re: #205 Justanotherhuman

It’s not just Stormfront, it’s those who view crime scene photos for the titillation if provides as well. Voyeuristic, even. Such photos are viewed regularly by LE, attorneys, juries, etc. as a case wends itself through the legal system.

You start off here talking about titillation, but then wind up talking about legitimate law enforcement viewing, so I’m kind of lost as to the point of this bit.

A responsible person would take those photos to the appropriate authorities and report the crime, not just splash it all over the internet.

The photos of murders (and especially of lynchings) are normally taking place after the crime has been reported.

I think an important question does comes up additionally: In viewing such material, do we actually become more informed or just desensitized?

This is a very difficult question to answer. But I’m unclear on what you’re actually proposing: That news outlets should refuse to carry pictures, for example, of crime scene photos shown in court? I personally think if more people had seen the pictures of Trayvon Martin dead, and seen fewer pictures of bloodied Zimmerman, it would have engendered more sympathy for Trayvon. But I can’t prove this and I can’t think of any sociological test for this that isn’t massively unethical.