Dad says Google Maps shows son's dead body

Given Google blurs peoples faces, I suspect they are quite happy to blur &#x2F; remove dead bodies.<p>So not sure what the real issue is here?<p>Has he actually asked for it to be removed?

Pretty amazing that something like this is basically a statistical certainty with the amount of imagery we generate of the world.

Is that a popular place for bodies? I swear I can see a body at street level here: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-122.36136!3d37.952679!2m2!1f153.52!2f83.12!4f17.39!2m7!1e1!2m2!1sPPglZN1tBgX5S7ZIu1dLSQ!2e0!5m2!1sPPglZN1tBgX5S7ZIu1dLSQ!2e0&amp;fid=5" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;preview#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-12...</a>

If the goal is to prevent people from seeing the image, why go to the local news? Now that the story has been picked up by online media, it will go viral.

Had the satellite flown over earlier this headline might have said &#x27;google maps helps solve murder case&#x27;<p>so sad.

So, has Google actually refused to remove the image? Or just not moved fast enough?

I used to live in this area several years ago. It&#x27;s really quite a rough area with plenty of shootings and stray bullets to go around. These stories cropped up all the time. I remember discovering at one point that the crime in Richmond was worse than Compton. Not sure if it&#x27;s still true or not.

Super sad situation, but this is a classic Streisand effect in the making. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Streisand_effect</a>

Really sad picture. I hope google removes it.

It&#x27;s a little south of the marker on the map in the article, but it is still on Google Maps.

I understand the sentiment of the father.. I think it is appropriate for Google to remove it..

Very sad. I feel for the father.