Why the Adam Toledo video is causing some news organizations to draw a line

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1. Sometimes, I wonder

Is it better to actually see this so that all can see how horrible these shootings are? Perhaps that would outrage people.

I know there have been discussions about this for the death penalty and even war. When you show people what actually happens, it turns their stomachs and makes them hate these things.

I will never forget the start of the Iraq War in March 2003. I was comparing US news reports (from NBC, for example) and the BBC. NBC was showing all sorts of smart weapons and cool jet fighters, giving a videogame feel to the war. The BBC, however, had a graphic on screen that, in part, showed a man with half his face blown off. It wasn't the feature, but it was clearly there on the screen, and it was horrifying.

I am not glorifying this, but I truly wonder if exposing the horrors of violence by showing the results is ultimately better. I do think most people would be horrified too. I saw a bit of the Adam Toledo video, and it is truly horrifying.

And maybe all these deaths captured on video won't be in vain if they cause people to change their minds about violence, guns, and war.