In any of those were the actual pictures of dead bodies shown with knives coming out of the body?
Mr. Friedman. Counselor, let me put it this way as far as the newspapers are concerned. We have the finest newspapers in the world. They enjoy freedom of the press as they should.
In our democratic countries they are uncensored, as they should be. | would say to you, Counselor, thai if anc when these newspapers are able te wet the scene of an actual crime,a Valentine massacre, a drown- img, come upon a dead body, that is the newspaper photographers ambition.
You know thatas wellasT. Is it right or wrong, Counselor, I don't know.
Mr. Beaser. I was ivying to get the total inpact, Mr. Friedinan, froin the total number you gave. That is all.
The Chairman. Does the Senator from Missouri have any questions?
Senator Hennings. No.
The Chairman. The Chair wishes to thank you for your appear- ance this morning. The subcommittee uncerstatds it is a problem, We do not know the answer to it. But it is a very difleult problem.
Mr. Friedman. Thank you, Senator,
Mr. Beaser. Dr. Loretta Bender.
The Chairman. Dr. Bender, will you be sworn, please.
Do you solemnly swear that the evidence you will give to this sub- committee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate, will be the (ruth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Dr. Bender. I do.
TESTIMONY OF DR. LAURETTA BENDER, SENIOR PSYCHIATRIST, BELLEVUE HOSPITAL, NEW YORK, N. Y.
The Chairman. Doctor, will you state your full name, address, and association, for the record, please?
Dr. Bender. My full name is Dr. Lauretta Bender. Tam an M.D. My New York City resicential address is 146 West 16th Street. I have gnite a number of associations,
The major ones are that Tama senior psychiatrist on the psyehiatric division of Lellevne Ilospital, a civil-service position in New York City, a position 1 have had since 1930, and since 1934 I have been in charge of the children's ward.
I am also a professor of clinical psychiatry in New York University Medical School.
I am also on the training program of the Veterans' Administration, which is associated with the New York University Medical School.
I am on the editorial beard of the National Comic Companies as an adviser, on the advisory editorial beard.
This spring I accepted an appointment as consultant in child psychiatry in the New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute.
I think that covers the major ones.
The Chairman. Thank you.
Counsel, you may proceed to examine the doctor.
