Video of Nodar Kumaritashvili's Death and a Controversy: Should Video Have Been Aired on National TV?
Olympic Death Crash Video Showcases Disagreements Over Cause of Death and Broadcasting Video
Of course, there were cameras rolling as the luger was coming through the final turn, just in sight of the finish line. In fact, once control was lost over the sled, it stayed on the track and came to a stop just shy of the finish line. Unfortunately,Kumaritashvili was not as lucky and was thrown through the air. The force of gravity and speed was too much for his 176 pound body to control.
Some think that the footage of his demise shouldn't have been shown on TV as a sign of respect. After all, he passed away. This isn't the same as the Shaun White X Games crash video that ended with the snowboarder zipping away ready to try again. This is something serious.
Another controversy exists. Olympic officials have said that the crash was caused by "human error", although some feel that the Whistler track is too complex for the competition. There are many that have reached speeds of 90 miles per hour or more during training, and navigating the twists and turns is difficult at those types of speed.
Lugers must be completely calm when they go down the track. If they are nervous or jerk, they can lose control - and that's serious when you are going at high rates of speed down a sheet of ice.
Should the Nodar Kumaritashvili crash video be shown on national TV, or is this a case where the media should back off and pull all of the videos currently available? Do we have the "right" to see these sorts of incidences, or does viewing the videos showcase that we are a brutal society that doesn't have respect for the dead?
Chances are the video will not be pulled. Even if news channels follow the lead of YouTube and pull the video, there are many blogs and internet sites that have the video as well. Getting such footage pulled from availability will be rather hard. It will also cause an even bigger controversy.
If curious, you can watch the crash video here.
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3 Comments
Post a CommentI just watched footage from his arrival back in Georgia and at the end of the newscast, the fatal run was shown. This was their broadcasting and they are showing it on their news. I was suprised.
No, this video should be not be shown. This was a tragic death and the family must be struggling with the video being so readily available. If this was my daughter, I would be devastated to have everyone viewing her how she died.
Hopefully, someone will do the right thing and remove it!
If it were me or my son I would not want it shown. It is up to his family if it should be shown, however I do not think NBC should have shown it during a time children would be watching. That was wrong. We can no longer trust that our kids are safe even watching the Olympics. Thanks NBC. You have killed a family tradition.