Should We Watch the ISIS Video of the Jordanian Pilot?

We can't hide this from the world. This incident has gone too far, and the soldiers of this country are or should be outraged. This level of cruelty and fear cannot be left unchallenged, forget political agendas.

The people who need to see it will see it. The people that don't, won't. If you've never seen anyone die in reality, you might want to. If you have PTSD from 'Nam, for the love of everything holy, don't watch it. You've already seen enough. Just an analogy though. Broad strokes here.

Yes, it should be shown and watched by all. It portrays the evils and views of those out there who appose other ways of life. Just as we showed and watch the video footage of 9/11 as many jump to their death this should also be shown in its context. Those who wish to deny its existence or refuse to show it are but nieve in nature as this is the world we currently live in.

As a human being Im both appalled and curious by the whole thing. Truth be told I've seen a few pics circulating the Internet and I'm not sure I could stomach watching the whole thing.
That said maybe we should watch it. Maybe if enough people saw what was happening enough people would pressure the powers that be to do more than negotiate. As a basic human being im disgusted we've not done more to stop these acts.
I will make mention of Nazi concentration camps and the fact that many believed it wasn't happening or refused to. If they had seen what was really happening I feel as though people would have done more to eradicate the problem. If we don't see what is in front of us and what the problem is ....eradicating it is going to be much harder and people will not believe its a real threat.

Just my opinion

I don't think anyone should view any video of a horrific death if not absolutely necessary, and I apply that equally to graphic simulations of such deaths such as in video games.

Now, I know that comment will inflame many, and some will attack my manhood, but I have come to this conclusion after many years of hands-on experience with some pretty grotesque deaths. Sure, my profile shows my military career flying a desk, and I'll be the first to say that I never personally saw a combat death when I was in the AOR. However, before my military career, in my off-duty hours during that entire career, and now in my post-retirement career, I have been in a variety of emergency services positions. During the past 35 years, I have had to provide emergency medical care and/or bag up the remains of those burned to death, shot, stabbed, slashed, hanged, crushed, electrocuted, drowned, sliced up by trains, beaten to death, mangled in vehicles, etc. I believe this body of work qualifies me to speak on this topic.

I think I may understand why many combat troops might suffer from PTSD. The sights and sounds and smells of such events should not be experienced by any person. Intentional voluntary exposure to atrocities such as those shown in the video in question serves no valid purpose other than to satisfy some perverse or morbid curiosity.

I'm far from politically correct, and I've had my big boy panties on for many years. I do not need to watch any video to be as enraged and furious at ISIS as I can possibly be. They are obviously barbaric.

I chose not to watch it. To each their own I guess but I have been aware of the evil that we will be facing here soon enough for years. We need to take a stand and put evil where it belongs.

It's complicated. It should be available for the public to view but not pushed across the airwaves for children to see. Decision makers and the military should see this as a reminder of why we do what we do. If someone falling in to either of those two categories chooses not to watch it, then fine. This needs to be recorded for history sake and seen by those who fight them to motivate you in to ensuring they never succeed. Being in the military is not just a paycheck, but a duty and this is a reminder of what we fight against.

Yes and no, I think that as military members and veterans, we should watch it. Get the fire burning, no disrespect to the Jordanian pilot, something to make us mad and my be reminded us that that could have been one of us. I don't think the average civilian should see it but I can't explain why I feel that way.

I think we as Americans should be given the choice to watch it. We have been handled with kid gloves and protected from everything including ourselves for so long that Americans are forgetting what they have and why it's important to vote and support our military. Aside from service members that have deployed to combat zones, America has no idea what the realities of the world are because the news only shows the fluff. America is long overdue for a wake up call so they are better prepared for the hard realities of hunting the enemy and gathering information.

I would like to add one other thing to my earlier response. When I was a police officer, the one thing I could not even for a mental picture of child abuse, but after seeing it first hand I was at least 500 times more compelled to help stop it, so maybe this could also be the response of people seeing first hand this type of brutality and terror.