08-21-2014, 02:47 PM
Where do you draw the line? Do we start publishing videos of traffic accidents with maimed victims in it just for the shock so people realize how dangerous driving is?
Most of the people that watch this video don't watch it because of the man that was murdered, or because of the message it conveys. They watch it for the same reason as they visit websites with this kind of content - they want to see it. You can perfectly well raise awareness for this without showing the act itself. I am willing to bet that a large percentage don't even know who the guy is. Honestly, can anybody tell his name without looking it up? It's James Foley, btw.
What the terrorists do here is instrumentalize the death of a person for their purpose. What people do that spread this kind of video is essentially the same. A man was killed in a bestial and gruesome manner. That is the message that should be spread.
Anyone that needs to see a video of a beheading to know what a beheading is is beyond help anyway.
Most of the people that watch this video don't watch it because of the man that was murdered, or because of the message it conveys. They watch it for the same reason as they visit websites with this kind of content - they want to see it. You can perfectly well raise awareness for this without showing the act itself. I am willing to bet that a large percentage don't even know who the guy is. Honestly, can anybody tell his name without looking it up? It's James Foley, btw.
What the terrorists do here is instrumentalize the death of a person for their purpose. What people do that spread this kind of video is essentially the same. A man was killed in a bestial and gruesome manner. That is the message that should be spread.
Anyone that needs to see a video of a beheading to know what a beheading is is beyond help anyway.
I don't need luck, I have ammo.