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of an axe murderer  In the olden days - like, before 1994 -
whenever members of the public had the misfortune of appearing
on the news - usually on account of being either of the
participants in a murder or some other crime or misdemeanour -
the photos were often scrappy, Polaroid-esque shots that looked
like they were taken at a dimly lit Fondue party one night in
1978 and which had since been used exclusively as coasters for
overfilled coffee cups.  In somewhat stark contrast with
n-megapixel, perfectly posed Facebook avatar shots that only
show our best, most pouty-est, pensive sides. Or, if you're not
the pouty, pensive sort; the crazy beer swilling, crazy axe-
murderer psychopath side.  Just because we all own an average of
8.4* cameras each, 36%** of which are with us at all times.  So,
now when you have the misfortune of having your head lopped off
by some angry miscreant, the news watching public now get to see
your moody posed pre-decapi