Beheadings: How did you feel?

[Togakure]

As I see it, it's the lack of viewer respect that's shameful, not that the vids are on the 'net. I try and imagine if it were my brother, or mother, who was victimized. Having the videos on the 'net could be a good thing, if it brought the atrocity to the attention of the (outraged) masses and inspired propaganda and/or action against the perpetrators. But when it becomes an item of entertainment for those who have little respect or concern for anything that doesn't affect them directly ... .

[Geoffrey S]

I saw them a while ago; I didn't like it, but the videos do take away the feeling of distance, they bring home the fact that behind the numbers real people are murdered. They certainly put any thought out of my mind that such actions are justifiable in any way, showed what's behind the numbers. Frankly such a thing is sickening, as is the glee of people I know when they hear of another setback or attack in Iraq at the cost of coalition troops, as if it's some kind of vindication.