2015 saw the horrific live television deaths of JMU alumna and former WDBJ news reporter Alison Parker, along with her photographer Adam Ward. The video records of the murder are still available online, but those who witnessed the events in real-time will never be able to unsee them.
Since the recordings are still accessible online, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine has formally written to the Federal Trade Commission to enforce consumer laws against media corporations.
“Letting these videos continue to be made years later serves no purpose other than to harm the family and expose people, particularly young people, to violent scenes that they shouldn’t have to see,” Kaine stated.
Alison Parker’s father is Andy Parker. Andy has strove to preserve his daughter’s legacy ever since she passed away. Although the process has been sluggish, he promised to keep fighting for her daughter and her legacy as long as he is alive.
While we work to fix it, we’re also attempting to receive a response from the FTC. “It is unacceptable for them to profit from the death of my daughter,” Andy remarked.
Senator Kaine is not the only legislator from Virginia to demand that the FTC and internet service providers take down this and other violent films. The same actions were also pursued by US Senator Mark Warner, although he was not successful.
Although no formal legislation has been enacted or produced, Kaine stated he is trying to design a measure in the Senate that would enable the government to hold institutions like the FTC more responsible.
