Americans Object to War Images Online

[GreenPartyVoter]

NEW YORK (AP) - Half of Americans object to the online availability of graphic war images, though millions have actively sought them out, a new study finds.

In a report released Thursday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project also found a major cultural divide: Men, Democrats and younger Americans were more likely to approve of having such images on the Web.

Television, newspapers and the Web sites of mainstream media outlets generally refrained from using the most graphic images of Iraqi prisoner abuses and the killings of Nicholas Berg and other Americans in Iraq.

But photos and even video could be readily found elsewhere - at anti-war sites, Web journals, the Drudge Report and discussion boards frequented by sympathizers of terror groups.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040709/D83NCEAG0.html

[Mari333]

1. discussion boards frequented by sympathizers of terror groups???

How about
People who demand to see the truth of what this maladjusted lying torturous vile snake infested lowlife piece of shit administration is doing to the world, to their own soldiers, and to Iraqi citizens..????
the only terror group I see is in charge of the White House right now.
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com

[sandnsea]

2. Internet users approve

Men approve. Democrats & Indpendents approve. I'd have headed this article "Mindless Conservatives Who Fear The Internet Disapprove of Images They've Never Seen".

And what the hell is this from MSNBC :
"We want our Web site to be a place where the mainstream news consumer can feel safer," he said.

This country is so fucked up.

Internet users approve of the images' availability by 47 percent to 44 percent, which is within the margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Only 29 percent of non-users approve having the photos, while 58 percent disapprove.

_Fifty-three percent of men approve, compared with 29 percent among women.

_Fifty-two percent of adults under 30 approve, while only 31 percent of those 50 or over do.

_Fifty-two percent of Democrats and 53 percent of independents were OK with having the images, compared with 42 percent of Republicans.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. MSNBC

"We want our Web site to be a place where the mainstream news consumer can feel safer," he said.

Yes. Safer. Saaaafe.. Saaaafe... mmmmm.
Repeat the mantra:
Kobe, Jacko, Laci, Ommm.. Kobe, Laci, Jacko, Ommm... Kobe, Laci, Jacko, Ommm...

Or, better yet, get one of those "sanitized for your protection" bands that they put over the toilet at the holiday inn, and wrap it around your head.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. *lol*

[sandnsea]

5. Oooh, make a graphic!!!!

That's hysterical. Or how about all the key players bending down with their heads stuck behind the MSNBC logo? "We ignore reality so you can feel safer!"

[Solly Mack]

6. People that object to war images need to stop supporting the war

If you can't deal with the reality of war then you shouldn't support it.

I don't want to hear it's a sensibility issue either. The pictures shouldn't offend your sensibilities if war itself doesn't.

War is death and maiming and destruction. You support war...... then look at what you support.

Pisses me off to no end when Bush supporters act as if it's the war images that are bad for the country and not the war itself.

[dArKeR]

7. Well said. What a bunch of disgusting Americans or a lying survey

Let's see each, 'object', member from this survey send their family member to die or be amputated in Iraq and then let's see what their position on the war is!


115F/46C in Nasiriyah. Do you know where Bush is murdering your children?

ALL citizens and ALL corporations who donate to Bush are immoral and will NEVER make it to Heaven. God does NOT accept ignorance as an excuse.

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[merh]

8. What did they go to FR and ask for their opinions?

Never saw anything on the internet asking me what I thought about this. Slanted polls - what a friggin lie and waste.

MSNBC - I can't wait until Faux turns on you and lets the world see what you are really made of you spineless, greedy, evil group of hate filled demon, liars.