# Dead Baby Pictures on e-mail?!?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 2, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024 "2003-04-02T19:07:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bomzaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/1 "2003-04-02T19:07:11Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/2 "2003-04-02T21:07:14Z")
It was a coworker who sent it out? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/3 "2003-04-03T04:50:36Z")
There’s gotta be something you can do to can this putz. Especially if you still have the e-mail. IT guy at work? E-mail his ISP? ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/4 "2003-04-03T19:52:00Z")
What sucks further is that you know at least one or two people, probably more, who received it have sent it on to others. Just great… Bomzaway, did they dismiss the sender? ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/5 "2003-04-03T20:03:28Z")
What do you get when you email people pictures of dead babies? ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/6 "2003-04-03T21:18:13Z")
A bunch of disgusted former friends? ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/7 "2003-04-04T01:12:23Z")
Kind of a let down for a punchline, though, isn’t it? This is the most preposterous chain email I’ve ever heard of, and thank god I haven’t received it. Yeesh. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/8 "2003-04-04T01:19:53Z")
So you are saying this originated at your company from this one schmuck who won’t be working there tomorrow? ---
**Author:** ![Wyld\_Stallyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Wyld\_Stallyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyld_Stallyn)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/9 "2003-04-04T01:22:00Z")
Ummmmm, anyone for some dead baby jokes? They’re incredibly gross and tasteless, but sort of funny also. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-baby-pictures-on-e-mail/166024/10 "2003-04-04T01:23:21Z")
Nah, I’ll pass.