The 60 year old comic passed away on Friday, days after being in a severe car accident with his daughter, Aliyah, and his 11-year-old son. While at the wheel, Aliyah tried to avoid a collision, and accidentally flipped the car several times. Although both of the youngsters are alive, their father could not hold on any longer.
Since his death, the search item "Robert Schimmel photo" has gone up, and is topping Google searches at the moment. In fact, the website Jacktimes claimed that they had a picture of him right after the accident, yet they couldn't post it because "the content is really disturbing"
That kind of Robert Schimmel photo would obviously be very disturbing, given the context. At the least, Jacktimes appeared to show some actual restraint with it - if they indeed had a picture. But this has helped other blogs and Internet users increase their efforts to find one of their own.
This type of search may be unsettling, but it is nothing new online. Every time someone famous dies, bloggers and tabloids search for images of the deceased's dead body, or of the body right before death. Since the Robert Schimmel photo regards the aftermath of a car accident, the curiosity factor is even higher.
While this is how the Internet mourns someone's death, others are being more tactful in honoring Schimmel and his career. He had gotten a cult following for his appearances on Howard Stern, and his self-deprecating HBO specials. Schimmel had already survived various health problems, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and a heart attack, and endured losing a son to leukemia.
Clearly, Schimmel was a survivor, and even kept lingering on days after this brutal accident. But there was too much to battle this time, and the end result has left the world of comedy in mourning this weekend. Meanwhile, the Robert Schimmel photo search for his dying body shows how parts of the Internet often honor the dead.
Sources
Jacktimes- "Robert Schimmel Photo after serious Car Accident"
ABC News- "U.S. Comedian Robert Schimmel Dies After Car Accident"
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