re: #202 Ward Cleaver
At the time, it was out of respect for the dead, and their loved ones.
I put a more insidious motive to it. I think the media understands very well their ability to whip up emotion. As evidenced by the Rodney King video, which after being replayed endlessly for months, led to riots. They will whip the public up when it fits their goal. When it doesn’t they will make it go away.