Christopher Mahan wrote:
On the whole discussion on pictures:
What about pictures of: Dead, bloody people (common on european TV) Drug paraphenalia Step by step bomb making Dangerous animals Deformed lifeforms from genetic experiments Injured people from combat (limbs tangled, guts spilled, heads disfigured) Medical pictures of diseased bodypart Election proceedings (hello PRC) War crimes (remember the photo of the US officer executing a vietnamese during the vietnam war?) Sexual acts, such as penetration, arousal, nipple clamps, bondage, etc. Domestic violence Aborted Foetuses
Of the ones you cited, I think the great majority should be included with "click here for a photo of [blah]", not inline in articles. I do not generally want to see a graphic picture of an aborted fetus even if I am reading an article on abortion; if I wish to do so, I am quite capable of clicking on the link to display the image. I see no benefit to forcing our readers to see images they may not wish to see based on a highly POV claim that they are "normal" images that they should not be offended by.
-Mark