# What is the worst thing you've accidentally seen on a computer?

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**Created:** [May 16, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-youve-accidentally-seen-on-a-computer/786736 "2017-05-16T12:27:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-youve-accidentally-seen-on-a-computer/786736/35 "2017-05-17T03:06:30Z")

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> [@Iggy](#):
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> Not accidental, but certainly unexpected.
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> I work in a 9-1-1 center and continuing education is required to maintain certifications. Some of the training updates include highly graphic photos of traumatic injuries, suicides, and the like.
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> We do not need to see the gory details to understand the issues. Uncontrolled vehicle accelerations were a thing for a while so a training update was rolled out. I did not need to see graphic photos of a crash victim to understand the potential seriousness of the matter.

It’s probably so that when you see a similar scene in person, you remain calm and useful and still able to perform useful work when a similar scenario happens in real life or something. I heard that there was a line of specialized police work that required recruits to listen to some audio clips of some standard civilians being tortured or murdered or something.

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