Invasive Photos

For the first section of this blog about the photos of the suicide of Dwyer, I personally would not print any of them. I think that things like this are meant to remain within the family of the victim. Some things don't need to go public. However, if I had no choice and had to print one, I'd go with the first (1a). I chose this because it is the least invasive. Furthermore, children that may see this picture will not be scarred from this one unlike 4a. I feel that 1a captures what is going on without getting too invasive. But again, I probably wouldn't print any of them.

As for the second section, all 5 pictures seem very invasive and should be kept private for the sake of the family members of those involved. I can see some gray area, however, with the 5th picture because the woman's face was censored for her identity. However, you still have to take into consideration the identities of the others involved in that action. Perhaps it's something they are not proud of and maybe were too intoxicated at Mardi Gras to make a good judgement. I still think that these photos convey very personal moments and people do not need or want their grief hashed out for public eye. I do not see any circumstances to show the drowned boy and his family or the boy mourning his dog to the public. Furthermore, it's quite gruesome to show the slain worker to the public for fear a child would see it and not respond well.

If these photos were local, you'd run the risk that someone who knew the victim had to find out about his/her death in a photo, rather than an obituary or another proper way. That can cause a lot of turmoil in someone's life.

The one photo that gets me the most is the last one. Yes, her identity is concealed, but it is still an invasive picture that displays much of her body. Also, while what everyone else is doing is quite wrong and they should know better, they may not want their identities displayed in such a photo either. You have to think about everyone involved in the photo and how it would affect each life attached. You also need to think about how necessary it is for this photo to be printed for the sake of the public. Perhaps it is better to use words to describe what happened than just throwing it out there for every eye to gaze at.