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Case Issues
- Utilitiarianistic ideal of others > self
- Approve or disprove action based on amount of pain brought about
- "Evil = pain" dynamic
- Considering the interest of others "whatever the cost to ourselves may be."
- "What if" value of handling situation
- Appropriation of position
Question
- Do you believe it would be inappropriate to cover this story if the outcome resulted in the death of these women?
- Should he have abandoned his "journalistic-self" in this situation or do you believe he did so by initially helping prior to documenting?
Facts of the case
- Location: Missouri
- AP photographer Gerald Herbert en route to assignment when he noticed accident
- SUV slammed into trees with two women trapped inside
- Car ignited, heard women screaming for help, Gerald ran onto highway, directed trucks w/ extinguishers to help and eventually w/ these efforts did such.