Carioca
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Thank you SwampMama, not only for the sensitivity in your comment, but also for being one of the unsung heroes in this world, the first responders we all pray will be there for our loved ones and for us in time of need.As a certified first responder, the deceased is always covered or hidden from view of the curiosity of onlookers even if we have to stad in a circle holding tarps for an hour. The victim, regardless of how they died, are still a human being, to be treated with dignity and respect, and to have their privacy protected, as well as their families and loved ones.
Ah but what do I know anyway, we are not paid, we are fully certified and experienced volunteers with years of training and will do anything in the line of duty whether it is "our job" or not. Seems that sometimes those who are paid simply shrug and say "That's not my job, I don't get paid to do that".
It may not be our job to wash the blood away after a murder or suicide or to pick up the pieces of brain matter from someone's yard where a child was crushed/ killed by a drunk driver, but we do it anyway. I guess we just have a measure of compassion, empathy and standards that just cant be taught or bought.
Have you ever sucked blackened mucous out of a dying cats nose, trying to get it breath again so you can give it oxygen? That's not in the job description either but volunteers will do it.
Sorry I get so worked up about this but it was just unbelievable that they could even erect a small tent over Rebecca to protect her from prying eyes, news helicopters and flies and bugs looking to invade her body.
To this day, it just strikes me as so sad ind insensitive that she was allowed to just lay there that way.
Even in third world countries, victims of accidents and homicides are immediately covered and shielded from prying eyes. Whether it's a black garbage bag or newspaper, the dead are treated with respect.
Not only was Rebecca grossly disrespected, all bodily evidence was compromised or destroyed. A tent would have sufficed. I cannot fathom the unnecessary pain this caused her family to suffer.