Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:30:50 -0500

Excellent point.

B. D. 
"I have my own political views.  These have rarely been brought forth on
this List." 

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Patrick
Jelliffe
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:10 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy


How is photographing the returning dead from Iraq, (in caskets), any
different from televised eulogies of firefighters and police killed in
the line of duty, not uncommon in major metropolitan areas, (remember
post 9/11 NYC?)?  Much of the Gulf War II conflict has been televised,
and Italy has just conducted a state ceremony honoring their slain
soldiers killed in Iraq. If we choose to cause death and destruction, we
ought to be able to handle the outcome of those acts and deal with it.
I don't need to have the choice to see or not see made for me by media
conglomerates or the DOD.

Patrick
  

> > And the intention of the press in photographing
> these dead dudes is not to
> > "honor" them but to make a cheap political
> statement by photographing their
> > interment.  Shame on the photographers and
> journalists who would do so!

> Daniel
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