GS4 · 20 marks · 300 words

A young man has died of multiple wounds after he was stabbed by two attackers in one of the busy streets in your area. Though over a 100 people had gathered there, no one came forward to help him despite his repeated cries for help. The two men who had stabbed him were arrested later. While no eye-witnesses came forward to give their statement to the police, a 57-second video shot by a bystander is the only proof that showed the bleeding man lying on the road, a knife sticking out of his ribs. a) Do you thing behaviour of people making video of victim rather than helping him is moral? b) Would your opinion above change, if instead of a private citizens, a media person was recording the video? c) What action you will take if you are present in that situation? d) What are moral responsibilities of people in such situation?

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