It is a grave reality that we live in a world where we can be easily videoed by cell phone, and that short scene posted on the web in a flash. Ask Michael Phelps. Privacy and ethics are central to the issue.
On Aug 23, 4:54 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Francis alcoholism is an illness, and treating it as a comedy > is something else. It is shameful the behavior of everyone involved > including the party that dragged out of the bar, the person doing the > photography. > > I am sure they did not give her consent either, > As for this is a Topic for a discussion it could be ,, but this is the > topic the video was posted in ,, this is the topic where it should be > handled not posted again on another topic > Allan > > On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 5:58 PM, frantheman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > If there was a statement of consent from the woman involved, I might > > see it as some kind of sorry exhibitionism. Somehow, though, I don't > > she was asked as to whether she had any objections to her inebriated > > actions being posted on the web for the delectation of the masses. > > That is an insult to human dignity; there are issues of privacy and > > respect which seem to be completely ignored here. > > > Francis > > > On 22 Aug., 23:50, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > fran, while you have all the space needed for your views, I am > > > perplexed. A video of a person walking around drunk (ignoring any > > > words by the poster), how is this insulting to human dignity? Perhaps > > > we need a new topic for 'dignity' itself. As far as I see it, the > > > person got drunk and there was a record made of it. Big deal! My guess > > > is that most in this group have become drunk, even in public. > > > > Sorry, while I didn't like the video either, it was for different > > > reasons. The notion of human dignity in this context is strange. > > > > On Aug 21, 10:48 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 22 Aug., 07:23, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:> > > Grab her and a bottle..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVXATunjLNw > > > > > Sorry, Orn, I don't like this video. > > > > > The guy who posts it claims that it's not racist. That's irrelevant > > > > because it is basically deeply insulting to human dignity. The right > > > > to post such trash is a shadow-side of the freedom of the internet. > > > > > Francis > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
