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We removed a set of images from our post below, and replaced it with this:

WE GET LETTERS: please remove the photos The photos of people jumping are awful. Please, I agree with your point, but the images are just too, too disturbing. OUR RESPONSE: I shall remove the photos as you request. But first, I would like to say why they were put up. I consider those images to be the most powerful and terrifying of all from the day of the attack. Why? Because some people decided, in a matter of a half-hour or so, to kill themselves. What was going through their minds at the time must have been awful. And looking down and deciding to jump is frankly, something I cannot imagine. Because Bush decided to make political points out of dead bodies (though I read that the image in the ad was actually of actors and props made up to look like they were from Ground Zero), I decided to put the ultimate imagry of the pain and suffering with Bush's campaign theme (Steady leadership in times of change). I debated whether to put those images up, and consulted with a number of people on the subject. The feeling was that it was extremely strong, but justified in light of what Bush did with his ads. I apologize for causing upset with my readers, and will take down the images.

posted by Quiddity at 3/06/2004 11:09:00 AM