Ga. Firefighter Suspended For Video Of Dead Woman
GRIFFIN, Ga. (AP) ― A Georgia county has suspended a firefighter for using his personal cell phone to take gruesome video of a woman killed in an SUV crash that was later received by the dead woman's parents.
Spalding County officials said in a statement that the firefighter has been placed on "investigatory suspension" while an outside firm determines whether any laws or internal policies were broken.
The firefighter, who was not identified, took a video of the injuries suffered by 23-year-old Dayna Kempson-Schacht, who died July 17 when her car crashed into trees. She died instantly.
The video spread after the firefighter shared it with his co-workers and others outside the department.
I can't imagine anyone thinking that this is O.K. on a moral level, but I know there will be arguments on the issue, and maybe even some valid points brought up.
Stuff like this is just going to keep escalating to the point that if someone points a cell phone camera at you, interesting things might happen. I know that pictures of me at social events have turned up on facebook, and I didn't even know they were taken. Good thing I don't act like a fool in public much.
It's not a big story really, but I thought it was an example of how the human mind and technology don't necessarily add up to a good thing on a consumer/professional level. Is it a power issue somehow?
I'm curious about opinions relative to the Constitution, etc.
got some?
GRIFFIN, Ga. (AP) ― A Georgia county has suspended a firefighter for using his personal cell phone to take gruesome video of a woman killed in an SUV crash that was later received by the dead woman's parents.
Spalding County officials said in a statement that the firefighter has been placed on "investigatory suspension" while an outside firm determines whether any laws or internal policies were broken.
The firefighter, who was not identified, took a video of the injuries suffered by 23-year-old Dayna Kempson-Schacht, who died July 17 when her car crashed into trees. She died instantly.
The video spread after the firefighter shared it with his co-workers and others outside the department.
I can't imagine anyone thinking that this is O.K. on a moral level, but I know there will be arguments on the issue, and maybe even some valid points brought up.
Stuff like this is just going to keep escalating to the point that if someone points a cell phone camera at you, interesting things might happen. I know that pictures of me at social events have turned up on facebook, and I didn't even know they were taken. Good thing I don't act like a fool in public much.
It's not a big story really, but I thought it was an example of how the human mind and technology don't necessarily add up to a good thing on a consumer/professional level. Is it a power issue somehow?
I'm curious about opinions relative to the Constitution, etc.
got some?