Dail Mail Sinks To New Depths...

[Gromit]

Warning: Graphic Content.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2628777/Dying-Europe-Body-illegal-immigrant-washes-Libyan-beach-fleeing-Africa-boat-sank-coast-Tripoli.html

Can ayone see any justification for this photograph?

And would they have used a picture if the victims were a young British couple rather than African immigrants?

[Purple_Popple]

That's the DM for you! Crass.

[Peter Pedant]

poor things RIP
same occurred in South Korea, no photies, as the unfortunates realised their doom

[sp1814]

Gromit

One of the reader responses is as follows:

"That's so not on to print these type of pictures. If they were the european victims of the Costa Concordia that sank a few months ago would you have shown these pictures too ? I don't think so. Every human deserves some dignity, especially in death; Shame on you."

Well said.

[andy-hughes]

It is appalling, and no, they wouldn't have printed the pics had the poor sould been white, or heaven forbid British.

The Mail knows its readership well, it glorifies in tragedies like this, and then on its from page, it has a large picture of George Clooney'f fiancee. the reason for the lady being 'newsworthy'? She's returning to work!

It beggars belief.

[jno]

I agree.

[chrissa1]

Well it is not printed in my copy of the paper today.

Methinks these sort of things are actively "searched out" on websites. I abhor it but, as I said, it doesn't appear in my copy today.

[retrocop]

Not a good choice of title for this thread Gromit!!!!

[Baldric]

Haven't seen it in the paper, did it only appear online?

Eiher way, not necessary!

[Baldric]

Either ^^^^!!

[Gromit]

Chrissa1

There was no actively searching out involved.

It is on the homepage of the Daily Mail's online edition - the most visited newspaper website in the world. There is a warning of Graphical Content AFTER you see the photo (in the caption).

http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Appalling to use that image in a so called family newspaper.

[Anngel123]

Read another paper...it's not rocket science!

[Sqad]

They are dead bodies........unknown to me or you......the function of the Newspapers is to sell papers and make a profit.

The Daily Mail succeeds.

No, sorry, the pictures do not affect or offend me in any way.

[Gromit]

^ ^

I do. Several. I post on them daily.

[ummmm]

I agree with Sqad, I don't find them offensive.

[chrissa1]

Again, Gromit. You have to scroll down and click on it to see the pictures. You don't have to. Unlike the actual paper where it would be in front of you, as you turned the pages.

[sp1814]

I don't think newspapers (or their online editions) should prinit pictures of dead people.

I know myself, this is because I'm squeamish, but other than that - it's just bad taste.

[anneasquith]

well, I just stopped watching.............I do wonder who gave these pics/video to the press. they are more despicable if cash was exchanged.

[Gromit]

Chrissa1

It is halfway down the homepage. The picture of the dead couple is dispayed and not behind any link like it ought to be. The warning appears in the caption to the photo.

It is not hidden it is in your face before you can decide to look at it or not.

[kvalidir]

You can look at this two ways- one is its crass and unseemly to display the photographs because had they perhaps made it to the UK the Daily Mail would have been the first people spearheading the witch hunt to deport them. The second way of looking at it is it might actually make some people think about the unkindness and hatred they sometimes visit against immigrants generally if they are starkly aware of the risks and sorrow that follows their flight from their homeland.
Personally I don't find them distasteful, I just find it horribly sad and it makes me very grateful that I have never had to suffer the way these people have.

[youngmafbog]

I wonder if you would have posted that if it had been your beloved Guardian.

Having said that I dont think that it should be shown on the front page of the site.