The Yorkshire Ripper is dead – and instead of his photo on the front page we see the photo of the victims. People are making an effort not to glorify the killer but to remember the victims.
Recently the BBC had to withdraw an advert that talked about the rise and fall of Oscar Pistorius because it talked about him and failed to mention Reeva Steenkamp – the woman he killed. Was that too hard? There certainly was a lot more to his life than just the murder. But not mentioning her name does seem off.
I just wondered where we are going with this concept.
I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more
At least he mentions her name. There is something about art that makes it right for it to explore the unacceptable side of human nature. I hope we never end up censoring Tom.