"Photos of the dead in Syria may not be what we want to see, but it is what we must see. It is a rare glimpse into the generally heavily censored imagery of war. Without being exposed to images of such unimaginable atrocity, regardless of who committed it in the end, we will deny the realities of the civil war that is tearing apart the people in that country.
"It is only through being exposed to such images that there is at least a chance that we can actually show compassion, and display enough public outrage that can put pressure on our governments to act to help end this war."
Youtube has provided me with hours of video footage from Syria. I have seen people literally tortured to death on camera. I have seen men step on land mines and have their legs blown off and the aftermath of transporting him to the helicopter to air lift him out. I've seen rebels take bullets to the head and then slowly die right there on camera. Seeing things like that on the internet changes the way you see the world.