U.S. agency (FEMA) blocks photos of New Orleans dead

[elehhhhna]

Tue Sep 6, 2005 8:56 PM ET


NEW ORLEANS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. government agency leading the rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina said on Tuesday it does not want the news media to take photographs of the dead as they are recovered from the flooded New Orleans area.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, heavily criticized for its slow response to the devastation caused by the hurricane, rejected requests from journalists to accompany rescue boats as they went out to search for storm victims.

An agency spokeswoman said space was needed on the rescue boats and that "the recovery of the victims is being treated with dignity and the utmost respect."

"We have requested that no photographs of the deceased be made by the media," the spokeswoman said in an e-mailed response to a Reuters inquiry.

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[lse7581011]

1. Goes Right Along With

No photos of the returning flag draped caskets!

[Lindsay]

2. Blocking things seems to be the only thing

FEMA is any good at.

[Chico Man]

5. FEMA should to look into the birth control market (nt)

[wakeme2008]

3. does the words FAT CHANCE sound right. nt

[quiet.american]

4. I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked. n/t

[whatever4]

6. Okay, this is insane bull shit

They can block photos from Iraq and say it's for the war effort.

But this wasn't a damned war. Least, not one we were informed of.

I guess we'll see how much juice FEMA has, see if they can pull this off.

COME ON big media, FIGHT THIS!!! Please

[Atman]

7. Dignity and utmost respect?

Having them stand chest-deep in sewage for five days while Bush picked his ass was somehow more dignified? Fuck these ghouls.

[mattclearing]

8. Dignity and respect, but no autopsies or identification. n/t

[Boo Boo]

9. Yeah, that's why they're doing it...

Out of respect.

:eyes:

[seemslikeadream]

10. Can't control everyone - warning graphic

http://www.terra.cl.nyud.net:8090/megagalerias/mg7175060905/mg8219060905/3.jpg

http://www.terra.cl.nyud.net:8090/megagalerias/mg7175060905/mg8219060905/2.jpg

Maybe the media should start showing some of these camp photos too

http://img.photobucket.com.nyud.net:8090/albums/v476/Valhall/090505_140.jpg

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread167902/pg1

[Wilber_Stool]

11. I think that they don't want people to know

that white folks died too. The impression I get from all of the reports is that only blacks died or only blacks refused to leave.

[elehhhhna]

12. kick for BA CENSORSHIP!