Americans Tired of Abuse Photos

ASSOCIATED PRESS via Las Vegas Sun ^ | May 29, 2004 | MARTHA IRVINE

[Verginius Rufus]

Page 16 must be a page of honor for The New York Times...that's where they finally ran a story about Juanita Broaddrick's story of how she was raped by Bill Clinton when he was attorney general of Arkansas (the article was mostly an attack on her credibility).

1% of the humiliation for the prisoners was when the abuse actually happened...99% has been from the media publicity.

[backtothestreets]

I'm sure tired of the photos. Crimes were committed, and the suspects will be given fair trials.  Know what bothers me more then the photos?

Who gave permission for these soldiers to bring cameras into the prison in the first place?

All military prisons are secure facilities.  Cameras, and all recording devices are not allowed in secure military facilities without written permission.  Most everyone has a minimum "Top Secret" security clearance.  Punish those responsible for the prison abuses, and those that compromised security with the use of cameras.

[alnick]

The idea that they would take polls on the coverage of this topic in itself is bizarre. If it's news, report it. It it's old news, drop it. What's the point of checking public opinion about it? (Rhetorical question)

[Sloth]

26-year-old graduate student in sociology

Thank you, AP. Finally, at last I have the answer to the question that's been haunting me ever since the abuse photos went public -- what do sociology grad students think about it?