Inappropriate use of Digital Media--Kelly Kerres

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Inappropriate use of Digital Media--Kelly Kerres

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I am very careful with what I post on Facebook.  I know that anyone can find it at anytime and with being a teacher, I have to be careful for my job.  However, my sister posted a picture with my Aunt in it.  She also posted a picture of my cousin at a different time.  Now in both cases, my Aunt and my cousin hated the pictures. The pictures brought up bad memories for each one of them.  Both times my family members called me.  If it would have been me, I would have just said, "I am sorry for posting that picture. I did not know that it harbored bad memories for you."  Then I would have then taken them down. But my sister is not like that.  She would have fought for the reason of why she should put them up.  She would not understand that it hurt them or cared that it hurt them.  In both cases, I told my family members I am sorry that she did that.  The pictures were not taken down because no one contacted my sister.  They felt that if they did, she would make it a bigger deal because she would cause a feud with the family and then everyone's attention would be drawn to it.  
To me, this is an example of not being a respectful poster. If my sister would have more empathy for other people's feelings, then this could have been easy. She said, "I am sorry, I didn't know.  I will take them down right away."  That is what should have happened, but this is where she feels like she has the right to do what she wants regardless of other people's feelings.