LA News Anchors Autopsy Report - C. Burrous - Page 3

sashamatthews · ‎03-10-2010

IMO nothing is private or secret anymore. It will all come out, one way or another.

ScarletDove · ‎07-11-2010

First of all, it depends on where you live and the circumstances of a death or criminal act as to how much makes it to the newspaper or television local news. Around here, we have criminal happenings with MS-13 and their brutality but you rarely hear about it because of politics and sanctuary, so much is hushed, the public being unaware and left unsafe. Only when it gets too big to hush or hits national news do we hear about it!

"Celebrities" are going to get major coverage, this man was an anchor in LA, hence the over-saturation of updated news and the sordid details of his overdose death! Right or wrong, the kind of news coverage we have today will be edited, filtered and put out there to meet an agenda!

Also, much of the "too much" news information in certain places is for the purpose of cable ratings and the fact that cable runs 24/7, so they oversaturate with too much coverage and too much information!

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

@ScarletDove wrote:
First of all, it depends on where you live and the circumstances of a death or criminal act as to how much makes it to the newspaper or television local news. Around here, we have criminal happenings with MS-13 and their brutality but you rarely hear about it because of politics and sanctuary, so much is hushed, the public being unaware. Only when it gets too big to hush do we hear about it!
"Celebrities" are going to get major coverage, this man was an anchor in LA, hence the over-saturation of updated news and the sordid details of his overdose death! Right or wrong, the kind of news coverage we have today will be edited, filtered and put out there to meet an agenda!
Also, much of the "too much" news information in certain places is for the purpose of cable ratings and the fact that cable runs 24/7 they oversaturate with too much coverage and too much information!

@ScarletDove . With autopsy info it depends on different things. Some states have laws concerning what is released. Not all states release it.

ScarletDove · ‎07-11-2010

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@ScarletDove wrote:
First of all, it depends on where you live and the circumstances of a death or criminal act as to how much makes it to the newspaper or television local news. Around here, we have criminal happenings with MS-13 and their brutality but you rarely hear about it because of politics and sanctuary, so much is hushed, the public being unaware. Only when it gets too big to hush do we hear about it!
"Celebrities" are going to get major coverage, this man was an anchor in LA, hence the over-saturation of updated news and the sordid details of his overdose death! Right or wrong, the kind of news coverage we have today will be edited, filtered and put out there to meet an agenda!
Also, much of the "too much" news information in certain places is for the purpose of cable ratings and the fact that cable runs 24/7 they oversaturate with too much coverage and too much information!

@ScarletDove . With autopsy info it depends on different things. Some states have laws concerning what is released. Not all states release it.

@proudlyfromNJ Thanks for that info. I know what makes the news here if indeed the information is released and some in the past has been quite graffic once it makes national news, but locally they try to keep it under wraps!

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

@ScarletDove wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@ScarletDove wrote:
First of all, it depends on where you live and the circumstances of a death or criminal act as to how much makes it to the newspaper or television local news. Around here, we have criminal happenings with MS-13 and their brutality but you rarely hear about it because of politics and sanctuary, so much is hushed, the public being unaware. Only when it gets too big to hush do we hear about it!
"Celebrities" are going to get major coverage, this man was an anchor in LA, hence the over-saturation of updated news and the sordid details of his overdose death! Right or wrong, the kind of news coverage we have today will be edited, filtered and put out there to meet an agenda!
Also, much of the "too much" news information in certain places is for the purpose of cable ratings and the fact that cable runs 24/7 they oversaturate with too much coverage and too much information!

@ScarletDove . With autopsy info it depends on different things. Some states have laws concerning what is released. Not all states release it.
@proudlyfromNJ Thanks for that info. I know what makes the news here if indeed the information is released and some in the past has been quite graffic once it makes national news, but locally they try to keep it under wraps!

@ScarletDove . Are you talking about LI with ms13?. I see that in the news quite often.

Mermaid22 · ‎05-03-2016

Quite frankly I have no idea why this was given to the media. The story has absolutely no socially redeeming value whatsoever.

PinkSunset · ‎09-01-2016

well, my original question was is it necessary to provide graphic details to the public?

First of all, I do find the circumstances of his death disgusting and don't care if other people do it. People do lots of disgusting things and I don't have to accept all of them as natural.

Secondly, as for thinking He is disgusting, the point was not to discuss his actions but to discuss why it is a need to know bit of information for the public when someone dies like this.

Was it something you needed to know? Was it a sevice to others as a warning? Ridiculous. Anyone doing those things don't heed warnings, Wasn't it Richard Pryor who smoked a crack pipe and let himself up? Or something like that. did it stop anyone from that behavior? No. If addicts heeded warnings, EMTs wouldn;t have to carry narcan around all the time,

Again, my question was your thoughts on providing all this to the general public. when I see things like this, all I think about time and time again is how would my children or parents feel reading about their daughters activities? I guess I have a moral conscience because how they would feel would dictate ,my actions as I would never want them to feel the shame of something like this.

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

I never would have read the story if it wasn't mentioned here. I'm not surprised or disgusted by the way he died, it happens. I'm sad that people do such reckless crazy things to themselves for a quick thrill & leave behind their loved ones to deal with it. I don't know if details should be released but perhaps it will do some good by raising awareness...doubt it but maybe.

ScenicMaine · ‎09-21-2018

Yes the article was quite detailed & I've never read an article like this before. Maybe some of you don't agree, but I believe the deceased should have known better & should have had respect for his wife & child before going down the path he did. Newscasters tell the stories of many unfortunate deaths, etc. & know the risks they're taking. After all, they're in the public eye and liked by most of his viewers.

PinkSunset · ‎09-01-2016

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@shoesnbags wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
Even if it is information that might be shocking to some... it is news. He lead a double life. Many people do. And he was a public figure. If he was a no body, than nothing would have been said about it.

@PinkSunset Why is it disgusting? Is it disgusting what he was doing in your eyes? Many people do what he did. It is not disgusting.... it is just the way he was. News is news. Everyday public figures are called out for doing " the dirty deed". Nothing alarming about it at all.

I am sure his wife found out what was going on before it came out in the news. Who knows... perhaps she already knew about his double life.
@SeaMaidenWow. So putting those drugs where he put them isn't disgusting? And "many people do what he did"? Are you still referring to where the drugs went? I guess I just live a sheltered life!
@shoesnbags It is called "boofing." Actually dangerous and can often lead to death...
gives a rapid onset of euphoria. So I guess for those who choose to do this find it worth it. Disgusting? No. Stupid? YES.

@SeaMaiden so I guess the word "disgusting" has lost all meaning ie unsavory, distatsetful, nauseating etc. Not in my book.

ETA: also, lots of remarks about his wife knowing. Don't buy that. People lead secret lives all the time and are very good at hiding them, even having more than one wife and family can be hidden for years.