Current Events > 'Kobe Bryant Bill' Makes It A Crime For First Responders To Photograph Dead Body

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TaylorHeinicke
09/30/20 1:26:21 AM
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https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918344482/kobe-bryant-bill-makes-it-a-crime-for-first-responders-to-photograph-dead-bodies

Shortly after the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others, reports surfaced that gruesome photos of the crash scene were being shared online.

Those photos, said to contain images of mangled bodies, were allegedly taken by some of the first responders to arrive at the accident scene.

So, a California lawmaker proposed a bill that would make it a misdemeanor for any first responder to take unauthorized photos of the dead bodies. The bill was approved unanimously by both houses of the California legislature, and on Monday Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it into law.

"Like many others, I was mortified after I'd heard that first responders captured and shared unauthorized photos from the scene of the helicopter crash," Assemblyman Mike Gipson, who drafted the law, said in a statement when the bill went to Newsom's desk.

"The actions of the first responders involved were unacceptable, and they highlighted a problem that demands a strong remedy."

The penalty is $1,000 per offense.

Newsom's signature comes just weeks after Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, sued the Los Angeles County sheriff, alleging that its deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash.

The lawsuit says Bryant was "shocked and devastated" by reports of the photos. "Mrs. Bryant feels ill at the thought of strangers gawking at images of her deceased husband and child and she lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online," the suit says, according to The Associated Press.

She's seeking damages for negligence, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

"This lawsuit is about accountability and about preventing this disgraceful behavior from happening to other families in the future who have suffered loss," Bryant's attorney, Luis Li, said in a statement.

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RedJackson
09/30/20 1:27:48 AM
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...Wait, what? They really did that with his body? Tf

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kingjeremy
09/30/20 1:30:20 AM
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it should 100% be a crime. The fine also needs to be more than 1k.
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RedJackson
09/30/20 1:32:20 AM
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kingjeremy posted...
it should 100% be a crime. The fine also needs to be more than 1k.

Seriously
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Poop2
09/30/20 1:37:46 AM
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kingjeremy posted...
it should 100% be a crime. The fine also needs to be more than 1k.

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teepan95
09/30/20 1:54:30 AM
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kingjeremy posted...
it should 100% be a crime. The fine also needs to be more than 1k.

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Darmik
09/30/20 1:59:07 AM
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Wow. I honestly had no idea that happened.

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SomeGuyUO
09/30/20 2:05:42 AM
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Good bill unfortunately I feel it will just turn into a "don't take pictures of dead celebs" law. I doubt it will be enforced or anyone fined if someone takes a picture of a dead joe schmo.
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Cobalt_Wasps
09/30/20 2:09:08 AM
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a crime? to share a visual image? of a tragedy that was out of any conscious control?
uh no.....


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Middle hope
09/30/20 2:10:37 AM
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It shouldn't be a crime to take a pic of a corpse. But to sell it, that should be.

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Cobalt_Wasps
09/30/20 2:11:34 AM
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Middle hope posted...
It shouldn't be a crime to take a pic of a corpse. But to sell it, that should be.
the desire to buy it should be

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AbstraktProfSC2
09/30/20 2:11:58 AM
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Im sure TMZ would pay a bit more than $1k for the first pics of a dead celeb

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Darmik
09/30/20 2:12:22 AM
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Cobalt_Wasps posted...
a crime? to share a visual image? of a tragedy that was out of any conscious control?
uh no.....

Middle hope posted...
It shouldn't be a crime to take a pic of a corpse. But to sell it, that should be.

These are first responders who are there to do a job. Privacy laws for their position should be standard.

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Funkydog
10/01/20 11:47:16 AM
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Should be a heavier fine, being fired and no longer able to work in the medical field.

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Evening_Dragon
10/01/20 11:50:07 AM
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I'm not seeing why any of this should be a crime. It's distasteful, but you can already film whoever in public.

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Darklit_Minuet
10/01/20 11:51:12 AM
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Evening_Dragon posted...
I'm not seeing why any of this should be a crime. It's distasteful, but you can already film whoever in public.

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lilORANG
10/01/20 11:53:14 AM
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Middle hope posted...
It shouldn't be a crime to take a pic of a corpse. But to sell it, that should be.

Yeah. Seems there is actual utility to photographing an accident or crime scene. But dispersing them outside of necessary channels is less ok.
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eston
10/01/20 11:53:45 AM
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SomeGuyUO posted...
Good bill unfortunately I feel it will just turn into a "don't take pictures of dead celebs" law. I doubt it will be enforced or anyone fined if someone takes a picture of a dead joe schmo.
It seems like something that is much, much more likely to happen with famous peoples' bodies, so that would make sense

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Propane4Sale
10/01/20 11:55:23 AM
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kingjeremy posted...
it should 100% be a crime. The fine also needs to be more than 1k.

Absolutely and around 100k would be fair given the cost of selling totally justifies the fine itself.

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Master_Bass
10/01/20 11:55:56 AM
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Fair, next. This is a good law.

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Darklit_Minuet
10/01/20 12:01:14 PM
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I don't understand the people saying taking pictures should be a crime
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Propane4Sale
10/01/20 12:02:37 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
I don't understand the people saying taking pictures should be a crime

Don't be a dumbass and reread the OP.

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Lysandear
10/01/20 12:03:30 PM
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down, takes a sick nightcrawler scumfuck to do something like this
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Darklit_Minuet
10/01/20 12:03:52 PM
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Propane4Sale posted...
Don't be a dumbass and reread the OP.
I did. I still do not comprehend.

Only purpose of this seems to be to protect hurt fee fees, no tangible damage is caused by taking pictures
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Funkydog
10/01/20 12:12:19 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
I did. I still do not comprehend.

Only purpose of this seems to be to protect hurt fee fees, no tangible damage is caused by taking pictures
A five year old could troll better than this, at least put some effort in if you want to annoy people.

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Alpha218
10/01/20 12:16:01 PM
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AbstraktProfSC2 posted...
Im sure TMZ would pay a bit more than $1k for the first pics of a dead celeb
Yeah, not sure why the fine isnt heftier. This is California were talking about here, theres tons of celebs there and an entire industry devoted to getting their hands on this stuff

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Darklit_Minuet
10/01/20 12:18:46 PM
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Funkydog posted...
A five year old could troll better than this, at least put some effort in if you want to annoy people.
Still waiting for a valid explanation of this law
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Questionmarktarius
10/01/20 12:20:51 PM
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SomeGuyUO posted...
Good bill unfortunately I feel it will just turn into a "don't take pictures of dead celebs" law.
already happened, with Dale Earnhardt.
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DragonClaw01
10/01/20 12:26:12 PM
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I don't really see this being a big problem anyways. Photographing dead bodies as a first responder and sharing them on the internet would get you fired in a hurry, so most first responders don't. I figure this was a case of someone sharing something stupid on Facebook that they didn't expect to go on the internet proper. This can largely be handled by HR. Plus I feel like it violates ones first amendment rights.

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pogo_rabid
10/01/20 12:28:05 PM
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Jesus christ i've had too much internet...was slightly tempted to seek out the pics from sheer curiosity?

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KlRBEH
10/01/20 12:30:45 PM
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Honestly the person who did this is fucking sick


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InhumaneRaider
10/01/20 12:31:45 PM
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I don't remember any photos of the bodies. I just remember photos of the crash.

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KlRBEH
10/01/20 12:36:01 PM
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InhumaneRaider posted...
I don't remember any photos of the bodies. I just remember photos of the crash.
Because they were being passed around on some dark web shit

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eston
10/01/20 12:37:58 PM
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lilORANG posted...
Yeah. Seems there is actual utility to photographing an accident or crime scene. But dispersing them outside of necessary channels is less ok.
There definitely is a utility in it, which is why the law specifies unauthorized photography

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Blightzkrieg
10/01/20 12:40:03 PM
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This shouldn't even need to be a law

Fuck people, jfc

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Questionmarktarius
10/01/20 12:40:06 PM
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eston posted...
There definitely is a utility in it, which is why the law specifies unauthorized photography
This.
Photographing the corpse is the coroner's or investigator's job, not the EMT's.
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Solid Snake07
10/01/20 12:41:46 PM
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God damn there's some gross people itt

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KlRBEH
10/01/20 12:41:47 PM
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ClunkerSlim posted...
Wait. You know that or you think that?
Well obviously these pictures exist, and since we haven't seen them they were either being passed around in person or on the dark web

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Solid Snake07
10/01/20 12:44:54 PM
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KlRBEH posted...
Because they were being passed around on some dark web shit


Bro, this isn't how the internet works. If I remember correctly he showed them to someone at a bar. They were never posted publicly

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Darklit_Minuet
10/01/20 12:45:04 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
God damn there's some gross people itt
Yeah, it's fucking terrifying how people are willing to rob people of $1000 because they don't like the fact that they were taking pictures

Just awful...
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Darklit_Minuet
10/01/20 1:01:06 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Imagine trolling in favor of EMTs taking pictures instead of working
It's called multitasking. I hardly think someone who's already dead would mind someone taking five seconds out of their life to snap a picture before getting back to work
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Evening_Dragon
10/01/20 3:15:35 PM
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ClunkerSlim posted...
So theres absolutely no proof that pictures of Bryant ever hit the dark web.

What point are you trying to make, exactly? Why is dark web in quotes?

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