Sir, - Is it is really the job of The Irish Times to publish disturbing photographs so that it might save lives? If so, why not sponsor a free series of water safety posters all the time? Your readers representative's justification sounds remarkably similar to those people who parade visually offensive posters of aborted foetuses around Dublin.
When an editorial decision is made for news impact, it is counterproductive to a newspaper's credibility to present it as some kind of public safety announcement by proxy - after the fact. - Yours, etc.,
Breda Mackey, Camden Street, Dublin 8.