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Original poster

I don't want to see a man with blood on his hands

116 replies

CreatureRetorts · 22/05/2013 20:13

AIBU? Dreadful news about Woolwich killing. Front page of a news website has the picture of a man with bloody hands and weapons. The blood of the murdered man.

AIBU to not want to see this and have a choice? They could take it off the front page FFS

OP posts:
5318008 · 22/05/2013 20:20

sweetheart lots of us have turned off our teles and closed news tabs tonight

YANBU and have a hug, it's too horrible, that poor man, his family Sad

LynetteScavo · 22/05/2013 20:20

Which website?

Nothing like this on BBC.

WorraLiberty · 22/05/2013 20:21

I'm more shocked at the video footage on the ITV website to be honest

How awful for the victim's family.

Bumbolina · 22/05/2013 20:25

I saw people on fb talking about the bloke with the blood on his hands in the news. I will try my damnedest not to see it. The only person who deserves coverage is the poor man that has died, and that coverage should be dignified.
How dare these murderers be allowed air time.

Original poster
CreatureRetorts · 22/05/2013 20:26

I've turned it off. I hadn't seen the story until recently and went online as I do when making dinner and there it was.

I feel for the family and that poor man. Horrible.

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KittensoftPuppydog · 22/05/2013 20:27

Time to donate to Help for Heroes.

TheHerringScreams · 22/05/2013 20:28

On ITV? I've seen it.

What a horrific attack and what a terrible way to die Sad and so terrible for the families and friends. And the witnesses too.

SuperConfused · 22/05/2013 20:29

Not at all, I was so shocked; I turned on ITV and he was standing there, face not blurred out, spouting hate and covered in blood holding a knife. I don't understand why anyone is giving them the attention, its clearly what they wanted, surely its almost encouraging this to be spreading the message like they wanted. It was so visceral, I'm sure there are many people watching with family and friends in that barracks and they can't have informed everyone by the time it was broadcast. Really appalled and hope somehow they are pulled up on it but don't have any idea if it breaches broadcasting regulations or just basic human decency.

SisterMatic · 22/05/2013 20:36

I have seen the video of the man with the bloodied hands.
I wish I could unsee it.

Original poster
CreatureRetorts · 22/05/2013 20:37

I'm going to put in a complaint to the PCC. Disgraceful and lacking in sensitivity quite frankly.

OP posts:
HollyBerryBush · 22/05/2013 20:38

News should not be censored.

DameFanny · 22/05/2013 20:39

Yanbu. They were plugging video of the attack on the itv news on twitter, so I'm turning the TV on til the apprentice. His poor family.

DameFanny · 22/05/2013 20:39

Hollyberrybush - there's a big difference between freedom of speech and prurience.

WingDefence · 22/05/2013 20:40

It's now on the BBC website too - the last frame on the 'in pictures' bit if the story. Horrific and I'd rather not have seen it too :(

HollyBerryBush · 22/05/2013 20:46

No there isn't - you may act like an ostrich, I prefer to see the real thing. That way no lies are told.

WorraLiberty · 22/05/2013 20:46

News should not be censored but extremist nutters shouldn't be given an international platform to spout their venom.

If from now on they think they can get their 'message' across in this way, it's not improbable that there will be other similar attacks.

Mudwiggle · 22/05/2013 20:48

OP - I agree with you 100%. I went to the ITV site and the youtube video link was on there. Obviously I didn't click, but I could see the first frame of the video which was of the attacker with his hands covered in blood holding a cleaver. I cannot get the image out of my mind and all I can think about is how the soldiers family could possibly be coping with this coverage on top of already horrific events.

I have never done anything like this before, but will be complaining to ITV. Awful, awful 'journalism'.

piffpoff · 22/05/2013 20:48

No you are DNBU I came in to the living room just before Emmerdale to find my 9 yr old DS visibly upset saying he had just seem something awful on TV.
It's really not on to show that along with a body lying in the background, not at that time of night anywaySad Angry

everlong · 22/05/2013 20:49

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BridgetBidet · 22/05/2013 20:50

Hmmm, I think some people just want it suppressed because they don't want a negative image of a muslim out there rather than being genuinely upset by it.

piffpoff · 22/05/2013 20:51

And Hollyberrybush news does need to be censored when its on at times that children may be viewing.

piffpoff · 22/05/2013 20:53

Bridgetbidet

Biscuit
HollyBerryBush · 22/05/2013 20:53

Really? I grew up with watching bombings galore - cant say I've developed a syndrome because of it.

FWIW - I've spent the past hour on FB slating every paintshop knocked up picture demadning the deportation of anyone who cant trace Aryan heritage back 20 generations.

kneejerk, and then there are the hysterical

Gigondas · 22/05/2013 20:55

There was a warning on news I saw- turn off if dont like it but I don't think should censor it.

carabos · 22/05/2013 20:58

Telegraph is reporting that the victims body was shielded by two or three unarmed women who got between the attacker and the victim to prevent them continuing to hack at him after he had died. They held firm in the face of armed and dangerous men for the 20 minutes it took for armed police to come and shoot them.