Our world is such a non-stop horror show of violence, greed, and NCIS spinoffs that the aforementioned hypothetical, grisly scenario isn't quite that far-fetched.
"Stop the horror!" one wrote.
The obvious question is how to stop the horror.
From a purely military perspective, Israel could intervene and stop the horror.
Celebrities also joined in condemning the hunt, with comedian Ricky Gervais calling for Twitter users to re-tweet the hashtag #tweet4taiji and actress Kirsty Alley tweeting: "HUNDREDS of DOLPHINS awaiting SLAUGHTER in #THECOVE... JAPAN, STOP THIS HORROR!!" Local fishermen defend the hunt as a centuries old local custom, but conservationists consider the hunt slaughter.
In 1965, after touring South Vietnam, Mr. McGovern declared himself "ready not merely to dissent, but to crusade -- to join peace marches, sign petitions, lecture across the nation, appear on television, to do whatever might persuade the Congress and the American people to stop the horror".
But will we be able to stop this horror soon enough as our populations increase?
The world must stop the horror and help the survivors.
"If I could have stopped that horror, I would have," he told the court.
The United States has become an absolutely terrifying country, and I would hope that I could participate in some way in stopping the horror and the brutality.
We cannot argue that images alone can stop the horrors of war and human cruelty, or dull the pain of natural disaster.
