[BigSnail34]

Originally Posted by bradford ↗

I notice that thai Paramedic personnel love to take pics of themselves and dead bodies, as if a downed prize hunt. All that's lacking here, is posed guns and one foot atop the corpse.

Same image, different principle.

These people here are all volunteers, as the other poster said. In Thailand, they operate two-tier emergency services. The first responders are almost always volunteer teams for accidents and injuries; they will go out, assess a situation, and radio back for the paramedics if emergency lifesaving care is needed. About 2/3 of the time, the volunteers handle the situation, either by collecting remains or assisting the patient. They are actually colloquially known as "bodysnatchers".

I will differ with the other poster in saying that I don't think it's necessarily taboo to work with the dead. But they do pose with corpses out of pride, as most believe assisting the dead, given that it's self-sacrificing and often gruesome work for which the favor will never be returned - is very valuable in terms of karmic merit.

I don't see a thing wrong with it, personally. Just people taking pride in performing their civic duty.

[Menalipa]

He probably fell unconscious and drowned