ARGGGHHH!! Some dumb fuck in Malaysia took it upon himself (let’s assume it’s a man) to send out 12 horrific pictures of dead Arabic babies. No explanation. No statements of protest against the war. Nothing but the pictures and a title of “please send to everyone in the world.”
And when I say horrific, I mean it. One baby is displayed at various angles; the entrance wound, the exit wound, close ups, etc. One picture shows a man holding a headless child, another shows a child shot dead in a car. I’m pretty jaded and thick skinned, so I actually opened all of them, for the sole purpose of seeing if there was some kind of point to all of it. Much to my dismay, the answer to that question was no.
Just dead babies.
This idiot sent this out to everyone in my company, which employs around 7000 people worldwide. In the cube next to me is an older Romanian woman that would have probably fainted at the sight of these pictures. Fortunately, I warned her against opening it (as well as numerous other people), but had I not acted, she would have been upset for days.
I have no problem with anyone being against this war. I’m not exactly a staunch supporter of it myself. But politics aside, sending something out so shocking, so disgusting, so horrifying, is reprehensible behavior. I don’t care how strongly you feel against this war, it’s still no excuse for sending out pictures of dead children.
I can only take comfort in knowing that this person will not be working here tomorrow.