Comments on: Police: Please Do Not Pass Photograph On

By: Nitty Gritty

Nitty Gritty — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:47:43 +0000

Actually while it may not be illegal to do such it is at least despicable and a gross violation of people’s privacy.
The people who do it should be tracked, named and shamed, and if necessary see how they feel having their picture (while alive) on the front page.

By: NEXT

NEXT — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:46:32 +0000

And what exactly will the police charge them with? Stop being ridiculous.

By: NEXT

NEXT — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:44:41 +0000

Some Bermudians love to feel self righteous and moral when convenient. You know the types who write long ranting posts about things like this on Facebook purely for the attention and reaction they will get in return. To me they are no better than the ones they are condemning, they are nothing but attention w#@res. The police should not say a word. This happens all over the world, you can’t stop it. All this is doing is making the people who haven’t seen it curious. Speaking of, curiosity is human nature and of course we all would be appalled if this was one of our loved ones but that doesn’t change the fact that most of us want to see things we really shouldn’t. It’s sad that people sit and take pictures like that but that’s just how humans are.

By: What

What — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 03:35:34 +0000

Are you serious? This is someone’s loved one and to see that gruesome photo can only make this tragedy even more traumatic. Insensitive. I guess you can say this Bc its not one of your family members. Do you think this photo will really stop the reckless driving / riding.

By: Logic76

Logic76 — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:14:48 +0000

There’s very little that could have been done. The picture was senseless but I cannot blame anyone for not wanting to put themselves through the traumatic experience of being closer to the body.

By: Wright IS Wright

Wright IS Wright — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:52:56 +0000

I agree with you…

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:35:57 +0000

@ Karma, I agree, like (what a waste of *!@#*** film).

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:06:58 +0000

I feel the family or police should press charges against the person or persons that put the photo out and maybe the next time someone decides to take a photo they will think again. Feel so bad for the gentleman’s family.

By: onlooker

onlooker — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:51:23 +0000

Its really a global practice, there is a guy on face book called Ian Alleyne from Trinidad and he shows actual shootings, dead victims and Road accidents all on facebook, so i think its just a common practice, still dosen’t make it right

By: Devonshire

Devonshire — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:33:35 +0000

To be honest the police issuing a warning just exacerbates the problem. I never even heard of this photo until I saw the bernews warning- now like me I am sure everyone and their granny knows and the story has gone east to west. What has been gained…nothing BUT something has been lost

Ps. See everyone at 5p.m cool! Speeding and dipping in and out of traffic… smdh. We’ll see who makes it home to catch the last 15 minutes of absolutely nothing on tv first.

(Sidenote: Rest in Peace to my fellow bike rider! We bike riders gotta do better than this.)

By: Tami

Tami — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:51:38 +0000

I pressed dislike on your comment by accident. Absolutely agree with you because that is the same question I asked too…what was “whatever” doing to help…if anything at all
R.I.P.

By: Northshore

Northshore — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:20:57 +0000

This will happen more and more because it can. The electronic age is here and I am not in favor of this picture being sent around it is in poor taste. The fact is it will get easier to do this in the future ie being able to take a pic with the blink of an eye. RIP Mate…

By: Self

Self — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:50:16 +0000

Don’t forget the majority of people on this forum walk around with halos around their heads when they’re not hiding behind their computers.

By: Self

Self — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:46:14 +0000

As a self employed person, I have tons of contacts in my phone. I also have my neighbors, relatives, husband’s colleagues and associates from the clubs I am in. That’s why I said sources, we can choose our friends, but not all the others we have to be in contact with on a daily basis.
Now that I’ve made that clear, do YOU feel better now?

By: JUNK YARD DOG

JUNK YARD DOG — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:41:16 +0000

Charlie. Soon they will be telling you what time to go to bed at night.

By: Tough Love

Tough Love — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:37:30 +0000

They are in your circle to have your direct contact info. Better?

By: inna

inna — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:35:57 +0000

What changes are you making? Change normally starts at home!

By: Real talk (original)

Real talk (original) — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:31:31 +0000

Speak for yourself…

I received the picture. Deleted it immediately before I even looked at it and informed the sender that it was in very poor taste to forward on…

By: second

second — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:44:48 +0000

Disgusting….

By: Mr. JiF

Mr. JiF — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:44:41 +0000

‘This is Bermuda’ is why they are requesting that people stop. Take a look at other countries and you will find these actions common.

By: second

second — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:43:49 +0000

Dusgusting! No excuse for such behaviour! Condolences to the family for your loss.

By: It Wasn't me

It Wasn't me — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:40:43 +0000

Your comment is bordering on ridiculous. First of all, there was nothing that could be done for him and 9-11 was already called so let’s not exaggerate that point. Secondly, do YOU know 60,000+ people? Of course not, so don’t assume that people knew him.

I am not defending the person who took the photo’s actions but these posts are bordering on hysterical and are becoming silly and irrelevant. It happened and it happens everywhere-it’s a dark side of human nature that we can’t control. However, these sanctimonious posts are starting to irritate me-people who admit they received the photo through no fault of their own and didn’t forward it are even being attacked here now even though they can’t control what was sent to them. Maybe it makes some of you feel really high and mighty to decry others but I’d bet my boots that if someone sent it to you, you would share it with at least one other person.

By: It Wasn't me

It Wasn't me — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:34:42 +0000

You can’t say what you would or wouldn’t do if it were sent to you. Every person here condemning it would probably do the same thing-let’s just be real.

By: It Wasn't me

It Wasn't me — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:32:53 +0000

It’s been reported to the police-how do you think they know? However, this is a democracy so they cannot confiscate and destroy one’s phone for taking a photo in a public place; if that were the case, every photographer working for the media would be arrested-the only thing is that the media have some decency in what they show to the public. I understand your frustration but what you suggest would have us going down a slippery slope and turn us into a police state if the police could just seize people’s property willy-nilly for doing things like this. It’s cruel, it’s distasteful but it isn’t illegal.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:32:49 +0000

I have not seen it nor will I attempt to locate it.

It is the way many have become. Be the first to blog, share, post something.
Insensitive and all about ‘me’.

Condolences to his family and friends.
Shalom.

By: It Wasn't me

It Wasn't me — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:28:52 +0000

Even though I’m not really a praying person, I would have at least tried to comfort him-it’s something I’ve done before. Talk with the victim so he’s not alone by himself on the cold, hard ground. There’s no law against taking photos but it’s so cold-the person certainly didn’t waste time sending it out, either.

By: james

james — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:27:07 +0000

im seen lynchings with school kids in the background that were let out of school to see

By: Anne John

Anne John — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:20:23 +0000

To be honest it’s not just Bermuda. Happens all over the world. In the past, if someone fell or got hurt people would be more inclined to help, now people with camera phones are more inclined to take a picture first send it out and then ask if the person is ok if no one has in the meantime has assisted the person. Sad times.
It’s not just the person that took the picture and sent it to the contacts, it’s also the people that decided to send the picture to their contacts.
Very uncaring.

By: ella

ella — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:15:06 +0000

OMG – to the person who took the pix and circulated it to whomever – Show some respect to his family and friends – So unkool – You never know – one day this could be you.

By: Yes I

Yes I — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:22:46 +0000

Smart phones make people dumb. Heartless act. May this man RIP.

By: MAKE MY DAY

MAKE MY DAY — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:19:42 +0000

Maybe the “reality” of seeing this image will register with all those speeding – intoxicated (alcohol and drugs) and reckless driving lunatics – who are also threatening the lives of other innocent road users to finally WAKE-UP and realize this is NOT a game!!!

Sometimes you have to tell-it-like-it-is – to make your point!!!

By: watchfuleyes

watchfuleyes — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:00:17 +0000

prosecute the culprits- with all this technology why can’t the police trace where the origin of the pic came from- do some work police dept- confer with the Tech people/phone companies and find out who took the pic- this nonsense -it makes no sense to say’ do not send the photo’. we are not dealing with sensible persons. I just can’t think of the person’s motive for sending these types of pics around, but they have one.

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:47:08 +0000

People are losing the ability to connect… unless it is through these devices. This is another call to WAKE UP and make a change… that things are not headed in the right direction. Sadly many/most will just hit the snooze button and roll over.

By: Self

Self — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:34:38 +0000

Why do you think we have so many photos of lynchings (with people standing in the background taking in the scene)? People have been taking pictures of horrible and gruesome situations for years (war victims with body parts blown off, murder victims, etc). It is nothing new, nor is it unique to Bermuda. With social media, it just means the pictures circulate a lot faster.

By: unus sed sero

unus sed sero — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:25:33 +0000

You should try’n treat people as you would wish to be treated…this picture taking,when you could be assisting a human being in distress indicates a type of excited hysteria prevalent in a rudimental society, immature response of a mind not fully formed yet!In this day and age,we have an animal like reaction like this?This picture “must” have an electronic signature.As a culture we should seek out this callousbehaviour and shame it…..we are our brothers keeper in this sort of thing and if we have the time and calm to take an effing picture….then we have the time to assist!Shame on you…….you dizgust me!

By: College student

College student — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:15:58 +0000

Including yourself…you refused to pray over him, but instead will post on bernews.

Why?

By: deen juter

deen juter — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:05:11 +0000

Shock Value People!! We all need to see it! SLOW THE HELL DOWN!! OR YOU WILL BE NEXT!!!

By: And I'm sticking to it

And I'm sticking to it — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:30:46 +0000

……

By: Dudley hill

Dudley hill — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:51:09 +0000

May this man rest in peace. no one knows why we do things , we just do. so sorry this went around.

By: Oh,I see now

Oh,I see now — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:22:51 +0000

If we had this technology 30 years ago it still would have happened it is the nature of the beast and the beast is ugly.

By: Oh,I see now

Oh,I see now — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:15:43 +0000

It lacks humanity to say the least god forbid one day it isn’t a close relative they don’t recognize because of injuries.Some s@&t you just can’t take back.

By: carol

carol — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:18:47 +0000

This is so sad. I’m crying. Honestly no one was helping him? As you say if it was clear that it was his last moments. Why not hold his hand and pray over him. Ask the Lord to be with him. If one was scared to hold his hand pray OVER him. I cant see anything else to do at that point and time.Even if one was not a praying person…. CALL ON THE LORD! Not take pics!!!! What are we as Bermudians coming too? I don’t even know who the person is,that should not have mattered either! It’s sad to hear camera’s were drawn before a praying heart,and humble hands n knees. God be with his family. I’m so sorry for your loss.

By: Self

Self — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:07:26 +0000

Maybe the parents weren’t there? If the teenager was 16 or over, they very well could have been travelling on their own transport. People need to stop blaming parents for everything.

By: Self

Self — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:03:34 +0000

Read what i said.
I said sources, I didn’t say friends.

By: whatever

whatever — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:38:13 +0000

No, that’s crap. Sorry. Sure, there are media outlets and so-called “news” stations that try to capitalize on human suffering. In the name of what? Ratings. $$$. So that makes it OK? No, it sure doesn’t!

Here we are, a tiny island of 60,000 people. We are a COMMUNITY. We recognize each other when we walk down the street, when we’re in the bar, when we’re buying groceries. We are not America. One of your neighbors (who you probably knew, or at least recognized) was just involved in a horrific accident. It is not the same thing at all.

What would YOU do? Comfort him? Stop traffic? Call 911? Or do you take pictures and send them around to your friends?

By: Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:28:15 +0000

I was shocked to find the photo was emailed to me – who expects to see something like that in their email?! Sincere condolences to the friends and family of the victim. Shame on the person who took and shared the photo.

By: Peace on earth

Peace on earth — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:26:14 +0000

I was told it was a child (teenager) who took the picture. The question is, why are the parents allowing this and why did the parents allow the child to witness such a scene?

By: Paz

Paz — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:25:59 +0000

Your point and Self’s are good ones.

I think there are two reasons why people are reacting so strongly.

Firstly, this is a local incident. People can feel the impact of the photo and the pain of the family when an incident happens near them. This is human nature. I expect people did object to the photo of the teenager gunned down by the police.

Secondly, i think there is a difference between a graphic photo of a deceased accident victim and most other photos. The former causes a lot of pain and the latter probably none. Even if the photographer has the legal right to take the photo, he may be stopped, both morally and legally, from passing it on. His moral duty is to not impose pain to others. Legally, there might be privacy laws that he breaches if he passes the photo on.

By: Tough Love

Tough Love — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:23:43 +0000

What does that say about your friends? They felt free to share such a distasteful picture.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:16:34 +0000

Not really an excuse, more of a reason