Some things just don't mix well: oil and water, fire and gasoline, and cameras and stupidity. Now our very own Cleveland Indians star Grady Sizemore is joining the likes of Michael Phelps, Eric Brewer, and Miley Cyrus (among many others) on the long list of celebrities who have made fools of themselves with a camera.
The trouble started when Sizemore took some pictures of himself in various states of undress using a cell phone in front of a bathroom mirror. Apparently, he then emailed the photos to his girlfriend. The trouble began when, according to Sizemore, someone hacked into his girlfriend's computer, took the photos from her email account, and then posted them to the Internet. A legal investigation is underway to try and find the hacker while Sizemore has already contacted investigators from Major League Baseball to try and put a stop to any further publication.
In a statement released Monday, an Indians spokesperson says that “we (the Indians) fully support Grady as he deals with this personal matter.” While moral support is good in a time of crisis, there is still no denying that Sizemore acted foolishly. This is not excusing the person who (potentially illegally) got into the computer and stole the pictures, but the final blame still rests with Sizemore for taking the pictures in the first place. No pictures, no problem, no embarrassment.
Today, anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of computers can upload photos to the Internet. Once a photo makes its way to the web, it stays there. Pictures on the Internet have been compared to tattoos because they are so hard to remove. If the embarrassment in itself wasn't bad enough, pictures can even get you fired or arrested.
Anyone with an ounce of common sense would never take or let someone else take unflattering images of oneself. In this age of the Internet, you would have to be an idiot to think it impossible for such pictures not to come back and bite you later. Unfortunately, it only takes lapse of judgment the press of a shutter button long to do irreversible damage to one's reputation.
Moral of the story: don't act stupid on camera!
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Comments
Really not a big deal these days, probably because it has become commonplace. Besides, those pics aren't any more risque than what you'd find on a bodybuilding or fitness website. And when you have a body like that - why not show it off?
The author of this article, Dennis Bodzash, is an idiot and WRONG. Sizemore, his girlfriend, or anyone who is a victum of idenity theft or hacking is not at fault. His is the victum of a CRIME. He was violated by a slimeball hacker, trying to steal credit cards, passwords, anything he can sell it for a few bucks on the black market. This time it was just a few embarrassing photos. When are media idiots going to wake up.
The moral of the story is that we need laws to allow law enforcement to hunt down and prosecute who did this. YOu couuld be next.
We're all responsible for our own actions. The subject in this article is pictures, not identity theft. Like it says in the article--no pictures, no problem, no embarrassment! There's even a comment about not excusing the person who did the theft.
Ignorance regarding cell and internet images is rampant in our
world today. Apparently it's also present with some in comprehension of the written word. Keep up the good work Dennis!
In reference to LAA Fan's ridiculous comments:
Did you read the entire article before you responded? Or did you just totally miss the point? I'm just wondering who's really wrong and just who the real idiot is here?
Yes, identity theft is a crime, but obviously being stupid isn't!
Anyone who takes any kind of photos and send them across the airwaves to another electronic device in the hands of another person, and then expects them to remain private, is either
immature, stupid or an idiot.
The moral of the story, as Dennis so aptly stated remains,
NO PICTURES-NO PROBLEM!
You, like so many others out there today, can't understand this because you are a blame shifter. You don't want to accept any personal responsibility for anything you do wrong, so you shift the blame onto someone else.
IF GRADY HADN'T SENT THE PICTURES, THE HACKER WOULDN'T HAVE SENT THE PICTURES! But instead of blaming Grady for his lapse in judgement, you blame the hacker and Dennis. I guess I shouldn't be sur
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