Personally I believe they filmed it and took pictures cause they're stupid. (and had a definate lack of leadership).
IMHO: Bragging rights, trophies & stupidity.
".....What would have been the incentive for the perpetraitors to film all of this?......"
Here's what I wrote on another Thread when someone asked a similar question..................
Quick story: Many years ago at my place of employment we all got together for a batchelor party for one of our co-workers at another co-workers house. Someone had the bright idea of spicing the evening up by hiring a stripper. I won't go into the gory details except to say everyone got quite drunk and had a GREAT time!!!! During all this someone else had a camera and took pictures to document all the FUN everyone was having.
The next day at work some of the pictures were passed around to show other co-workers just what they had missed out on. A few had the stripper being fondled in a VERY compromising position by a married co-worker. The embarassed man ran around desperately (once he found out what all his co-workers were whooping-it-up about) trying to round up all the prints and asked for the negatives.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1130453/posts?page=373#373
I'm getting the impression that what's been unearthed is a ring of perverts. One of the guards (Cpl. Graner) has a history of domestic abuse. One of the female soldiers (Pvt. English) was his girlfriend and pregnant by him. Another (Sgt. Frederick) was a prison guard in real life -- which proves nothing by itself, but is suggestive, given subsequent events.
Interestingly, the perps that we know something of (and their families) all seem to be hard core Democrats, with a goodly reserve of hatred toward the Commander-in-Chief.
It may be a coincidence. But wouldn't it be interesting if all these perverts proved to be Democrats...???
My question too... A camera records the side that is being filmed but does not record the motivation of the filmer. We are only seeing the one side. And worse, we are crucifying one while ignoring the other.......
Perhaps these photos were taken so that the prisoners could be confronted with the photos later on. They would be told that unless they told what they knew the pictures would be displayed around their home town. I imagine the fear and shame this would provoke could loosen a lot of tongues.