Underprevileged

Is it legal nevertheless to mention moral, to display a picture of a young girl presumably a minor as a front page article in the Hindu? No matter what the law says Nazma is a victim of abuse and her identity should have been kept confidential. It is quite clear from the picture that Nazma is semi-conscious (or probably unconscious) and she would not have given her assent to being photographed in a hospital bed. In my eyes, the photo is unjust and immoral. It goes without saying that it violated her privacy.

I am also sure that the Hindu genuinely wanted to bring attention to her plight and not to hype media ratings which are practiced by some irresponsible media outlets. Even though a picture speaks 1000 words, I am unsure if the same would have happened to her if she hadn't been poor.

Check out http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/08/stories/2007020822010100.htm