Friday, July 5, 2013

This Photo Is Controversial?



This photo of the 19 firefighters is causing controversy.
From Digtriad: A photograph of 19 flags, apparently draped over body bags on a patch of charred earth, was published Thursday on a social-media page devoted to the Granite Mountain Hotshots, the firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire on Sunday.
The image appears to show the scene of where the 19 firefighters died, after an honor guard draped the body bags with flags while preparing to remove them from the hill the day after the fire.
The image turned up on a Facebook page at midafternoon Thursday with no comment, no credit and no explanation about its source. Within a few hours, almost 1,000 people had shared it on their own Facebook pages.
The picture immediately triggered a debate on the page over the sensitivity of posting the photo. It drew a claim from at least one family member that the image was intended to stay private, though it was unclear who would have made that commitment. It also elicited outrage from a fire department official.  http://www.digtriad.com/news/national/article/290130/175/Granite-Mountain-Hotshots-Controversial-Photo-Posted-To-Facebook
I'm not sure why it is controversial.  It's not like they are showing the bodies.  Further, while this story is a huge tragedy, it is still a news story.
To me, it shows that the firefighters were treated with respect right after they passed away.

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