SmokeAndMirrors
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Should the horrific photos of Newtown victims be published?
Yes
Only if all the parents agree.
No
No. To what end would that be at all productive?
It is important to report this tragedy, and for the public to dialogue about it with the facts.
But what is the purpose of showing the gore? So the news organization can get some more page hits?
That's not journalism. That's just violence porn.
As soon as someone can give me some actual reason why publishing something like that is necessary, I'll roll it around. But right now, it seems like nothing but a ploy for publicity -- capitalizing on someone else's pain.