I don’t know what is going on anymore…
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Categories: Vidocq Unscripted
Tags: Autopsy Photographs, Columbine, Right to Privacy, The Public's Right to Know
I would agree with you, Vidocq. Crime by its very nature could be viewed as a symptom of a moral/sociological/psychological (possibly) malfunction and if we have clues that may enable us to understand why these malfunctions occur, then allowing experts who are, as you say, not only highly skilled but ethically sound, can only allow the potential for insight, not stifle it.
We may bury bodies in the pursuit of crime, but if we refuse to unearth the truth, it will also stay buried forever…..
Very well put, Sobuki!
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I like this article Vidocq, you address a very sensitive issue. I feel that respect should definitely be shown to relatives of the victims, unrestricted, and unneccessary distribution of crime scene and autopsy pictures is definitely not acceptable. Restrictions should be limited to relevant professionals. What other purpose could it serve?
Records are far better being sealed than destroyed, no one can un-destroy records. In some circumstances, future events may lead to those records being needed, who knows? If the need is great enough then surely attempts can be made to appeal the sealing of records.
I wonder if we would have discovered the many war crimes and atrocities that were committed, if we hadn’t had access to any evidence. If it had been destroyed as so much of it, must have been.
I am no expert in law or war crimes, but it seems logical to me.
Excellent comment!
About the latter part, old documents about WWII have been found, see the post here: http://tinyurl.com/ycdm2en
About the first, it is sensitive. We need a review of what victims’ rights include and what victims families’ rights include. There will be people who will object to a “professionals only” status claiming their right to information and their freedom of speech to broadcast/publish. However, the quality of their broadcast or publication is at stake here as well and I think, they do not see that.
Most important is that we still do not uncover the whole truth and like Sobuki already stated, it might remain buried forever, with all its consequences for our future.
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