Victims of war
Against my own personal judgement, I watched the video of Nick Berg. I feel terrible about watching it and really wish I would have just listened to inner Jenn in the first place.
When we watch movies, violence doesn't seem to bother us. Hey, the more killing and bloodshed the better, right? It doesn't bug us because we know it's fake. We know those actors are just that, and the gore is prop. So bring it on, right? Then you see the reality of it on the news every single day. You see Nick Berg, a 26 year old civilian die brutally by being beheaded, his screams cut off by a knife shredding the flesh of his neck as he drowns in his own blood. A real knife. Real screams. Real blood. And suddenly, it all changes. I feel bad about watching that video, because I violated this man's privacy. The last precious moments of his life have been viewed by thousands of people now, myself included. People who don't know this man from adam, people like me who just wanted to watch a man get his head cut off because I'm too curious to pass it up. I'm also scared to death of what I might see knowing full well the chance of my wishing I'd never layed eyes on it would be all I would wish for the second I hit “Stop”. We are an animalistic species, and we all give in to it. But right now, I am truly ashamed of those of us who intruded where we did not belong. I am ashamed of myself.
I apologize, Mr. Berg. May God rest your soul.
May 17th, 2004 at 7:35 pm
Not that I want to watch, but out of curiosity I wanted to see if the internet was just booming with all the sites displaying it. I've spent 45minutes and I still can't find a site to even view it. Maybe they've cleaned up the internet? Shouldn't be at the fingertips of everyone, or maybe I just don't know where to look for that trash. Maybe it's for my own good!
May 18th, 2004 at 8:20 am
The media should never of even told the public that it was out there for viewing in the first place. What a disgrace to him and his family.
May 18th, 2004 at 5:17 pm
If it's at all consoling to you, you violated no such thing. The militants who performed the execution are the violators, here. You are no more guilty of violation than anyone who sees death happen.
Just thought I'd pop that in for what it's worth.