An ethical ? for everyone.

[CharlesTD]

Please read this and answer honestly.

An ethical question...what would you honestly choose??


This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. Giving
an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally. The test
features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will
have to make a decision.


Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.


Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration to each line.


THE SITUATION:

You are in New Orleans. There is chaos all around you caused by a
hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical
proportions. You are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper,
and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is
nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are
houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the
water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.


THE TEST:
Suddenly you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life,
trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer. Somehow
the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is. It's the
President, George W. Bush. At the same time you notice the raging waters
are about to take him under forever. You have two options: you can save
the life of the President, or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer
Prize-winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world's most
famous men.


THE QUESTION:
Here's the question, and please give an honest answer.......

Would you select high-contrast color film, or would you go with the
classic simplicity of black and white?

 

[Manon]

You got me there Charles!!!! I was gonna answer let him drawn!!!!

 

[Mortlives]

I would have to say the question is moot, since you probably would have to go with what was already in your camera, or miss the shot.

 

[Figment's friends]

black & white.

 

[Mickey Fanatic]

Black and white all the way!

 

[maryliz]

Thanks for the laugh, Charles!


MaryLiz

 

[MikeJ]

Rats, I'm out of luck! I've got digital...

 

[bunnyfoo]

I would go with colour because you can change the photos to black and white in Photoshop later on

 

[ChisJo]

I would go with colour because you can change the photos to black and white in Photoshop later on

Great answer.....

 

[ljane1]

Don't Black and White photos make you look better.
Definitely go with the colour...
lesley

 

[Laurajean1014]

You got me there Charles!!!! I was gonna answer let him drawn!!!!

Do you mean drown?

 

[Laurajean1014]

Please read this and answer honestly.

An ethical question...what would you honestly choose??


This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. Giving
an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally. The test
features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will
have to make a decision.


Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.


Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration to each line.


THE SITUATION:

You are in New Orleans. There is chaos all around you caused by a
hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical
proportions. You are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper,
and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is
nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are
houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the
water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.


THE TEST:
Suddenly you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life,
trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer. Somehow
the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is. It's the
President, George W. Bush. At the same time you notice the raging waters
are about to take him under forever. You have two options: you can save
the life of the President, or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer
Prize-winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world's most
famous men.


THE QUESTION:
Here's the question, and please give an honest answer.......

Would you select high-contrast color film, or would you go with the
classic simplicity of black and white?

Can I think of you in that position?

 

[kidzmom3]

human life is not a laughing matter, and I am sure it wasn't to those people who actually did drown. Maybe you should put on the title line that this is a "joke" thread

 

[DisFan2]

human life is not a laughing matter, and I am sure it wasn't to those people who actually did drown. Maybe you should put on the title line that this is a "joke" thread

Oh come on! You don't see the humour in debating film choices before taking a picture of a drowning person? That's gold, Jerry! GOLD!

Here's how a REAL photographer dealt with "The Test":

Both the young 2nd lieutenant and the young specialist were inside a shop when a close-quarters firefight broke out, and they ran outside. Not knowing how many men they were fighting, they wanted backup. LTC Kurilla began running in the direction of the shooting. He passed by me and I chased, Kurilla leading the way.

There was a quick and heavy volume of fire. And then LTC Kurilla was shot.

Kurilla was running when he was shot, but he didn't seem to miss a stride; he did a crazy judo roll and came up shooting.

BamBamBamBam! Bullets were hitting all around Kurilla. The young 2nd lieutenant and specialist were the only two soldiers near. Neither had real combat experience. AH had no weapon. I had a camera.

Seconds count.

Kurilla, though down and unable to move, was fighting and firing, yelling at the two young soldiers to get in there; but they hesitated. BamBamBamBam!

Kurilla was in the open, but his judo roll had left him slightly to the side of the shop. I screamed to the young soldiers, "Throw a grenade in there!" but they were not attacking.

"Throw a grenade in there!" They did not attack.

"Give me a grenade!" They didn't have grenades.

"Erik! Do you need me to come get you!" I shouted. But he said "No." (Thank God; running in front of the shop might have proved fatal.)

"What's wrong with you!?" I yelled above the shooting.

"I'm hit three times! I'm shot three times!"

Amazingly, he was right. One bullet smashed through his femur, snapping his leg. His other leg was hit and so was an arm.

With his leg mangled, Kurilla pointed and fired his rifle into the doorway, yelling instructions to the soldiers about how to get in there. But they were not attacking. This was not the Deuce Four I know. The other Deuce Four soldiers would have killed every man in that room in about five seconds. But these two soldiers didn't have the combat experience to grasp the power of momentum.

This was happening in seconds. Several times I nearly ran over to Kurilla, but hesitated every time. Kurilla was, after all, still fighting. And I was afraid to run in front of the shop, especially so unarmed.


I looked back at the two soldiers who were with me outside, and screamed what amounted to "Attack Attack Attack!" I stood up and was yelling at them. Actually, what I shouted was an unprintable string of curses, while Kurilla was also yelling at them to get in there, his M4 trained on the entrance. But the guys were not attacking.

I saw Prosser's M4 on the ground, Where did that come from?

I picked up Prosser's M4. It was empty. I saw only Prosser's bloody leg lying still, just inside the darkened doorway, because most of his body was hidden behind a stack of sheet metal.

"Give me some ammo! Give me a magazine!" I yelled, and the young 2nd lieutenant handed over a full 30-round magazine. I jacked it in, released the bolt and hit the forward assist. I had only one magazine, so checked that the selector was on semi-automatic.

I ran back to the corner of the shop and looked at LTC Kurilla who was bleeding, and saw CSM Prosser's extremely bloody leg inside the shop, the rest of him was still obscured from view. I was going to run into the shop and shoot every man with a gun. And I was scared to death.

Reaching around the corner, I fired three shots into the shop. The third bullet pierced a propane canister, which jumped up in the air and began spinning violently. It came straight at my head but somehow missed, flying out of the shop as a high-pressure jet of propane hit me in the face. The goggles saved my eyes. I gulped in deeply.

In the tiniest fraction of a second, somehow my mind actually registered Propane . . . FIREBALL! as it bounced on the ground where it spun furiously, creating an explosive cloud of gas and dust, just waiting for someone to fire a weapon...

When I came back into the TOC, Major Michael Lawrence - who I often challenge to pull-up contests, and who so far has beat me (barely) every time - looked me square and professionally, in the direct way of a military leader and asked, "Mike, did you pick up a weapon today?"
"I did."
"Did you fire that weapon?"
"I did."
"If you pick up another weapon, you are out of here the next day. Understood?"
"Understand."

The entire account is here.

{Edited for content and length}

I know, I know. Someone makes a "joke" and I go "hardcore".

 

[tone.def]

human life is not a laughing matter, and I am sure it wasn't to those people who actually did drown. Maybe you should put on the title line that this is a "joke" thread

Hey - if you don't like our Canuck humour - don't frequent or post in our threads!

 

[Mortlives]

Hey, tone.def, don't be hatin'.

Here's the equal time one. Stop me if you've heard this before:

Little Johnny is out on the lake in his canoe. He sees someone thrashing about violently in the water. He paddles over and pulls the man out. It's Paul Martin.*

Paul says, "Young man, you have saved my life. The whole nation will be grateful to you. I will give you anything you want as a reward."

Little Johnny thinks about it for some time, and then says, "Well, sir, I'd like a military funeral with full honours."

Paul says, "But you're just a child. You have years left ahead of you. Wouldn't you like something else?"

Little Johnny replies, "No, when I get home tonight, and tell my dad whose life I saved, he's gonna kill me."



*This joke has been around since Trudeau, but it always seems to work somehow.

 

[CharlesTD]

Hey, tone.def, don't be hatin'.

Here's the equal time one. Stop me if you've heard this before:

Little Johnny is out on the lake in his canoe. He sees someone thrashing about violently in the water. He paddles over and pulls the man out. It's Paul Martin.*

Paul says, "Young man, you have saved my life. The whole nation will be grateful to you. I will give you anything you want as a reward."

Little Johnny thinks about it for some time, and then says, "Well, sir, I'd like a military funeral with full honours."

Paul says, "But you're just a child. You have years left ahead of you. Wouldn't you like something else?"

Little Johnny replies, "No, when I get home tonight, and tell my dad whose life I saved, he's gonna kill me."



*This joke has been around since Trudeau, but it always seems to work somehow.

I would let Martin drown to LOL. For our American friends that seem to be lacking any sence of humour on this I think you need to lighten up a bit it was and is a funny joke. I have posted it on many forums that are predominantly american readers and they have all laughing from it. also the title of this thread is part of what makes it so funny because you go in thinking it is all serious and find out it is for humour.

 

[maryliz]

Mortlives ... LOVED the "military funeral" one !

MaryLiz

 

[damo]

Sorry is this offends anyone but it is very funny.....

Subject: Briefing Bush



Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing on Iraq.

He concludes by saying: “Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed.”

“OH NO!” the President exclaims. “That’s terrible!”

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, “How many is a brazillion?”

 

[ChisJo]

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing on Iraq.

He concludes by saying: “Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed.”

“OH NO!” the President exclaims. “That’s terrible!”

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, “How many is a brazillion?”

That's awesome!!!!