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[–]HopeThatHalps 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

That's a shame. Hearing people scream for their lives has educational value. A lot of those survivors who grabbed a bag might feel guilt, not knowing it would cause people to die, and being able to see a video like this might inspire people who find themselves in similar circumstances to now screw around and waste time.

[–]shiv68 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I one hundred percent agree with you. Some sites seem to be oblivious to the educational aspects of a video like this. There are lessons to be learned and by censoring these lessons these sites could be potentially costing people their lives instead of saving them.

I have shown some videos to my kid as hard lessons on what not to do and what to do in certain situations.

[–]HopeThatHalps 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Visuals are powerful. If society as a whole didn't sensor violence, gun control and tough-on-crime laws would probably happen almost overnight, but because the consequences of guns and crime are contained to people's imaginations, they're never really felt. The news doesn't want to show it, and the viewers don't want to see. It's censored at both ends. What's important is that it be entertaining, not informative.