It is absolutely insane that this wasn’t a law to begin with.
On Monday, governor Gavin Newsome approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.
It would soon be reported that a sheriff’s deputy used graphic Kobe Bryant crash pictures to ‘impress girl’ at bar. The conversation between the cop trainee and his female interest was overheard by a bartender, who then filed a complaint with law enforcement online.
In all, eight deputies were accused of taking or sharing graphic photos of the scene, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said then, adding that he had ordered the images deleted.
Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, has sued the department over the photos.
Click on ‘Follow Us’ and get notified of the most viral NBA stories via Google! Follow Us
On the fateful morning of January 26, a helicopter carrying Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others to a basketball game crashed into the Calabasas hillside.
