Did You Watch the James Foley Beheading Video?

[wayfe]

Are you serious?

Yes. We're talking about watching it. This is not about condoning innocent murder and not about justified murder.

Why do people watch any of those? Or of arabs being blown to bits?

[ah]

I didn't watch this one, but I personally don't see the difference between watching this and watching Saddam Hussein's hanging.

so weird was just thinking about how much that had affected me as I was reading this...but I do see a big difference

[ChaimMoskowitz]

According to the poll we now have three sickos.

[wayfe]

Watching a murder in a movie is 10000000 times different than watching this beheading

In a movie, no matter how gory and no matter how much blood - it is all an act. No one dies in real life. It's fancy ketchup and rubber skin looking objects.

In a video like this - a human being is killed.

And? The guy doesn't die because you watched it. And he won't be saved if you don't watch it.

People watch any of this gore for the shock, the thrill factor.

Are you saying that it's better to get your "entertainment" for justified murder than from an innocent killing? I think that's is just as sick.

I prefer to get my share of "thrills" from an imagined, and well played out movie or elsewhere.

[Crazy tools]

Who watched the shooting of the tractor terrorist? I did and cringed when I saw it, but didn't have an effect on my sleep...
Now I understand that there he was a terrorist so I was happy that he died.
Not sure I would watch this video.... (filter would probably block it anyways.)

[ilherman]

Who watched the senetar (don't remember the name) who committed suicide in front of reporters during a press conference, after he was found guilty on bribery?

[Freddie]

R. Bud Dwyer?

[Achas Veachas]

If anyone really has an urge for some twisted reason to see it you can PM me

Well now that you put it that way...

[moko]

Reminds me of the famous quote; "Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."

you just summed up every Ali G interview.  though he's a comedian not an idiot

[ChaimMoskowitz]

R. Bud Dwyer?

.357 you know those "R's" love their guns.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

Who watched the senetar (don't remember the name) who committed suicide in front of reporters during a press conference, after he was found guilty on bribery?

R. Bud Dwyer?

.357 you know those "R's" love their guns.

Should we start a new poll? 

[ilherman]

R. Bud Dwyer?

Yeah.....

[Moshe123]

Watched more than once.

[meshugener]

According to the poll we now have three sickos.

Why don't you respect the opinion of others?

[meshugener]

Who watched the senetar (don't remember the name) who committed suicide in front of reporters during a press conference, after he was found guilty on bribery?

Just watched it for he first time.

For some reason I felt more shaken than watching the James Foley video.

[sky121]

I don't think having a curiosity of some sort to see it (or other gory or "bad" things) makes you a sicko. On the other hand if you enjoy watching it then that's another story.

That being sad, this is a  pretty extreme story and I don't recommend anyone watch it.

[meshugener]

I don't think having a curiosity of some sort to see it (or other gory or "bad" things) makes you a sicko. On the other hand if you enjoy watching it then that's another story.

That being sad, this is a  pretty extreme story and I don't recommend anyone watch it.

I don't think anyone here enjoys watching it.

[sky121]

I don't think anyone here enjoys watching it.

I would hope not. Those are sickos. Let's hope we don't have any of those around.

[ah]

you just summed up every Ali G interview.  though he's a comedian not an idiot

he's brilliant

[meshugener]

I would hope not. Those are sickos. Let's hope we don't have any of those around.

And even if we do have, we - the self-declared non-sickos - are expected to behave in a respectful manner towards them.