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Why Sheriff’s Deputies Shared Graphic Photos of The Chopper Crash Site

Ezinne Ukoha
6 min readMar 2, 2020

The disgraceful coverage of the horrific tragedy that killed LA Lakers great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and protege, Gianna and seven others has evolved into a real-life episode of Black Mirror.

In this age of “anything goes” in the name of lucrative traffic numbers, clicks, and the blessing of being a viral sensation, we’ve been given an unfiltered and utterly disgusting preview of how humans have transitioned into rabid animals, who will steadfastly gnash razor-sharp teeth for littered prey.

Less than an hour after the death of Kobe Bryant was confirmed, Twitter was ablaze with a resurrected controversy. It was the reactivation of an old article by The Daily Beast. The in-depth analysis covers the 2004 rape case involving Bryant, a heralded basketball star, and the woman who accused him of sexual assault.

The case was eventually dismissed and a civil lawsuit filed against Bryant was settled for an undisclosed amount.

A reporter from The Washington Post, was quite confident in her quest to capitalize on the momentum of a momentous death announcement.

Of course it helps when an accumulating number of online supporters cheer your efforts to vilify a notable figure, who just perished under gruesome circumstances…

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