If my son had died at Pulse, I'd release his photos. Before and after.

[elehhhhna]

Americans are desensitized.

[kimbutgar]

1. I always felt they should have released a picture of the Sandy Hook gun massacre

Better yet a big billboard across from the NRA headquarters with a picture of the carnage.

[JanMichael]

8. Agree 100 %. However the deniers will simply say it is Hollywood lies. nt

[brettdale]

9. Michael Moore got it right

If they had of released the photos of the sandy hook massacre, the Gun debate in the country
would be over.

People seem to think its like hollywood, just a bullet hole to the head with a trickle of
blood.

In reality a shotgun to the face, put it this way, theres a reason its a close casket.

Maybe do what those anti choice protesters do and carry placards around of gun shot victims.

[Orrex]

2. Well, two things.

1. With due respect, unless your son had died at Pulse, then your hypothetical plan doesn't carry much weight. We all like to announce the noble plan we'd have followed if only we'd been involved in this or that catastrophe.

2. If the families don't want to release before-and-after pics of their murdered loved ones, that's 100% fine with me.

"Desensitized" has much less to do with it than does respecting the families' wishes.

[elehhhhna]

3. My rage would be boundless, orryx, and you don't know what I'm capable of.

I didn't suggest THEY "should" do anything.

[Orrex]

18. Sure.

[tallahasseedem]

4. That would be their choice...

but given that one of the survivor interviews indicated that the murderer was blowing the victim's heads off, I'm not sure the families would want that out there.

[lunatica]

5. I wonder if I could muster up that much courage

I honestly don't know. My son died a couple of years ago, and I still can't talk about his death. I can talk about his life and memories I have, but the day he died is just too painful.

But then he wasn't massacred. Maybe I would feel differently if he was. Maybe I could rely on my rage to show the world. It's possible.

[elehhhhna]

6. I'm sorry for your loss.

[closeupready]

27. ...

[Brickbat]

7. That's pretty big talk around the unimaginable.

[elehhhhna]

11. And your point is...?

Those of us who have lost loved ones to gun violence don't find this "unimaginable".

[Brickbat]

13. My apologies; I didn't know you had lost someone to gun violence.

Do you have photos?

[elehhhhna]

15. No. He was 17. He shot himself. There were no photos. It was not a crime scene.

[Brickbat]

16. Do you think photos of him would help reduce suicides or the access to guns?

[elehhhhna]

19. Can you stay on topic please? We are talking about mass murder here.

Wtf is your problem?

[Brickbat]

22. I thought you were talking about photos of dead people.

[elehhhhna]

23. Context. Try to keep up.

[Brickbat]

25. But...doesn't your OP say that you think photos of dead people would make a difference?

[elehhhhna]

26. No.

[REP]

20. Photographs of Kurt Cobain after his suicide are available all over the 'net

I don't think it's prevented a suicide or access to a single gun.

I have never viewed the images. Besides the obvious, it seems inappropriate to view such a thing. Of anyone.

[lunatica]

28. hugs back at you

[Captain Stern]

10. Would it matter then? Desensitized is desensitized. People would view the photos, and move on. nt

[MisterP]

12. prepare to have a lot of InfoWars denizens say they're all just "crisis actors"

[RobertEarl]

14. Good point

As it is, we'll all just forget about it and end up sweeping it under the rug.

We are a people who live for images. An image of the massacred would be an ever present reminder that it can happen to anyone.

I had the most gruesome thought that the bodies of the perpetrators be strung up in public. Like I said, gruesome idea.

I do remember that images on the news, from Vietnam, helped remind everyone of what we were doing there.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

17. I agree.

Do like Emmett Till's mom did -- force the world to see the violence that had been done to their loved ones.

[Quackers]

21. My son's birthday is tomorrow

He died in my arms October 21, 2001. I have before and after photos. Anyone wanting to see his after death photos will find themselves in need of a surgeon to remove my foot from their ass. I have no time for people who want to get their kicks from seeing photos of dead children.

[elehhhhna]

24. I am sorry you lost your son.

This is not about satisfying someone's gore porn "kicks".