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September 9, 2015
by Autumn Robinson, MA, PhD Candidate

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Desensitization or Inspiration - What is the Effect of Viewing Graphic Photos?

September 9, 2015 09:35 by Autumn Robinson, MA, PhD Candidate  [About the Author]

violence
The images are searing and undeniably heart wrenching - three year old boy’s body washed up on a pristine beach. The boy could be sleeping, in that curled up limp way that toddlers are known to sleep wherever they find themselves exhausted. He doesn’t look to be gone, as if he might just wake up and rub his eyes at any moment, then scamper away to play. A police officer approaches, then scoops him up in the following image. [More]