Personally, I was caught off-guard, as were most of us, by his death. Then there were other things that we did not know about that were surfacing as well like drug use etc. There were so many unanswered questions and we were scolded to, "Just focus on his music and be quiet" (That's what it felt like to me)

By 6pm the same day of his death, he was cremated, which was his wish, but his fans, IMO, were not given the chance to say good-bye over a several day period in the way that Aretha and Michael and others had.

There was a only a botched concert, his urn was not placed in a proper burial place, etc. I can name so many ways this whole thing was mis-handled.

To me as a fan, his music was all we are freely allowed to discuss. We were not allowed to

ask too many questions as we were criticized, so, perhaps, for me, for awhile, the photos were the tangible thing I could look at. They were real while everything else was hidden or forbidden.

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JudasLChrist said:

onlyforaminute said:

So here we go another beacon for the random aholes under guise to post the pictures while pretending to be talking about something else. The internet is full of aholes. Why keep bring stuff up? If you wanna see them go look, you don't need validation. I saw the death pictures being on this site, not by going though the files, not because someone brazzenly posted them but thru a link to some innoculus article about an associate that happened to have them displayed right up front and center. i didn't get a say in what I decided for myself to see. I don't give a fig what somebody decides for themselves or their opinion about it. I am sick of aholes being aholes and deciding for me.

Oh, I didn't realize there were posted here. Is that what this thread is about?

They were NOT posted here.

JudasLChrist said:

Not wrong. If you are looking at a police evidence file you need to take responsibility for what you might see.

^^^ Right answer.

I have absolutely no desire to see those pictures. Ever. I know that he is gone and IMHO I want to respect Prince in death and not view those pictures. I don't judge others for seeing them.

PennyPurple said:

JudasLChrist said:

Oh, I didn't realize there were posted here. Is that what this thread is about?

They were NOT posted here.

Thank you for the clarification. I stand by my previous response then.

Margot said:

ThatWhiteDude said:

onlyforaminute said: Well, it sounds like projection on your end. Seriously, you really want to dictate how people describe their experiences while looking at these pictures? Just because someone says it didn't effect them doesn't mean they pressure you to look at these pictures.

• Sometimes, seeing a deceased person helps the bereaved w/the healing process. I bet my bottom dollar that for some Prince fans, those pictures helped them. They did for me.
• When my boyfriend died @ 18, the first thing I needed was to see him in the casket. I must have gone 10 times.

• Bodies 'lie in state' for 3 days for that purpose.
• I also work as a nurse and have seen many people die, washed dead bodies, arranged for Hospice for those close to death, etc.
• It is actually part of life and Americans are kept away from the entire process and have off-loaded it to hospitals and hospital personnel. They are therefore fearful, squeamish and overly sensitive about death and dead bodies.
• Prince looked very peaceful, there was nothing disturbing about those photos IMO.

I didn't want to see them, but I didn't want to accidentally stumble onto them by accident either, and I was afraid that would happen (which, as it turned out it wouldn't, but I didn't know at the time). I geared myself up to look at them and I have to say they weren't bad at all, agree that Prince looked peaceful, it was just a bit sad to me, not disturbing.

Margot said:

• Sometimes, seeing a deceased person helps the bereaved w/the healing process. I bet my bottom dollar that for some Prince fans, those pictures helped them. They did for me.

Well said. Me too.

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PennyPurple said:

I'm going to make one comment on this and I won't be back to this thread...

You don't have to look at it. You don't have to look for it. You don't have to acknowledge it's even a thing that exists. People have demanded more transperancy around police work for years and this is one of those things that comes along with it (Edit: Let me be clear, they are legally required in most cases after a certain amount of time and if there is no longer any legal investigation ongoing to make all the documents public). There are voracious and unscrupulous media conglomerates clammoring for this kind of thing. Both mainstream and underground, there are people who are interested in seeing the photos (proof) of death. I will say again... You don't have to look at it. You don't have to look for it. You don't have to acknowledge it's even a thing that exists.


Second edit: If someone posted them here well then quite honestly they can just fuck all the way off.

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2freaky4church1 said:

I found it sad.

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What photo in particular are we discussing?

What is your personal situation w.r.t. being comfortable with life and death?

What is your religious situation w.r.t. life and death?

What is your situation w.r.t. non-family people like Prince that show signs of being human like you and me?

There's probably many more questions, please consider this a start.

This is really pushing the boundaries of "Music and MORE," isn't it?

TheBigBang said:

This is really pushing the boundaries of "Music and MORE," isn't it?

.

Prince was a musician.

What about more don't you understand?

udo said:

TheBigBang said:

This is really pushing the boundaries of "Music and MORE," isn't it?

.

Prince was a musician.

What about more don't you understand?

Even if it isn't in the wrong forum, like I said, it's really pushing the boundaries of Music and More. And to answer the question, no it wasn't wrong to release the photo. As a fan, you have the option to not look at it. But we're in an information age, and there are people that want to see stuff like that. If it's a matter of public record, it's going to be available to the public.

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Cerebus said:

I'm going to make one comment on this and I won't be back to this thread...

You don't have to look at it. You don't have to look for it. You don't have to acknowledge it's even a thing that exists. People have demanded more transperancy around police work for years and this is one of those things that comes along with it (Edit: Let me be clear, they are legally required in most cases after a certain amount of time and if there is no longer any legal investigation ongoing to make all the documents public). There are voracious and unscrupulous media conglomerates clammoring for this kind of thing. Both mainstream and underground, there are people who are interested in seeing the photos (proof) of death. I will say again... You don't have to look at it. You don't have to look for it. You don't have to acknowledge it's even a thing that exists.


Second edit: If someone posted them here well then quite honestly they can just fuck all the way off.

[Edited 2/13/21 20:42pm]

Again, they were NOT posted here.

I never looked at it and don't really understand why someone would want to aside from some self proclaimed internet detectives. Who specifically released it?

onlyforaminute said:

LoveGalore said:

I found it weirdly comforting to see as it was a form of closure, same as when I've seen loved ones shortly after their death.

"wrong?" That's of course subjective. The real issue is the morbid curiosity of those that wanted to see it.

homesquid said:

"wrong?" That's of course subjective. The real issue is the morbid curiosity of those that wanted to see it.

WORD.

Yes.

wrong

Margot said:

ThatWhiteDude said:

onlyforaminute said: Well, it sounds like projection on your end. Seriously, you really want to dictate how people describe their experiences while looking at these pictures? Just because someone says it didn't effect them doesn't mean they pressure you to look at these pictures.

• Sometimes, seeing a deceased person helps the bereaved w/the healing process. I bet my bottom dollar that for some Prince fans, those pictures helped them. They did for me.
• When my boyfriend died @ 18, the first thing I needed was to see him in the casket. I must have gone 10 times.

• Bodies 'lie in state' for 3 days for that purpose.
• I also work as a nurse and have seen many people die, washed dead bodies, arranged for Hospice for those close to death, etc.
• It is actually part of life and Americans are kept away from the entire process and have off-loaded it to hospitals and hospital personnel. They are therefore fearful, squeamish and overly sensitive about death and dead bodies.
• Prince looked very peaceful, there was nothing disturbing about those photos IMO.

very interesting take. thank u.

Seeing dead bodies never helped the "healing process" for me. It had the opposite effect.

I'd bet even money that half the people here that had a problem with it were the first ones to go look it up.

herb4 said:

onlyforaminute said:

herb4 said:

I'd bet even money that half the people here that had a problem with it were the first ones to go look it up.

I can only vouch for myself. I have only ever saw them clicking on some magazine link in the associates section a couple of years ago and I was pissed, still pissed. I've never wanted to see them. I've been in the official investigation files and never purposely or accidentally saw one pic. I'll say it a trillion times if I have to. I don't need anyone to make decisions for me based on their personal views. After 5 years who in their right mind needs dead body pix for closure over a person they never met? Speaking as an over involved fan going on 43 years. Sell that crap elsewhere.

I'm happy to say to this day I haven't seen those photos.