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Facebook, flag content, free speech, Henryville, Indiana, Midwest, natural disaster, opinion, storm, tornado, youtube
A devastating event this weekend was the severe storm system that spawned numerous tornadoes across the Midwest. One city was completely destroyed by a tornado leaving twelve Henryville, Indiana residents dead, including a fifteen month old child. The extent of this tragedy can be lost by those who, were luckily missed by the destruction; however, most individuals will be shocked by the devastation and many will offer what help they can, even from a distance.
I was shocked today when a friend of mine asked me to flag a video on YouYube in which the creator was celebrating the destruction of so many lives. I only had to watch less than eighteen seconds to become outraged at the insensitivity of whoever posted the disgusting video. Shortly after that, I was flagging the video and sharing my opinion with my friends on Facebook.
While I was not affected directly by this storm, I can understand the absolute destruction caused by the numerous tornados that ripped apart various cities, families, and lives. With a death toll of thirty-nine in total, I cannot fathom how someone could create such an awful video celebrating the destruction of life. It is, in my opinion, an awful example of humanity that someone could mock the deep pain of those harmed by this severe storm. I would urge you to flag the video as well, if you feel the same as I do, so that it can be removed from the Internet as a small way of supporting those people who had their lives ripped apart by the storms this past weekend. Those people had no choice in what happened to them, and there is no need for such a vulgar video to rejoice in their suffering.
This is the link for the video, so if you have a YouTube account and would like to flag this video for inappropriate content you may do so at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNZIUbTsKvQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I would like to clarify that I am in no way forcing anyone to flag this video as I chose to do. Someone on my Facebook page commentated that “Even those with poor taste deserve free speech.” I am not censoring the free speech of the video’s creator. I am using my own right to free speech in writing this post to share my opinion against the opinion of the video’s creator. With that in mind, it is now your turn to exercise your own right to free speech – whether you want flag this video as inappropriate or not. For me, this is a terrible video that makes an awful situation even worse for those people affected by the storm damage.
If you would like more information on the tornados across the midwest there is a lot of information from the Courier Journal site here: http://www.courier-journal.com/section/extras24