Images you see at Free Republic aren't stored on the FR computers (which are called “servers”). Many, if not most, of the images at the Sodomite site usually are. (As in the case of this particular image, if you right click on it and see the "Properties", you'll see it's stored at the IMC).
http://sf.indymedia.org/uploads/1_shoot_officers.jpg Actually, on that thread there's a few wailing about it, how it makes them look bad. As if they can “fix” their image??? Applying Estee Lauder on lepers makes as much sense.
Here's the actual thread. Catch it until nessie decides to trash it.
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/03/1583064_comment.php#1589402 