Moral Dilemma


This is an imaginary situation, but thinking about it will provide insights into your internal ethic proclivities.

The situation: You are in the Middle East, and there is a huge flood in progress. Many homes have been lost, water supplies compromised and structures destroyed.

Let's say that you're a photographer, like myself, getting still photos for a news service, traveling alone, looking for particularly poignant scenes.

You come across Osama Bin Laden who has been swept away by the floodwaters. He is barely hanging on to tree limb and is about to go under.

You can either put down your camera and save him, hoping to redeem and convert him, or take a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of him as he loses his grip on the limb.

So, here's the question, and think carefully before you answer it:

Which lens would you use?
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No moral dilemma,take the shot shove a pork rind up his you know what and call it a day.
Break out your heaviest telephoto, take a couple of quick shots, then throw the lens to Bin. Like 3Chihuahuas, I'd like to see the bastard through the sights of my .45-70. Thanks for the Yuks Albert. Cheers. Craig
Thanks Albert, I NEEDED to finally chuckle over this situation. It's been tough here in NY. Mario