[Vedderman]

This teenage girl told her parents she was going out for a walk, but was found shortly thereafter by a passerby, hanging from a mango tree on the side of her house. The story alleges that the suicide was due to a recent break-up. Khmer is a tough-as-nails translation effort, so details aren't any more in-depth than what I have given. But I think they're accurate to this point. Obviously, her body has been cut down in these photos but still lies at the base of the tree where she died.

This case is also an interesting commentary towards a point that kellyhound and mort999 were discussing in another thread last week regarding the process for censoring photos and what criteria are used by various agencies when doing so. The discussion was a dialogue about whether they censored based on gender, age, level of gore, or presence of bodily fluids (urine specifically).

The images in this set came from four separate news sources. One of them censored nothing at all. One of them censored the girl's entire face, but did not censor the obvious urine stains on her pants. Another one censored her entire face in closeup. And the final one only censored her protruding tongue, which I have never actually seen before and I have no idea whatsoever why they would have done so.

Anyway, my only point with this is that there really isn't a lot of rhyme nor reason to the process. I have seen them censor everything from nudity to gore, to urine, to the entire image including nearby terrain, irrespective of age or gender.

[bando21]

those mangoes will have something extra

[gimlet]

Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me can watch for the moon
Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me make boolooloop soon

Underneath the moonlit sky
Me honey and I can sit hand in hand
Underneath the moonlit sky
Me honey and I can make fairyland

Mango, banana and tangerine
Sugar and ackee and cocoa bean
When we get marry we make them grow
And nine little chil' in a row

Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me can watch for the moon
Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me we plan marry soon

Mango, banana and tangerine
Sugar and ackee and cocoa bean
When we get marry we make them grow
And nine little chil' in a row

Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me can watch for the moon
Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me we plan marry soon
Underneath the mango tree
Underneath the mango tree
Underneath the mango tree
Underneath the mango tree

[Jere]

wango tango in the mango...

[Kelseecat65]

Is that mango tree growing in the house?

[sancatz22]

[Vedderman]

Originally Posted by Kelseecat65 ↗

Is that mango tree growing in the house?

Out on the back/side patio, I think.

[Selma]

Mmmm Mangos.

[Ladicius]

I think the only reasoning to the censorship can be attributed to the person doing the censoring. One might blur the face to show respect to the family. Another might blur the tongue as sticking out due to the thought that it implies suffering and to ease acceptance by the family or friends.

It could be that certain practices in countries or religions that showing a person's face post-death are forbidden or frowned upon as is the case here in the US.

[outbreakhc]

What a waste of life. To think, people are out there with a terminal illness begging for more chances at life.