Amoral Parasites
AP (hereafter and forever called "Amoral Parasites" by me,) has just proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that they ARE amoral, and that they ARE parasites.
OED definition of amoral:having no moral sense; unconcerned with right or wrong
OED definition of parasite:an organism which lives in or on another organism and benefits at the other’s expense. 2 derogatory a person who lives off or exploits others.
The internet is abuzz today because AP chose to publish and broadcast a picture of a dead Marine. A bit of background. On August 14, AP photographer Julie Jacobson was embedded with US Marines in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when they came under attack. During the battle, Lance Cpl Joshua M Bernard was seriously wounded. He would later die from his wounds. Jacobson, although not in the thick of things, continued to document the events, and a photograph of Lance Cpl Bernard - mortally wounded as it unfolded - was included in a story which Amoral Parasites ran about the battle.
No matter that when approached by AP, Bernard's father, a former Marine himself, has asked on more than one occasion for them NOT to use that picture of his son. No matter that SecDef Robert Gates made a personal call to the President of AP asking him not to allow this photo to be used. All for nought, as AP ran it anyways....
You know there is more. Go read it here.
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