MORE CONDEMNATION OF CARRADINE PICS

The Bangkok Post has published a column today that is critical of both Thai Rath's decision to publish the Carradine crime scene pictures and the state of Thai journalism. This follows a similar piece by The Nation, Thailand's only other English language daily newspaper, yesterday.
The piece by Outlook assistant editor Sanitsuda Ekachai is well argued. It points out the relative silence within the Thai media about the decision to publish but makes a few incorrect (in my view) statements.
She writes: "Admittedly, we still see gory pictures now and then in the papers but they are not as pervasive as before. Revealing the identity of the victims has also become rare." That is simply not true. Graphic pictures are the norm of Thai Rath and several other popular Thai language daily newspapers, and the identity of the victims, whilst often 'Photoshopped' is rarely in doubt when combined with the story. Even today Thai Rath has another dead body as its lead story.
Equally there is no discussion of some key points. Who took and leaked the original picture? Is the picture genuine? Who leaked the autopsy pics that have appeared in various places online? How much did Thai Rath pay for their original images?
You also have to also question why has it taken the better part of a week for these condemnations to start appearing, and in the case of The Bangkok Post why has it not come from the editor himself?

UPDATE: June 11, 2009: Thai Rath publishes details of a g-string found in Carradine's room. See HERE.