tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post4768830925567688162..comments2024-01-04T09:58:13.356-05:00Comments on Persuasive Authorities: Covering the Cost of WarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post-75515810715505599812009-12-08T23:07:31.641-05:002009-12-08T23:07:31.641-05:00Good post, Adam. I missed this announcement, and ...Good post, Adam. I missed this announcement, and I'm glad to learn of it. Like you, I think lifting the ban, but requiring family approval seems appropriate.<br /><br />I certainly have expertise to address Greta's comment about an implicit criticism of the rules of evidence as they pertain to potentially prejudicial information. I wonder, though, if such rules of evidence - which are, no doubt, necessary in a court - are out of place when applied to public discourse. I tend to think that as much information as possible should be made available to citizens, and then it is up to them, collectively and individually, to sort through it.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131425614294077209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post-62492941778969326902009-11-02T15:51:16.643-05:002009-11-02T15:51:16.643-05:00Great post. Aside from the concerns about privacy ...Great post. Aside from the concerns about privacy (as well as possible First Amendment worries), one rationale for banning photographs of war coffins is similar to excluding certain evidence in court because of its possible prejudicial effect. Jury members are not allowed to see or hear evidence when the prejudicial effect of the evidence is deemed to outweigh its probative value. Both of these rules have justifications that are not only rooted in assumptions about human psychology but also reflect our beliefs about how choices about these matters should be made. <br /><br />Your post implicitly criticizes the belief. I don't necessarily disagree with your criticism, but the reasons for your objections should be made more clear, especially since there is a myriad of ways to publicize the costs of war, including using figures, statistical data, or publication of the names and the pictures of the dead.Greta Gaohttp://lawandeducation.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com