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JetsCrazey · 07-28-2008, 06:11 PM

All wars since the dawn of the 20th century have been a profit-making racket
There should never be media censorship in a time of war. If there is, it's only meant to further the racket.

doggin94it · 07-28-2008, 06:26 PM

[quote=The Paranoid Jet;2652078]I suppose that also introduces an interpretation problem - how do you define what is disrespectful.

Okay, I concede. Now I'm swung back to the "no censorship" side. But it's still close. I just can't get over how crushing it would be to see my wife or son or daughter split apart six thousand miles away on the cover of a magazine. Hell, seeing that wedding photo of Ty Zeigler or whatever his name was was crushing enough for me and I never knew him.[/quote]

Yeah. I think what it comes down to is that the societal benefits of a free press outweigh the harm to any individual when the media uses its freedom in non-tortious but still hurtful and unwise ways.

Sort of like democracy - its the worst alternative, except for all the others

07-28-2008, 06:11 PM	#21
JetsCrazey All League Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,664	All wars since the dawn of the 20th century have been a profit-making racket There should never be media censorship in a time of war. If there is, it's only meant to further the racket.

07-28-2008, 06:26 PM	#22
doggin94it Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,425	[quote=The Paranoid Jet;2652078]I suppose that also introduces an interpretation problem - how do you define what is disrespectful. Okay, I concede. Now I'm swung back to the "no censorship" side. But it's still close. I just can't get over how crushing it would be to see my wife or son or daughter split apart six thousand miles away on the cover of a magazine. Hell, seeing that wedding photo of Ty Zeigler or whatever his name was was crushing enough for me and I never knew him.[/quote] Yeah. I think what it comes down to is that the societal benefits of a free press outweigh the harm to any individual when the media uses its freedom in non-tortious but still hurtful and unwise ways. Sort of like democracy - its the worst alternative, except for all the others