The Boston Herald yesterday apologized for running explicit photos of an Emerson College student who was killed in the melee that followed the Red Sox' pennant victory. ``Yesterday, we ran two very graphic photos that angered and upset many in our community,'' Editorial Director Ken Chandler said. ``Our aim was to illustrate this terrible tragedy as comprehensively as possible and to prevent a repetition by portraying the harsh reality of what can happen when a crowd acts irresponsibly. ``It was never our intent to disrespect Victoria Snelgrove or her family,'' Chandler said. ``In retrospect, the images of this unusually ugly incident were too graphic. I apologize to the Snelgroves and the community at large.'' Snelgrove, who would have turned 22 next week, was a bystander in a crowd of thousands outside Fenway Park early Thursday when she was shot by one of several pepper balls fired by police to try to subdue fans throwing bottles and bricks. The Herald ran on its front and inside pages two photographs of her bloodied body splayed on Lansdowne Street, triggering scores of complaints.
An incredible upbeat mood enveloped the Hub over the Red Sox's victory, then this horrible tragedy, taking the life of a bystander, 21 year old Victoria Snelgrove, a journalism major at Emerson College, who was shot in the eye by a 'non-lethal projectile' fired by a cop. Was this ***hole aiming at the girl's face? |