In the coming weeks the Dáil will debate the Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022.
The Bill was initially introduced by Labour Party TD Duncan Smith in July 2022.
During in his introductory remarks at that time the TD observed that “unfortunately, a phenomenon has recently emerged that is both distressing and grotesque. In these cases, there is a serious accident and victims are dead, dying, seriously injured or in a state of nervous shock.”
“That is then filmed by passers-by and shared on social media. We have all heard that the Garda, very quickly after an accident, is having to appeal to the public saying there is an accident on such-and-such a road and please do not share images of it.”
“I do not even have to go into the reasons but the central reason is that a family member or a loved one of the person who has been injured or killed may see it. Images should not be shared out of respect for the victim of the accident. Even after the immediacy of it, those images will stay out there in cyberspace forever. It is an act of absolute indecency and we need to take clamp down on it.”
The Bill itself principally relates to what it defines as a “protected image.”
This meaning covers a visual representation (including any accompanying sound) made by any means including any photographic, film, video or digital representation, of a person at the scene of an accident or other emergency who, as a result of that accident or emergency, is dying or dead, seriously injured, or in a state of nervous shock.
Section 2 of the Bill provides that a person will be guilty of an offence where he or she records or publishes a “protected image” of another person without that other person’s consent, and where that conduct seriously interferes with the peace and privacy of the other person or causes distress, alarm or harm (including psychological harm) to the other person or to members of the family or friends of the other person.
A person guilty of this offence is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.
The Bill also includes protections for emergency responders and members of the public who record or post images to seek assistance and as such no offence will apply where a person at the scene of an emergency publishes a protected image to another person in the course and for the purpose of obtaining assistance, advice or care for, or providing assistance, advice or care to, a person appearing in the image, or where the person publishes it in the performance of his or her functions as a member of the Garda Síochána.
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Although I think that’s a good idea, with the current parasites in charge, this is a slippery slope with room for expansion into other things which is why I think this is just a pretext to a ban on sharing illegals doing what illegals do.
Just another brainfart to try and give the impression of ‘doing something’ and ‘keeping busy’. Nothing more, nothing less, Jimmy.
We need more punishable crimes for politicians!
A pretext to spy on people’s devices?
You can freely film and take pictures in public. This is constitutionally offensive.
That’s what they want to change, along with verbal and written forms of free expression.
Far too much legislation. Enforce existing legislation instead
while real crimminals rún riot with AR15s and UDA UVF smuggling as many illegals in to Ireland as possible and booming fall out of the sky tent buisness 🤣
Trust the government to respond to a highly offensive phenomena with a highly offensive solution. To even suggest prison time for this shows how utterly unfit for their positions many politicans are. If they must go down this road a hefty fine is more than enough.
Or a tv campaign to remind people how distressing thos is for the victims and families. Imo this is sneaking in surveillance under pretext of compassion
So; the country is quite literally being torn apart and divided up and THIS is the most important thing they can find to talk about??!! Pathetic……..totally PATHETIC!!!!!!
More and more prison time from this crazy regime! Next they will be offering Euthanasia for prisoners… we know their game now!