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Ms. Toad

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9. They are showing two regularly.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 12:46 PM
Jan 2026

But showing a video of a person being killed is not an easy decision. The responsible stations viewed it repeatedly, verified it was actually a video of the events, wrestled with whether to show it at all - and decided it was important. But unless a different video shows something new, the harm of showing it outweighs the benefits of doing so.

The two they are showing fairly regularly show two different angles. The closer view from the driver's side (likely taken by the woman visible in the first video which started circulating on the internet), and the distant one from the front of the vehicle. The added perspective of the second makes the benefit outweigh the harms of repeatedly showing a woman's death.

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