When I first saw the front page photo I was blown away that that photo would make the paper and knew there would be some backlash from the public, but then it hit me that as grotesque as the photo was, it needed to be shown and I will explain why.
We have a serious problem on this city right now and we hear about it on the news and for 10 seconds we feel sad, and then carry on with our day.
These photos have now put a face, not only on this tragedy, but on the growing violence on this city.
We have all seen photos of dead people in Rwanda and other countries and we don't bat an eyelash at it because we know that the world needs to learn of the devastation that occurs there
How is this any different? Because it is closer to here than Africa? No, we need these photos to remind us what is going on in our own community, so I tip my hat to David Mah for taking the photos and to the editor who knew that, (a) it would cause a stir, (b) it would sell papers (that's his job), and (c) we news to see first-hand the violence that is out there and what our kids are exposed to.
Tyler Foxcroft
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