"endless, 24/7 reruns of the image of the planes hitting the towers"

2 words...

Challenger disaster...

They did exactly the same thing then... The overall effect it has on me is to desensitise the images, which is a good idea in my book... Get people to the point where they CAN look at the disaster without losing all control...

Otherwise, it's just another way the terrorists win...

It may sound callous of me to say it, but it's the truth...

For most, life goes on...