08-21-2014, 04:22 PM
(08-21-2014, 02:45 PM)Varanon link Wrote: Ignorant ? Do you think I am ignorant, or want to be ignorant ? Quite the contrary. I read about the Balkan war, I had friends there, I talked to a woman who saw her whole family being murdered.Varanon, I'm positive Phantom was referring himself, not to you.
I've seen people die, in front of my eyes, don't tell me about things that are disturbing to watch.
(08-21-2014, 02:47 PM)Alwarren link Wrote: 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 certainly yes, if it's going to save lives, than by all means, use it. Lives are more important than keeping people illusion of safety. There are already car accident awareness commercials that quite horrific but are highly effective.
(08-21-2014, 02:47 PM)Alwarren link Wrote: 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.Media policy should not be dictated by some douchebags.
(08-21-2014, 02:47 PM)Alwarren link Wrote: 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.There is a big difference between knowing that some shit happens and seeing it. The impact is hugely different. And if that impact is going to be what makes the difference between indifference and action, then I say shove it infront of people faces. For Heaven's sake, there are media campaigns to remove the execution video from the web. These people must be out of their senses - a colleague of theirs was beheaded, and they want to remove what most likely can have a tremendous contribution to governmental action induced by public opinion. We have to consider the greater good here.
Anyone that needs to see a video of a beheading to know what a beheading is is beyond help anyway.
The fewer men, the greater share of honor