Does the first bold sentence mean: "replacing feelings of decency and compassion for other lustful feelings..."
Does the second bold part mean " prior to hanging from the shower head"
What does "Significance" mean here?
Context:
Taking prurience over the boundaries of decency and compassion, authentic scene-of-crime photographs abound, with titles like, The back of the head of a woman who was killed by a blow with a piece of timber, Victim of asphyxia by hanging and – most horribly pathetic – The body of a young female inside a bath tub with hands tied, prior to suspension from the shower unit. There is abundant information about matters such as Suicide by self-cutting and self-stabbing, Examination and Significance of ‘tied up’ bodies...
Sian Ede (Art and Science)