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Taste, Censorship and Morality

Taste, Censorship and Morality

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Feb 18, 2012
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On Wednesday, the Bangkok Post carried a front page photograph of an alleged Iranian terrorist who, in a mishap, had ended up blowing both of his own legs off. It was a gruesome and bloody picture, and a controversial decision to put it on the front page. But it was the right decision.

And it reminded me of a photograph in the Singapore Straits Times tha…

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