Stop news stations from sharing accident photos that involve fatalities

Stop news stations from sharing accident photos that involve fatalities

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May 31, 2022
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Started by Stevie Walker

Welcome,

after becoming a widow at the age of 23 due to a tragic accident, I started to see a trend. Traumatic   photos that shouldn’t be shared. When my loved one died in a fiery head on crash the last photos of him were the truck that he died in. Photos that nobody should of seen- instead of grieving I was given the task of calling news stations and asking them to please remove the photo, they saw nothing wrong with it. They saw a news story. While I agree it’s a story that needs to be covered I asked why they couldn’t use a photo of him alive or even a clip art photo like the one pictured in this petition of lights showing that the article is about a wreck, they simply had no words other than “we aren’t changing it”. Now 2 years later all I have to do is Google his name and you can see his gravesite. For his friends and family that is deeply traumatizing. 
I have seen a trend since then- traumatic photos of accidents with no warning whatsoever of fatal accidents, a trend that I am here to stop. 

This includes motorcycles-boats-cars-bicycles any accident that involves a fatality 

please help me give myself and these families a voice and let’s make a change.

 

I introduce to you “Thomas’s law”

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