Did British Papers Do the Right Thing, or Does the World Need to See the Islamic State’s ‘Violence Pornography’? | TheBlaze.com

Did British Papers Do the Right Thing, or Does the World Need to See the Islamic State’s ‘Violence Pornography’? | TheBlaze.com: Following the release of a video purporting to show the beheading of British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth recent on-camera execution of a Western hostage by Islamic State militants, several British newspapers have decided not to publish images from the latest video, stating they don’t want to award the extremist group a propaganda victory.

While the decision appears to be drawing support from some on social media, others argue there is an educational value in offering the public the opportunity to see firsthand the barbarity of the Islamist extremists, citing photographs the Nazis captured of their Jewish victims during the Holocaust.

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