AP withdraws photos in row over gun pointing at senator's head

[octoberlib]

Photographs of a Republican presidential candidate have supposedly “stirred outrage” in the States because they are said to have “editorialised the gun violence issue”.

The shoot-from-the-lip pro-guns Texas senator Ted Cruz was pictured by the Associated Press photographer Charlie Neibergall while speaking at a “celebrate the 2nd amendment” event at a shooting range in Iowa at the weekend.

Conservatives immediately turned on the news agency, which released a statement saying the five photos it issued “were not intended to portray Senator Cruz in a negative light”.

After “consideration”, said the statement, “we have decided to remove those photos from further licensing through AP Images”.


http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/24/ap-withdraws-photos-in-row-over-a-gun-pointing-at-a-senators-head

[onehandle]

1. Oh Canada

[virtualobserver]

2. Gun Photo Control- The Conservative form of Gun Control n/t

[octoberlib]

3. +1

[leveymg]

4. The photo would've been more accurate shot from slightly above.

That open mouth . . .

[hobbit709]

5. too late. It's now out there with the Palin turkey video.

[SunSeeker]

6. The AP did not photoshop him in front of that gun poster.

He stood there of his own free will. He went to that gun range to pander to gun humpers. The reporting and photos were accurate. Fuck him.

[octoberlib]

8. Couldn't agree more. I see nothing wrong with the photo.

[Kalidurga]

7. Oh, so now they don't like guns.

[KittyWampus]

9. But Senator Graham can skeet shoot and call the targets "Bernie Sanders"

and face no repercussions?

[Sunlei]

10. uneven 'cover the grey' $400 hair style & spends $800 to fire bullets at a piece of paper.

America can't afford these big spenders.