So up until 2014, there were a number of videos shown in the news and online of western (mainly US and UK) people being beheaded by the Taliban (as they were commonly termed then). Initially, they were shown to show how 'barbaric' 'Muslims' were.

However, that narrative changed with James Foley, where it was seen to be too distressing to have a white body shown in that way (it was seen as inhumane, disrespectful to his family etc) and there was a ban that came into place.

No such ban has happened for black bodies and that imo is because the inhumanity and disrespect of black bodies continues to be fine. I don't believe that we share the videos for the same reason. It's telling by who makes them. I rarely see a 2 person POV video.

The other view is always CCTV. CCTV which is lost, corrupted, or unable to make out the other people there and ultimately that never makes it to the courtroom. It's also telling that often shared images are not blurred out (as I have often seen with white people).

Content/trigger warnings are rare and very late after being shared on a global platform. When warnings are given, they're weak and often without context. Consider what you see after an episode of a TV show take EastEnders for example, there are dedicated (govt) sponsored numbers

... to call. Now consider what support is given after watching these videos. Where are the 'if you need someone to talk to' follow-ups? Instead, duelling it out in the DMs is what is on offer by (sometimes) well-meaning but wholly unqualified people and friends.

In essence, I do want these videos to exist, when they serve as data records, but that it's not connecting the dots for white people (vis a vis those in power) I am yet to be convinced that its not related to mass public sentiment seeing no reverence in our bodies or our plight.