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Originally Posted by cashman
Can remember in the 60s, "Buddist Monks" were setting fire to themselves, a mention in the newspapers, a mention on the news, seemed to me twas all that was needed to "Get The Picture"  it is a different world n aint always fer the better. |
Aye, that was in Saigon - although someone did set themselves ablaze in '68 in Prague, when the Russkies rolled in. Jan Pallack was his name, if I remember correctly (dunno about the spelling).
The worse TV report I recall was again a piece from the Vietnam war, when a South Vietnamese police colonel started shouting and screaming at a VC suspect being held by one of his men. The camera was about 5ft away when the colonel whipped out his pistol and blew VC's brains out. It was all captured on black and white film and shown on British news. I really don't think we'd see that today, although I know that lots of recent film is held by the BBC/ITV etc of people being shot dead, blown up etc,