It seems to me the "no snuff" rule didn't always make exceptions for videos that were "newsworthy", but I noticed yesterday that it certainly does now. Furthermore, it also seems to me that this makes the rule meaningless as no video can clearly be defined as snuff according to the definition we've got. After all, when exactly is murder not newsworthy?

It also sets an interesting precedent: what other rules can or will be ignored because of newsworthiness? Celebrity sex tapes should be siftable, now. Those are always all over the news.

Child pornography, too. We need to "get the word out" so the perpetrators can be caught. Rape videos should be accepted for the same reason.

Can I sift the Budd Dwyer suicide? That's not only newsworthy; it's also political and historical.

I hope the sarcasm doesn't blind you all to my point.