I read the article “Ten Years of Watching ‘Falling Man’”.

This article was mainly asking

the question, is it ethical to show or have pictures of the Falling Man to the public? Basically, the

‘Falling Man’ refers to pictures of people during the 9/11 terrorist attack that decided to jump out

of the twin towers as it was on fire, or in other words, death by suicide. These photos were taken

by photographers on the scene of the 9/11 attack. In the article, it stated that even though there

were many photos from that day that were very unsettling, the ‘Falling Man’ was the most

unsettling. Many people said that releasing those photos to the public was an invasion of privacy

to those who lost their lives from jumping out of the building. Others think it is important to

understand what happened that day and that the photos help us to remember those who died and

the tragedy that was 9/11.

After reading this article, I learned that these photos were very controversial, which I did

not know before. I was familiar with the photos, but I had no idea some people thought it was an

invasion of privacy. My opinion on this topic is that I think the photos should be able to be

shared with the public to truly show what happened that day and to explain the tragedy. Pictures

speak louder than words most of the time, therefore I do not think these photos are invading

people's privacy or dignity, I think it is explaining how awful 9/11 was and it is showing the

truth. I do not think we should hide the truth.