Author Topic: Controversial Air Force casket photo prompts investigation (Read 4398 times)

Jamie B · « **on:** December 15, 2011, 11:42:43 PM »

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/controversial-air-force-casket-photo-prompts-investigation-184720339.html

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The Air Force Times received a copy of the photo over email, which includes the caption, "Da Dumpt, Da Dumpt …. Sucks 2 Be U." The casket is similar to those used to transport deceased U.S. soldiers home from the battlefield.

Some attempt at humor?

never_retreat · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2011, 12:27:15 AM »

That thing looks totally photo shopped.

BobR · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:02:08 AM »

Photoshopped or not, following on the heels of the remains in the landfill revelations there will be heads rolling over this. Once those people are identified their careers, if they had those aspirations, are essentially over.

With the way the services are drawing down the manning levels it doesn't take much to get you sent home.

bob

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:28:47 AM »

It isn't shopped.

And after Abu Gharib and other scandals why anyone in the military would share a photo this stupid, let alone be a part of it in the first place.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:42:46 AM »

This looks like stereotypical soldier humor from the world over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pK0tnvnuEk

gunsmith · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:02:14 AM »

I asked an old friend who was e7 10 yrs ago or so now, why these kinds of photo's and scandals happen, he said it "shjt happens when you're bored"

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:19:36 AM »

Quote from: gunsmith on December 16, 2011, 03:02:14 AM

I asked an old friend who was e7 10 yrs ago or so now, why these kinds of photo's and scandals happen, he said it "shjt happens when you're bored"

No doubt, but after the scandals you would hope that it wouldn't be so blatantly stupid.

seeker_two · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2011, 06:05:49 AM »

Quote from: BobR on December 16, 2011, 02:02:08 AM

With the way the services are drawing down the manning levels it doesn't take much to get you sent home.

Motive, perhaps?....

Quote from: gunsmith on December 16, 2011, 03:02:14 AM

I asked an old friend who was e7 10 yrs ago or so now, why these kinds of photo's and scandals happen, he said it "shjt happens when you're bored"

Looks more likely....people who work with the dying and dead develop a "dark" sense of humor to cope....this might be just another example....

I'm not worried about it much....

gunsmith · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2011, 01:40:17 PM »

I know, I'm not upset with this photo-not everyone has the near genius level humor that I do.

drewtam · « **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2011, 01:59:38 PM »

I gather from the article that the airman is not actually dead. So they are not desecrating a fallen airman.

I never had a good social sensitivity to these types of things, at least I've always been out of sync with people around me...

But to me it just seems a tasteless joke or maybe an inside joke. Who knows, maybe this guy had all the bad assignments and bad luck and this a was inside joke on that, and a send off as the deployment ends.

Jamie B · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:14:36 PM »

Same here - I don't understand it, and figured it is an inside joke...

41magsnub · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:21:04 PM »

Quote from: Jamie B on December 16, 2011, 02:14:36 PM

Same here - I don't understand it, and figured it is an inside joke...

same same here. It just seems kind of stupid, not funny in the slightest, but not terribly offensive either.

Lee · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2011, 05:06:53 PM »

I'm offended. the only white guy is in a casket. I'm assuming the other "white guys" in the picture are lesbians though.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2011, 05:59:36 PM »

They should be punished for impersonating bad asses and real military members.

Devonai · « **Reply #14 on:** December 17, 2011, 11:14:26 PM »

I see a bunch of mosquito wings and only one NCO. My criticism falls entirely on her. I am all for stress relief and humor but it comes at the cost of discretion, whether it be calling for a taxi to get you home or remembering that you're the only NCO on the block and it's time to act like it. But, I was in the Army before the Air Force so I'm biased.

Jim147 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 17, 2011, 11:24:40 PM »

Oh the stories that are told, only over drinks, from a time before all this instant tech.

jim

Matthew Carberry · « **Reply #16 on:** December 18, 2011, 12:46:00 AM »

Jim,

You got that right.

How many scandals never hit the media back when photos of stupid pranks had to be put on paper and only the people in on it got copies?

Not to "blame technology" but it isn't like this kind of stuff is new; it, like high schoolers sharing nudie pics of each other, just couldn't break big prior to the net.

Scout26 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 18, 2011, 04:48:26 PM »

Soldiers have always had gallows humor.

The picture is more stupid then offensive. And yes, instant tech and the ubiquity of cameras makes this kind of thing instant scandal. Whereas before you at best had to photocopy or re-print the pic(s). Now, it's on-line around the world seconds after you take it.

Anyone else notice how the human remains container is remarkably similar to one used in "The Message" on Firefly.

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #18 on:** December 18, 2011, 05:11:16 PM »

Some one on arfcom analyzed the content and figured out the guy in the coffin was being transferred to a base in Iraq nick named da dumpt. I also learned that load handlers are not the tip of the spear.

Devonai · « **Reply #19 on:** December 18, 2011, 06:28:43 PM »

Aerial Port (my section) is no different than any other job. Bad leadership is to blame, not the type of job. You don't think the infantry gets into shenanigans?

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