It seems very unnecessary for the Sun to show pictures of someone's corpse. Have some respect. Sick.

Since we've heard this a few times, I wanted to post a response from photo editor Bob Hamilton:
"In news situations it is the job of the photographer and of the paper to document the event. The family was fully aware we were there and raise no objections to our presence. We don’t make it a practice to run photos of deceased in their caskets, but in high profile news stories, it is important that we present to the reader a truthful and dramatic account of the event."

Well written story about a fellow Marine. It hurts to see fellow Marines serve our country and die at the hands of law enforcement or on the streets we were raised it trying to help someone in need. God bless both families in this tragedy.

Despite your posting, Mr. Herman. The photo is still tasteless, tacky, and disgusting.

The photo emmpashized the pain inflicted by a drunken police officer, who's first duty was service and second duty was protection. He did neither and in actuality made a joke out of the justice system. Being nothing more, himself, not a vigilante but a common criminal; hidden behind the same "honorable" shield he so easily dishonored. I appreciated the picture, though it sadden me to see... the world needed to see it!!!!

The picture of the flag draped coffin conveyed the loss adequately without desecrating a corpse (whether or not a grief stricken family had the presence of mind to object or not). I think it is disgusting that you all claim you need the most "dramatic" telling of the event. Twenty years ago there was not a newspaper in the country that would run something so tacky. This just proves that the Baltimore Sun has devolved into nothing more than a trashy tabloid, with its theorizing and supposing rather than reporting actual facts and its posting of "dramatic" pictures rather than respecting the deceased. (And by the way, your explanation doesn't hold water at all because a couple of months ago you posted a picture of the body of a Catholic official lying in state--as he died of natural causes, I can only assume it was not included for a "dramatic account" but rather because the Sun has no shame and no boundaries any more).

Twenty years ago, every newspaper would have covered up the whole story and Tshamba would have gotten a few high fives and a promotion out of this.

Well, I doubt there were any black Cops in Baltimore twenty years ago, but my point stands.

As someone who works in the funeral business, I can tell you that many family members and friends of deceased people now make photographs and videos of their funerals.

I don't care for the practice, but I don't think the Sun is out of line publishing photographs under the circumstances mentioned by Mr. Hermann.

I had to give it some thought before I decided to post a comment in reference to this whole incident. First off, I will not use my name but I will say this about myself. I am from Louisiana, I served in the U.S.M.C.R. and am also a police officer. I served with The Honorable Late Tyrone Brown in the country of Iraq. When I heard the news of his death it struck me home to know that one of my own brothers was killed but when I learned about how his death happened, I was in disbelief in the actions of how another fellow officer conducted themselves. A few words about my fallen brother, The Honorable Tyrone Brown was a good Marine and a good friend as well. We spent many nights in the sandbox together talking and hanging out. We had a tight little group and no matter what he was always there. I knew that whatever would happen out there and as well as life back stateside, he would have my back and be there no matter what. A few days before this incident he called me but I missed his call. Now on to this incident, speaking as a police officer. After reading several news articles and putting myself in his shoes, I feel that Officer Tshamba was not justified in the shooting. Here are my reasons why: 1. Any officer knows that firearms and alcoholic beverages do not mix. If you will be under the influence of it, you should not be around firearms, let alone your duty weapon. 2. If an incident does happen in your presence while you are "off duty," it does not make you "on duty" it makes you a witness to a crime, and he should have called it into the police department so that one it is documented and two an officer that is on duty could handle the compliment, if the victim was to file charges. 3. We as police officers are supposed to deescalate a situation, not escalate it. However if it came to the point of the situation escalating, "back up" should have been called, hence the reason why the situation should have been called into the police department. As an officer I feel that Officer Tshamba was not justified in even drawing his weapon nor firing it. He had an enough time to contact his department of the situation, even when the altercation occurred, he created enough distance to get away from him. Therefore by creating the distance, how was is life endanger especially if The Honorable Tyrone Brown had his hands up displaying no weapons at all. After this officer fired his duty firearm 13 times, striking The Honorable Tyrone Brown 6 times he fled the scene. From then own, he is no longer an officer but a criminal. Why didn't this officer contact an ambulance or other medical personnel? Is that not a duty of a police officer, or any human being with reasonable amount of intelligence to help someone in need of medical attention. This man is a public offical but did not conduct himself professionally, morally, or humanly. Yes he was a 15 year veteran on the police force, but why after 15 years, he is still an officer and not of any other rank. Something is not right with this picture. I hope that Justice is served because nothing can not bring back The Honorable Tyrone Brown. No one or no thing can replace him, his children has to do without a Father, his family has to be without him and all of his friends will no longer hear his voice or see his face. So in closing I will say, Semper Fi to my brother The Late Honorable Tyrone Brown, you are gone but will not be forgotten.

God Bless this young soul, and people if ALL you can do is SLAM the newspaper, PLEASE do NOT POST it on the page for the FAMILY to see!! What is wrong with you all? ! Death is as real in America, as water, why must we sanitize it? Maybe if we saw MORE young souls ,in repose, we would THINK about our obsessive love for GUNS !!