Another thing that occured to me is that the *perception* of the video and of the actions is often cultural. First of all until the early 1900s even in this country, not much value was placed on human life. In other countries, specifically third world countries, that is still the case. I know someone who was an aid worker in Liberia. When she came back she said that the current dictator had tortured and killed his predecessor in public. It was filmed and the video released to the public. Apparently it's on the shelves in stores everywhere there and people watch it all the time. And not just in Liberia but other countries in Africa and Asia.
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