Pixiq

Never underestimate hypocrisy.

Ok the one with all the guys, lined up like it's a school photo, with the dead Santa is kinda sick.

You can't just assume photographer == good guy.

After all, there's quite a few cops who open carry firearms, and there's quite a few who will arrest any non-cop open carrying at gunpoint, regardless of legality.

Just because they support a right for themselves, it doesn't follow they support anyone else having it.

You know what would have been good? It would have been nice to read what the cop ACTUALLY thinks about photographing cops on duty instead of just guessing about it. I don't know, maybe I would have sent him an email asking him how he feels about it.

Do you think that would have made for a better story or is it just me? Crazy, right?

LOVE dead Santa; already sent him out in a email - subject: xmas is canceled this year

I have no problem with him taking pics of a crime scene, and as pointed out, there is a sheet over the deceased. May even be some artistic aspect to it, although be it creepy.

But the picture of them posing in front of the dead body is disturbing. These people are clearly being unnecessarily disrespectful. I mean what's the purpose?? Maybe they should all pose with pistols pointing at the body. Idiots.

The detective isn't doing anything illegal. However, he may be violating LAPD policy by posting these images.

I think the santa is a fake body, the body doesn't look right.

The Santa is definitely fake. There is no blood. A real dead Santa would be bleeding just like the poor guy (or gal) in the other photo. Also those are unfired rounds. At a real crime scene you would find empty casings.

I don't necessarily have an issue with this guy taking photos of crime scenes. Sometimes people need to see how violent the real world is. Our mainstream media completely fails us in that regard.

I have a few friends and relatives who were the "nuke them all" types in regards to the current middle east wars. After showing them the work of people like Zoriah Miller quite a few of them realized that not everyone who has died or is suffering over there is a bomb strapped jihadist. Many people have forgotten that war is hell and ruins many innocent lives. In some cases a single photo can change that.

This cops photos show us the struggle that occurs on our streets everyday. It's just another thing the mainstream media and government would like to pretend doesn't exist. I like that this cop is stirring the pot a little bit.

Sorry, but I'm going to call Shenanigans on that first pic. Dead Santa (body completely covered, yet boots and hat are conveniently exposed), iconic landmark in the background, no blood, resolution better than your typical cellphone camera, everyone just "happens" to be present and in their Sunday best...