Did they really have to show that?

[johnjohn320]

MSNBC just decided to show photographs of a Crocodile with part of a Zoo worker's arm still in its mouth, complete with blood and tendons pouring out.

Did showing crystal clear, close-up photos of this carnage really add to the story? Sometimes I'd really just rather hear the info and leave the visuals to my imagination.

 

[jmdeathsquad]

Yes.

 

[judasmachine]

It's ratings, and yes there are millions out there that thrive on this stuff. Cable news is a train wreck none of us can turn away from.

 

[leftyman]

I bet it looks really good with HD.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: leftyman
I bet it looks really good with HD.

yeh, you can probably see the meat hanging off the stump end in a more realistic red color.

 

[Iron Woode]

note to self:

do not stick arm into crocodile's mouth with camera crews around.

 

[gwrober]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
note to self:

do not stick arm into crocodile's mouth evar.

fixed

 

[Ktulu]

Quit being such a baby, this is exactly what's wrong with this country, too many sissies.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: leftyman
I bet it looks really good with HD.

yeh, you can probably see the meat hanging off the stump end in a more realistic red color.

ROFLOL :laugh:

 

[thetxstang]

Originally posted by: Ktulu
Quit being such a baby, this is exactly what's wrong with this country, too many sissies.

PM for you.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

:camera::cameraIC OR BAN:camera::camera:

 

[SSP]

ugh... sounds nasty.










link?

 

[Amused]

"If it bleeds, it leads"

 

[Icepick]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
:camera::cameraIC OR BAN:camera::camera:

Seconded

Edit: NM. http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2033138&enterthread=y

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: Ktulu
Quit being such a baby, this is exactly what's wrong with this country, too many sissies.

:roll: Ok, there, tough guy. I suppose you're right. I don't particularly enjoy looking at severed arms, so clearly I'm exactly what's wrong with our nation today.

 

[imported_Baloo]

I don't condone censorship, I was very impressed with the photo. Most news cites think all people are whimps and can't handle such things. If I were a preschooler, I might feel differently, but that is not the case.

 

[sixone]

:music:

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who
Comes on at five
She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam
In her eye
Its interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

:music:

 

[hanoverphist]

i thought it was a cool picture. the hand being all cramped up into a fist was interesting too, i remember in faces of death the bear that tore up a dumbass that was feeding it and casually ran away with the forearm in its mouth, the hand was waving at the camera. i wonder why this one is clenched... or why that one was relaxed? im not sure which one is odd.

 

[novasatori]

"Hey man I'll help you get your arm back, I'll go hold it still you pull it out with your other arm"

 

[CKent]

:music: Vicariously I live while some vet's arm dies :musicl

 

[adagar121987]

I can only imagine how much getting your arm torn off by a crocodile must hurt.

And how glad the crocodile must be.

But I don't see a problem with showing the picture

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Dude, I'm forced to watch a lot of Spanish television and it's been like that for a long time. Showing extended shots of corpses.....action shots of murders.....all between 4:00 to 6:00 at night when families are watching.

 

[Leros]

Here's a better question. Why was that on the news? Some idiot got his arm bit off by a crocodile... great, but why is that national news?

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: Leros
Here's a better question. Why was that on the news? Some idiot got his arm bit off by a crocodile... great, but why is that national news?

For what it's worth, it was a vet, not just some random person who decided to fvck with a crocodile.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Leros
Here's a better question. Why was that on the news? Some idiot got his arm bit off by a crocodile... great, but why is that national news?

MSNBC reporters scour ATOT - the story was reposted several times here, so they figured that it definitely something that was newsworthy.