Family horrified by ‘insensitive’ social media behaviour

By Hertta-Maria Amutenja

THE family of Michael Nambombola, who died in an accident between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay on Saturday, had to find out through social media that he was involved in a fatal head on collision where two people died.

A close relative of Nambombola who spoke to Confidente anonymously expressed her frustration when she found out through social media that her nephew had passed on saying that people need to be more sensitive towards the family members of a deceased.

“Something definitely needs to be done to people who do such.

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There must be some sort of law against that. It’s so sad that we had to find out through social media about our son’s death. People need to stop posting accidents as soon as they happen on their social media because one never knows who could see the post.
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Imagine if you were to find out through social media that your loved one has passed on in a car accident and horrific images of the accident are posted,” said the distraught relative.

She went on to add that it is insensitive of people to make terrible comments about their loved ones whilst they are grieving their loss.

“It’s so frustrating to see horrible comments about your loved ones.
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  Even if he was at fault, it was an accident and one cannot be making ugly comments about him on social media where anyone can see them including the family members.  We are mourning our loved one. People need to be more sympathetic and sensitive – insulting the deceased is just disrespectful to the family.”

It is alleged that Nambombola was driving a Toyota Corolla that overtook another vehicle and collided with an oncoming Toyota Legend. The impact of the crash caused the Toyota Legend to overturn and land on its roof.

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Its driver Angelo Goliath was thrown out of the car and landed on the windscreen of a VW Polo driving behind it.

Namibian Police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said every Namibian, deceased or alive has legal right to privacy and people breaking this law could be prosecuted.

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“The dignity and privacy of persons in Namibia are both constitutionally enshrined and protected rights, even of the dead. The Namibian Police Force is guided by the Criminal Procedure Act, the Communication Act 8 of 2009, the Constitution (the right to privacy) those are the legal framework that could apply in this regard. Therefore, the filming, distributing and circulating of obscene, indecent and horrific visuals of crime or accident scenes constitutes to a crime because any conduct that violates tarnishes or causes injury or harm to an individual may constitute to a criminal offence, punishable by law,” said Shikwambi

She went on to say in the past police have requested the public to restrain from taking photos and circulating sensitive material.

“The Namibian Police Force has in the past urged and we continue to urge the public to desist from filming, distributing and circulating obscene, indecent and horrific visuals of crime or accident scenes or any individuals on social media.

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Although the law allows the police to capture an accident scene, Shikwambi said it is not acceptable for such material to be distributed without authorisation.

“Even though, the law permits the Namibian Police to photograph and or film an accident scene or any area or person of interest, this is done to assist the police with their investigations or to use it as evidence in a court of law but under no circumstances is this material allowed to be circulated outside the official network,” added Shikwambi

Shikwambi also urged victims or families who feel that their dignity and privacy was violated are encouraged to register criminal charges at their nearest police stations so that perpetrators may be dealt with in terms of the law.

Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga wants charges imposed against people who take photos of accident scenes and circulate them on social media.

“We have to charge these people and we will start by finding the person that started circulating the images and deal with them accordingly. I urge the police officers if they see anyone taking photos to stop them immediately and if anyone comes across such images to not circulate them and delete them as soon as they see them.”

In April, Ndeitunga pleaded to have individuals who filmed a video clip showing bodies of Namibian Defence Force (NDF) members who died in an accident in the Omusati region identified and dealt with severely.

Ndeitunga stressed that the clip was disturbing as it showed the two lifeless bodies of the soldiers and those of other members who were seriously injured in the same accident.

Two NDF members, Anna Lisa Kapweya and Musindikizi Luseso died in the crash after the official vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned.