Image of child crying at border wins World Press Photo award

[sheshe2]

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/image-of-child-crying-at-border-wins-world-press-photo-award

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A photograph of a Honduran toddler crying as a U.S. Border Patrol officer pats down the child’s mother in Texas was named as the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year at a ceremony Thursday evening.

Getty Images photographer John Moore’s winning image shows 2-year-old Yanela Sanchez and her mother, Sandra Sanchez, after they were taken into custody last June 12, and it fueled debate about tough Trump administration policies that included separating families detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.

[Shaddox]

1. I know that pic and think of my kids - and the rage I feel when I see this

[sheshe2]

2. I don't blame you, shaddox.

Little baby girl is terrified and traumatized.

Hugs to you and yours.

[angstlessk]

3. An honest response to the trump policy.

Cruel and unusual.

[marble falls]

4. If that kid had only not resisted arrest ...

<insert extreme sarcasm icon here>

How do these ICE agents sleep at night? How do they look at heir own children at night with no twinge of guilt? How do they stop the sound of these totally freaked children from their minds? What do they do with their conscience when they learn of the kid who die in custody?

[sheshe2]

8. I don't know, marble falls.

I don't have the answers because what they are doing daily is beyond my comprehension. From trump on down, they are soulless.

……………………..


Good to see you, marble falls.

[marble falls]

10. Good to be seen, sheshe! Still just a little bit anesthetic goofy but feeling fine otherwise.

[sheshe2]

12. You are one of the good ones.

You don't sound goofy at all.

[marble falls]

13. If I am any good at all, its because of everyone here who inspire me to try to live up ...

to higher standards. Thank you for setting some high bars for me to reach for. I'm better for it!

[AllyCat]

15. Just watched The Zookeepers Wife and thought of this photo

And the whole line of horror that Tre45son has visited on innocent people. My teenage son said “ this doesn’t happen anymore, right?” I reminded him of the protests we we attended this summer and he was really upset.

As for the ICE people? Don’t go to their FB page. They and their supporters have NO QUALMS about what they are doing.

[marble falls]

16. I am amazed that as bad I knew he was going to be, he is so much worse than I though possible.

[AllyCat]

19. He surrounded himself with additional layers of horrible

And that has made it worse, IMO.

[marble falls]

29. Its the working definition of "basket of deplorables". Wonder where I heard that one before?

[brer cat]

5. That picture will be the trump legacy.

[sheshe2]

6. Yes, brer.

His inhumanity to the children. I don't know anyone that can look at that picture and not weep. I am grateful that I do not know a single one.

[AllyCat]

20. And his horrid wife who wore a jacket that said

“I don’t care” to go visit these traumatized little ones

[sheshe2]

21. That too.

Cold hearted. Ice cold.

[JoeOtterbein]

7. Great news for John Moore, a great photojournalist and thanks to

you for posting sheshe2. Always good to see you fighting the good fight!

[sheshe2]

11. Hey Joe, thanks.

John Moore's image will live with us all forever.


Here is the Time cover as well.




I really don't have any words these days. I am in shock.

[JoeOtterbein]

14. Wow! I've seen this before but it seems more powerful after today.

I know it hurts. But when the candle is close to burning so low it may burn your hand, is when the light surrounded by darkness shines the brightest.

One of my favorite journalists (other than my daughter Holly Otterbein of course!) is Nellie Bly. She willing went under-cover directly into the darkness to expose the horrors of being imprisoned for supposed mental illness.

Your willingness to keep the light on the evils of today here in DU is important for us all to see.

[sheshe2]

17. I have read your posts from your daughter.

I can understand why she is your favorite, Joe. Kudos.

Speaking of Nellie Bly. There was a special on TV about her recently. I knew about her...yet didn't know the depth of what she did. She near died for exposing the truth. It was made for TV, yet powerful in the telling.

Thanks.

[JoeOtterbein]

18. Thanks again for your work. And thanks for telling me about the TV special on Nellie Bly.

I'm going to see if the too-expensive talk-into-remote cable-TV-thing can find it in the morning. I'll let you know if it works!

And thanks once again for your kind words about Holly!

[sheshe2]

23. It was lifetime.

I read some reviews...not so good.

However not bad, IMHO. Will grab the book when I have time.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8318648/reviews

Judith Light and Christina Ricci were great.

[True Blue American]

26. I just signed up for Lifetime

To let me know when it is on. Just Google Nelly Bly.

Thanks for this info.

[Hekate]

9. I can still hear that little boy sobbing for his daddy...

Jesus, what have we become?

[Liberal In Texas]

22. This peroid of our history is going to be so shameful.

The jerks who are doing this will be remembered with Heydrich, Himmler, Goring, Bormann, and of course, Hitler.

I don't believe in Hell. But if there is one. They all belong there.

[sheshe2]

24. Thank you for speaking the absolute truth, LIT.

They will certainly be remembered forever.

[True Blue American]

27. I just finished

A book by Andrew M. Greeley about WW 2, the attempted assassination of Hitler, the downfall and horror that took place. Written by the perspective of an Irish Ambassador. Ireland was neutral in the war. Irish Linen is the name of the book. It is a series of Nuala Anne books.

A mixture of fact and fiction.

Also while cleaning I came across my pictures of a Concentration camp taken with a Brownie camera by a 19 year old who helped liberate them.

He stayed in German houses, they shared what little they had with him and his fellow Soldiers, so happy they were there.

[ck4829]

25. K&R

[llmart]

28. This picture will remain with me forever.

I wept and still weep every time I see it. I have a 3 year old granddaughter and those little red shoes are what made me cry. I just remember how proud my little granddaughter was when she got new shoes.

I remember posting on DU that I cannot and will never understand how anyone could work at a job that separates children from their parents and that if I had that sort of job, I would live under a bridge before I would follow those orders. I just could never do it. And yet there were actually women working in jobs like that also.

Photos are a powerful thing. Historically they have helped to turn the tide against inhumanity. Is this still true in America today? I'm not sure any longer. We have too many distractions and are a nation who cannot focus on any one thing for any length of time.

I'm glad that there are still people here on DU who care.