"When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives." ~ Robert A. Heinlein.

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[–]GENUINE 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'll admit I'm the same way too, sometimes. But it rubs me the wrong way when people don't admit it and instead put on some freedom of information activist gimmick, combined with "slippery slope" scenarios.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have intentionally avoided watching it because I'm not into gore or suffering. But since no one is complaining about that, like say beheading videos, especially of children, then is it fair to say it's not to graphically cringe-worthy?

[–]GENUINE 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've not watched it either, but beheading videos often have fewer victims and are more set up in a way to be presentable (for lack of a better word).

Given how many people describe the shooting as similar to a video game, I can't help but think back to the Modern Warfare 2 mission, called "No Russian", in which you're made to walk through the airport with others and gun down innocent civilians.