Details Of The Death Of Robin Williams Causes An Uproar

Details Of The Death Of Robin Williams Causes An Uproar

A commotion resulted from the revelation of the details surrounding the death of Robin Williams. A detailed announcement was made by the Marin County sheriff’s office one day after the grieving wife of the famed actor requested for privacy.

A good number of people who watching the news conference were taken aback while other were offended by the amount of information that was released. Officials revealed how Williams was found dead inside a bedroom. He was slightly suspended due to a belt tied around his neck.

The information released in California during the news conference is considered an open record. Officials have the obligation to release the results of the investigation.

The LA County Department of Coroner chief coroner investigator Craig Harvey was not surprised by the reaction of the public.

Harvey said the response was similar to what happened following the death of Michael Jackson. He said the coroner’s office provides the information since it is a public records office. On the part of the media, Al Tompkins of Poynter said the media can broadcast the news conference live, but it is not necessary for journalists to provide all the details on the death of Robin Williams again.

The coroner’s office is obligated to provide the information, but journalists do not have the same obligation to repeat all the details over and over again, Tompkins said.

Although Tompkins said he may find it difficult to defend giving all the details behind the death of the actor, he said it does not indicate that the details are not important,

A good amount of disagreement happened on the events leading to the death of Michael Jackson. However, the details surrounding the death highlighted the importance of the details. Tompkins added that suicide cases require a certain amount of discretion since it may cause a contagion effect, which result to copycats particularly when the case involves a celebrity. He said the media would have to evaluate the journalistic purpose in providing such details to the public.

A number of tweets showed the shock of netizens on the details provided about the death of Robin Williams.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Wednesday August 13 2014, 3:44 AM EST. Ref: USA Today. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0