Big bold line that says no government agency should be dictating what can and can't be shown by the media. You may disagree with the media outlets' decission to show images you find objectionable, but that's their decission to make.

This may vary from state to state, but this might violate some privacy laws. I know my company is negotiating releasing historic photos some of which include dead bodies to a historical society and is spending a great deal of time securing releases to do so.

Do you think I should be allowed to publish your name, social security number, and address if I found it in a public place?

09-08-2005, 06:14 PM	#1
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	It's a fine line between respect for the dead and their living relatives, and censorship. It's true that nobody wants to find out Uncle Harry's dead by seeing his face on the evening news. There's also a difference between showing distance shots of the dead, and showing an ultra-close-up. I think they've actually done quite a job showing the scope of the disaster, even without seeing the fields of the dead. It's clear it's a nightmare down there. What I do want to see is- people being fed. People being housed. People clearing the streets of debris and rebuilding the city. I'm sure we'll get there, just a matter of time. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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