05-21-2009, 07:13 PM
Barbara.
while I agree with you 100% about the impact of the video, and felt the same,
msmoto posted to say that she wanted her husband to keep videotaping, I guess to keep documenting the incident.
She also explained the bad neighbor is an adjacent landowner, not a tenant.
However, when I shared the video with someone who hadn't read any of the posts, that's exactly how he felt about it. Go help the woman who is in distress; that is the priority. So I would say that the video fails in its purpose somewhat, because it makes the husband look and sound bad for not putting the camera down and dealing with the distress. I mean, she is right there. It is very very disturbing to have the crying go on and on with nothing being done by either of the men.
When it is explained, one understands better, but ideally the video would speak its message without the need to explain why she remains on the ground pleading.
while I agree with you 100% about the impact of the video, and felt the same,
msmoto posted to say that she wanted her husband to keep videotaping, I guess to keep documenting the incident.
She also explained the bad neighbor is an adjacent landowner, not a tenant.
However, when I shared the video with someone who hadn't read any of the posts, that's exactly how he felt about it. Go help the woman who is in distress; that is the priority. So I would say that the video fails in its purpose somewhat, because it makes the husband look and sound bad for not putting the camera down and dealing with the distress. I mean, she is right there. It is very very disturbing to have the crying go on and on with nothing being done by either of the men.
When it is explained, one understands better, but ideally the video would speak its message without the need to explain why she remains on the ground pleading.