Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] On death and dying in front of the camera
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 17:48:32 -0400
References: <b6.c275723.27236775@aol.com>
 
Absolutely - News photographers take photos - EMS workers provide first aid.
Assuming that the photographers weren't interfering with the work of the EMS
workers, what's the question?;-)

B. D.

ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote:

> I was shooting some pictures at the pre-game World Series rally at Brayant
> park here in NYC on Friday when a man nearby seemed to suffer a (possibly)
> fatal  heart attack.  A medical team came quickly and started to work on him,
> and several photogs started snapping pictures. A bystander became irate at
> seeing the photogs snapping away and came close to violence. Good thing the
> police were handy; but what do you think? Is it all right to take pictures
> under those circumstances? Arthur
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