Police Scotland have called on people to stop sharing shocking images of a Halloween night accident after the lifeless body of a 74-year-old man was allegedly mistaken for a morbid decoration.
“We are aware of videos and images […] which cause distress to the family of the deceased and to those who inadvertently view them. We ask members of the public not to share them out of respect for his family and to report them,” insisted Edinburgh Police Chief Inspector Trisha Clark, according to the BBC.
Around 7:25 p.m. on Saturday, an accident occurred in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, when a 74-year-old man was hit head-on by the driver of a double-decker bus.
According to a BBC Scotland journalist, who was near the scene on Saturday, two forensic tents were set up about a hundred meters apart by investigators, the British media said.
“The Cowgate usually opens on Saturday evenings, but bars and pubs inside the cordon were closed. We saw about a dozen people in white forensic clothing,” he noted.
If the police did not want to reveal the man’s condition, very disturbing images circulating on social networks and which the QMI Agency chose not to share show the headless body on the side of the road.
In another video which appears to have been taken by security cameras, a group of men can be seen grabbing the head on the track as if for a laugh, before dropping it to the ground, presumably in shock.
Unfortunately, despite requests from the police, the videos and photos were still circulating Monday morning, reviving questions about the responsibility of the web giants for the protection of the public and users.
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