Taking pictures at funerals

Is it proper to take pictures at funerals?

  • Yes, it's fine

    Votes: 6 16.7%

  • No, not appropriate

    Votes: 30 83.3%
  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .
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I saw this on Yahoo and had to read it twice. I don't think it's proper.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060216...m.Jbcys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-

Well, it's easy to get them to hold still...
Thu Feb 16, 9:16 AM ET

Japan's obsession with camera-equipped mobile phones has taken a bizarre twist, with mourners at funerals now using the devices to capture a final picture of the deceased.

"I get the sense that people no longer respect the dead. It's disturbing," a funeral director told the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper.

At one ceremony several people gathered round the coffin and took out their phones to photograph the corpse as preparations were made to begin a cremation, she was quoted as saying.

"I'm sure the deceased would never want their faces photographed," she said.

But others called it a form of a memento in the modern age.

"Some can't grasp 'reality' unless they take a photo and share it with others ... It comes from a desire to keep a strong bond with the deceased," social commentator Toru Takeda told the paper.

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Remember we had the last glimpse of the late Pope Paul's at his open-coffin funeral in TV and newspapers.
 
I wouldn't want my face to be photographed when I am dead in a coffin. I want my family and friends to remember me when I was alive not when I was dead.

I voted No, not appropriate.
 
I second that Butterfly Girl....

I wouldn't want my family taking pictures either, and I voted " No, not appropriate " .....
 
Not appropriate. That option only should be open to family members. No one else. That would be more appropriate.
 
My sister in law took some photos of her 6 weeks old dead baby daughter to remember, which I think it is good idea. Nurses cut her baby's hair, and paint her feet and hand on print and gave it to her as keepsake.

Really its depend on each individuals and the deceased's age and so forth.
 
Tamara said:
My sister in law took some photos of her 6 weeks old dead baby daughter to remember, which I think it is good idea.
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:jaw: Why would she want to do that? I would make me even more sad to see my dead baby's picture, I rather to remember my baby as she/he was alive rather than having nightmares ....


I guess you're right, everyone different :dunno:
 
It is no different than in different jobs , cops keep a badge of a fallen comrade and their handgun or a good friend in the military keeps a few stuff and gives the rest to the fallen comrade's family or a Deaf friend keeps something of someone to remember by things like that.

Everybody got their opinions on that and this topic brings up and evokes strong emotions which is completely understandable.

I still say taking photographs of the dead at the funeral home should be restricted to the family only.
 
Simlair alike mogue and celebitirites(sp) coffin.. and etc etc thru website..

I've seen..
There's people who took pic and have no respect their funerals.
*sigh*

wha.. about the police taking picture of you when r u dead on the bed or floor or wha..ever.. how do you feel that NOT IMPROPRITE taking picture of your dead body laid....

I've seen other website unexpecting.. whoa.. Police is evil and get $$$ from that website which took the picture really extreme GROSS full blown shown picture bloody-bloody.. etc etc... quite gruesome! I bet r u dislike one of kind website..
I ain't going say that..
Made me :barf:
 
Tamara said:
Remember we had the last glimpse of the late Pope Paul's at his open-coffin funeral in TV and newspapers.
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Yep, it's same with Princess Diana, too (close-coffin)...

As long as everyone respect anyone's wish to not take picture of funerals is okay... or it's also okay for anyone if you wish to take picture of their funerals, too...

I'm neutral to this issues.

I don't mind of my sons want to take picture of me to remember them... To me, I would not take picture of my children and hubby in open coffin but close-coffin and flowers, etc. Of course I would cut their hair to keep myself before they bury.


Anyway, I don't vote anything here because I'm neutral to this issue.
 
Liebling:-))) said:
Yep, it's same with Princess Diana, too (close-coffin)...
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At least her coffin was closed which was more appropriate. Same with President Regan's.

Everytime I see these open coffin funerals on TV I would say sheesh why they can't close the coffin to keep nosy people from filming or taking pictures of the dead body? These nosy people are the ones who are looking for to make money after they sell the pictures to magazines and TV.
 
Right on Butterfly Girl.....They just want to make alot of money by taking pictures and send them off to magazines, newspaper, TV etc.....


One or two picture might cost a million dollars or 2, as I heard... :-/
 
^Angel^ said:
Right on Butterfly Girl.....They just want to make alot of money by taking pictures and send them off to magazines, newspaper, TV etc.....


One or two picture might cost a million dollars or 2, as I heard... :-/
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Yea.. Extactly that what My hubby said.. as same your word... which the photograper earned it lot of money... to take any kinds picture.. want sell to maginzes or else.. want their money earn for living!
 
Honesty, I think it's morally so downright to do that. At Funerals, We are taught to mourn the loved ones and to reminisce about what they have done in their lifetime. It is also rude to take a photograph of a deceased one. Like many of you guys said - It's best to remember them when they are alive, not when they are dead. I so agree with that. What's the point of taking a picture of a deceased person? I mean... yeah it's something to remember them by but a deceased person? I just think it's best to be left alone to begin with. It's like they don't have the etiquette to take a photograph of a deceased person just so they can respect the family of the deceased.
 
ButterflyGirl said:
At least her coffin was closed which was more appropriate. Same with President Regan's.

Everytime I see these open coffin funerals on TV I would say sheesh why they can't close the coffin to keep nosy people from filming or taking pictures of the dead body? These nosy people are the ones who are looking for to make money after they sell the pictures to magazines and TV.
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Yes I aware it but it´s family members´s decision who are allow the photographers, film, reporters etc to take pictures, films, etc... Family members would ask photographer, film, etc to respect their wishes to not take anything on their funeral... They sue photographers for defamation if they ignored their wishes but they didn´t...

It look like that it´s okay for famliy members to have anyone to press the newspapers, magazines, TV etc. to the world for money.

And other example about Pope and Mother Theresa - it´s okay for them to let everyone in the world to view them as dead bodies... They knew before they are dead that their dead body are open to the world... If they don´t want then they would tell their people to respect their wishes to not do that... but they didn´t... It look like it´s okay for them...

I often saw dead bodies on the TV... It doesn´t bother me really... Every person are different... They want their dead bodies for everyone in the world to see... Also example about Prince Rainer, too... It´s okay for Prince Rainer´s family to let photographers to take the pictures of him... open coffin... also Princess Grace, too...

What could I do? Nothing... It´s their choice if they want to have photographers around or not...
 
Jolie_77 said:
Honesty, I think it's morally so downright to do that. At Funerals, We are taught to mourn the loved ones and to reminisce about what they have done in their lifetime. It is also rude to take a photograph of a deceased one. Like many of you guys said - It's best to remember them when they are alive, not when they are dead. I so agree with that. What's the point of taking a picture of a deceased person? I mean... yeah it's something to remember them by but a deceased person? I just think it's best to be left alone to begin with. It's like they don't have the etiquette to take a photograph of a deceased person just so they can respect the family of the deceased.
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Yes I second that but it´s people´s choice to let photographers around to take picture of their love one...
 
Taking pictures at a funeral is just not my style, I still get nervous even looking at open caskets when I went to funerals in the past, I just don't feel conformable looking at a dead person in a casket, or through pictures. I vote it is not appropriate.
 
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