Disaster Porn: "Why CNN Crew Took Pictures (video, actually...) of Dying Man"

[jrod1630]

Ur hair is distracting

[luvnmees]

so they could care less about getting the person any help? You mean after Kevin Carter took the picture, that he wouldnt take her to the foodcenter? DAMN!!!

[MsYourcrap]

Instead of filiming hm they should of held his hand or let him know it will be ok and that someone cares. Poor poor man. I just wonder if they would of filmed it in USA or UK like that? Hes not and animal hes human!!! Someones child/brother possible father.In the west family would of been screaming why didnt you help him in any way you can instead of filimg his death. But I forget that in this world anyone in a third world country is beneath u. 2011 now nothings changed.

[Jimvesterstallone]

I completely agree with you. I haven't watched it, but you're absolutely right. I remember during Katrina watching the news (CNN?...I'm not sure) and they showed a body floating by, and THAT disturbed me. What is more private than death? Have we zero compassion and decency anymore? I wonder if it was the cameraman's brother, sister, daughter, pick-your-loved-one if they would be as insensitive.

[ajackson8]

Thank you for sharing your caring thoughts and honesty. I'm right there with you. Your video was included on a powerpoint presentation discussing disaster porn and pop culture in an undergraduate online class. Your message is getting out there. Take care.

[IluvKirito]

Damn, that's messed up...honestly I don't know where the media got their huevos and lost their hearts, but they need to come to their senses. My bf is a US Marine getting ready to go off to Afghanistan and I'll tell you right now that if he ever got shot - God forbid - and someone fucking FILMED it, I would sue their ass. Right after I beat the living daylights out of them, of course.

[wordsuntold]

i agree but more respect for the dying man than censorship. they're exploiting him by using his last moments. it's lack of respect for him to leave him dying there and watch him die like a squashed bug or something.

[MapexRG]

nice dreads

[line321]

How can you say all this, and not even watch the full video? Isnt it their job to capture what things are really like in the world? I know, it might be a bit messed up the fact that the man is stareing into a camera as he dies, but it is such a surreal moment i dont think hes going to think 'ohshit, im going to be on tv.' things like this make me think what a fucked up and sick world we live in. The guy filming was doing his job, he didnt want to make it graphic, so he films his hands etc..

[AccioJellyBean]

It really is sickening. I couldn't watch the video but I think it's disgraceful how it seems like it's turned into the media COMPLETELY abusing their power.

[SecularTechnology]

How are the abusing there power. Anyone can tape something. That doesn't give them any power.

[AccioJellyBean]

Of course anyone can tape something. But not anyone can tape something and have it watched by thousands upon thousands of people pretty much instantly

[SecularTechnology]

I don't see how this is Power Abuse

[AccioJellyBean]

Because they have the power to show more or less whatever they want to many, many people very, very quickly. I believe that what they showed in this instance is an abuse of that power.

[tsarita]

oh my gosh I was watching the same thing literally 10 mins. I was so angry and didnt know where to turn. Karl Penhaul the guy who reported it said there was nothing they could do for the guy. I totally disagree with him. They could have at least put down their cameras and comfort the guy. Just a kind word so he didnt have to feel like he was dying there alone in the street. Just hold his hand anything. It's exploitation and self promotion. I totally agree with you.

[thedreadedzero]

I'm afraid to watch the video, but from how you describe it I completely agree that the media is just doing it for shock value and self-promotion. The only thing that gives me hope is the recent news about a camera man in Haiti who put down his camera to save someone's life even though his news team was mad at him for not filming. I hope we get more people like him.

[LondonDreads]

@thedreadedzero Yeah the video is just ridiculous... it's what made me so upset. The guy is literally spewing blood and they're like circling him, right above him, trying to get a good angle of him dying. I just couldn't even believe my eyes. I had to like scroll down so I couldn't see it anymore; I was just so shocked.