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Demsrule86

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48. Again, no one should be forced to look at anything...this is a Republic not a dictatorship.

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NYT OpEd: Should We Be Forced to See Exactly What an AR-15 Does to a 10-Year-Old? [View all] SoonerPride May 2022 OP

If the parents want to give permission to release the photos, then no problem MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #1

I believe that if the parents approve, the pictures of those children should be released on every ratchiweenie Jun 2022 #47

For Cars They Use Sophisticated Crash Test Dummies To Determine Effects Of A Car Crash On Humans.... global1 May 2022 #2

That would be an impactful ad campaign C_U_L8R May 2022 #4

60 Minutes did a story on this. They had a tech gel brick that was the same density applegrove May 2022 #9

I saw the story. llmart Jun 2022 #34

Seems to me that... 2naSalit May 2022 #13

Aren't fetus photos paraded around by "pro-lifers" to influence opinion ? rickford66 May 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #11

Fetuses also medical waste..hence... LeftInTX Jun 2022 #24

Emmitt Till's mother chose to let the World see her dead son's body. rickford66 Jun 2022 #31

Yes, if they want to. It's their choice. LeftInTX Jun 2022 #52

That's all I meant. It would be the parent's decision. rickford66 Jun 2022 #55

Yes, and those morons at the presser relayerbob May 2022 #5

Yeah, like the Germans who had to grumpyduck May 2022 #7

I think the problem is, grumpyduck May 2022 #6

Or worse, wouldn't be emotionally impacted by them. n/t Whiskeytide Jun 2022 #46

If not the children, then show pictures of the empty classroom before it's cleaned . . . Journeyman May 2022 #8

Well Said, Sir The Magistrate May 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #12

Agreed MomInTheCrowd Jun 2022 #15

Excellent idea! KS Toronado Jun 2022 #22

Agreed. In vivid color. (nt) Paladin Jun 2022 #39

And perhaps a specific itemization of what has been removed, Ilsa Jun 2022 #40

They. Don't. Care. DiamondShark Jun 2022 #57

I wouldn't be against it if the parents wanted to do it but I don't think it would change any minds JI7 May 2022 #14

America is ALREADY on board dickthegrouch Jun 2022 #16

Anybody as old as me remember those crash films they showed you in drivers ed.? Cheezoholic Jun 2022 #17

I've heard about them, but never saw one. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #18

I remember them well. Grumpy Old Guy Jun 2022 #20

Yes LeftInTX Jun 2022 #25

I remember them. llmart Jun 2022 #35

Remember the balck & white films in shop class? People losing fingers, hands and Hotler Jun 2022 #43

During the Vietnam war every night we got to see the aftermath of someone getting killed...... turbinetree Jun 2022 #19

Emmet Till's mother insisted on an open casket. Grumpy Old Guy Jun 2022 #21

+1. dchill Jun 2022 #23

I was looking at deer killed from AR-15's LeftInTX Jun 2022 #26

They had to use DNA to identify some of the remains. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2022 #49

Well, this description of the slaughtered kids is enough for me... MissMillie Jun 2022 #27

Just hearing that gun in the background of a video a parent was filming callous taoboy Jun 2022 #29

I've avoided it. MissMillie Jun 2022 #30

That may be how you feel... llmart Jun 2022 #36

I was indeed speaking for myself MissMillie Jun 2022 #37

I think the author used the word "force" in a nuanced definition. llmart Jun 2022 #38

Well, I think that the people who need to see this stuff MissMillie Jun 2022 #41

Bad idea. DiamondShark Jun 2022 #59

My brother described graphic car crash photos shown during driver ed. callous taoboy Jun 2022 #28

No. It would change nothing. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #32

While I admire greatly what Emmett Till's mother did... SKKY Jun 2022 #33

It's up to the parents, but if the release it Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2022 #50

For sure, and if they do decide to have open caskets, I support them 100%.... SKKY Jun 2022 #51

No. WE don't need to see such carnage, but ... Novara Jun 2022 #42

Sadly, things might not change until a family member of a sitting repug (fascist) Hotler Jun 2022 #44

Scalise was and look at him LeftInTX Jun 2022 #53

It'd be the same as seeing pics of people shot by any gun Kaleva Jun 2022 #45

Again, no one should be forced to look at anything...this is a Republic not a dictatorship. Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #48

I don't think it would matter Buckeyeblue Jun 2022 #54

Yeah, you dont want to see that. DiamondShark Jun 2022 #56

Many people on DU couldn't handle reading a late night post by a DUer that had to see the remains Thtwudbeme Jun 2022 #58

yes- Playboy was called gross or something like that so they printed Vietnam photos demtenjeep Jun 2022 #60

The way this country is, there would be unintended consequences AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #61