Discussion for article #231713
Sick bastards. Good footage though, got the license plate and vehicle very clearly. So any potential exchange of vehicles caught elsewhere on surveillance cameras can be easier to trace, as well a possible rental agency for the car, and many other avenues of investigation. Huge aid for Law Enforcement.
And brave of the person to film it with all those bullets flying around!
Did not, will not watch.
Agreed, the discription was enough. No need to view it.
You made the right decision. I wish I had.
Our hearts go out to the families of the artists, editors, and policemen
slain in the senseless terrorist attack in Paris this morning. Why is this video being shown here?? does TPM have no respect for the family of the slain officer?
That’s fucking awful. OMG.
Editors do wrestle with this kind of thing. Personally I don’t think there’s an ironclad argument not to show it. It’s the reality of violence, as opposed to the inundation of imaginary violence in entertainment. They’re very different things, and not everyone realizes that.
It’s news, and there is a warning. Plus someone in France viewing this video elsewhere might recognize the car, etc. This is a huge investigative piece of evidence from the scene.
The dissemination of footage such as this (1) dehumanizes the victims; (2) does not deepen our understanding of what has occurred; (3) acts a huge morale booster for terrorists, whose marketing strategy is largely based on YouTube depictions of young men successfully committing acts of violence.
This was a grave misjudgment by TPM.
I respectfully disagree. The reality of violence can never be represented by film. It can only be experienced in real life.
He needed a steady cam. Blech.
This is a great piece:
I disagree. It humanizes the victims, and shows the monstrosity of the perpetrators in a way that written description doesn’t. But every person takes away something different.
This could make me re-think my objections to capital punishment.
I can only think of the police officer leaving his house for work in the morning, maybe with a spouse and children, not knowing the tragedy that would come out of nowhere.
I expect no different from savage beasts. There are dogs out there with more humanity in them than this trash.
“…as the officer turns with…” they finish him off with one shot.
You are an idiot and you are wrong.
The video isn’t “being shown”… It is made available… You don’t have to take the extra step and click on it to watch it…