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[VaeVictis]

I can't hold my tongue anymore.
If it was all fake, I wouldn't say anything.
That doesn't excuse it from displaying images of real mutilations and deaths. Why should we be like news crews and completely dismiss empathy and humanity because other people do it (let's also remember that news media has to go through a few layers of red tape and privacy statements to use said images)? Can't you be critical of your own thoughts? Allowing these images and videos online perpetuates the culture of whipping out your camera when someone is in serious danger. And we created a phenomenon where people distance themselves so much from these that they no longer view them as actually happening to real people. Those people are someone's family. Those people had lives of their own and it's NOT up to YOU to decide what their worth is.
Someone lights their room on fire in an attempted suicide attempt? Yeah, there couldn't be a bigger problem going on here other than 'stupidity'. There couldn't POSSIBLY be an issue that actually needs to be called out (y' know, like someone needing psychological help or something?). Where is your empathy? Your sense of compassion?
People post that stuff for their own benefit, not thinking about anyone but themselves. How sick do you have to be?
Oh, I'm too sensitive? Yeah, silly me for being too sensitive to actual mutilated bodies. Guess I haven't been thoroughly desensitized. People losing their lives to entertain you (are we really better than the Romans?)I saw the thread ONCE thinking that'd it'd be fake. But nope, people need REAL stuff to entertain them.
Makes me wonder if I were ever in serious danger, and people here were the only ones that could save me, how many would take pictures and videos to boost their internet popularity and how many would actually help.
The rules may protect what you post, but they don't protect you from people expressing their disgust.
Freedom of speech protects you from government intervention, not from people disagreeing with you on the internet and big bad mods from deleting controversial stuff. I'm a bit baffled that people need it written down that that stuff is all kinds of messed up, and I'm not just talking about the media itself.