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My point was that it won't help. Anyone who would "it wasn't that bad" when referring to the WTC or the Holocaust will not be swayed by a bunch of gory photos. The purpose of gore is to titilate or persuade someone against a manner of behavior (like the old drivers ed movies).

Where do we see the vast amount of gore? The entertainment industry.

My point was that it won't help. Anyone who would "it wasn't that bad" when referring to the WTC or the Holocaust will not be swayed by a bunch of gory photos. The purpose of gore is to titilate or persuade someone against a manner of behavior (like the old drivers ed movies).

You sound like one of those suckers that believe 'parental controls' in AOL actually work.

How many shitholes have you lived in during your life. Probably nothing more than the suburbs.

Where do we see the vast amount of gore? The entertainment industry.

But the real world is much tougher, guess you haven't seen much of it, huh?

Here is the long and the short of it: FReepmail me with links or tell me to FOAD.

My point was that it won't help. Anyone who would "it wasn't that bad" when referring to the WTC or the Holocaust will not be swayed by a bunch of gory photos.

It does help. That is why there are Holocaust museums- some people still deny THAT. While the real nazi-loving types won't be convinced, they will continue to spew their misinformation until others begin to doubt, too. Look how often people are taken in by misinformation- we see it on FR, many people who mean well but have nothing to refute the propaganda. I know, because when I was in college, there was a class in which students would insist that some things didn't happen, were overblown, or weren't 'too bad.' Most students sat by and said nothing, no rebuttals. The prof went back to his office and returned with a stack of slides. Needless to say, after seeing all those, the mood was considerable more somber. The doubters couldn't refute it all. He pounded it in until some even apologized.

There is a legitimate reason to protect families. I know the feeling since reporters had filmed my dad on a highway for TWENTY MINUTES, as he stumbled aimlessly around with massive burns from a terrible accident, until a policeman showed up to pour cool water on him and try to get him help while traffic was cleared. But I wasn't angry about the pictures- I was angry the reporters hadn't lifted a finger to help him... to them his accident was just a fortunate coincidence which let them get some dramatic clips of an injured man, a fire, and a smoking corpse.

We don't need to plaster identifiable photos around, but records should be kept, for a time when people doubt the enormity of this, too.

The politicians have gone down to the site to try to grasp the magnitude of what took place and to a man they said they couldn't comprehend it until they saw it, smelled it, breathed the dust, and were overwhelmed by it. They weren't sickos because they went to see it; and it was important that they did see it, to steel their resolve for what lies ahead. What lies ahead will not be easy. It will be impossible if the average person's will is worn down or allowed to slip into complacency again.