Comments on: Tigers and Ethics http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:12:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5199 Eugenia Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:18:23 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5199 I don't agree. Do you think that their families would accept money made off these tigers? I know my family wouldn't. They would burn that money instead. I don’t agree. Do you think that their families would accept money made off these tigers? I know my family wouldn’t. They would burn that money instead.

]]> By: Alex Forster http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5198 Alex Forster Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:13:56 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5198 Agreed, sell and donate. It's an opportunity to make some contacts, and I personally would jump at that. Agreed, sell and donate. It’s an opportunity to make some contacts, and I personally would jump at that.

]]> By: joe bkiw http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5196 joe bkiw Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:02:06 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5196 sell and donate proceeds to the family sell and donate proceeds to the family

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5192 Eugenia Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:02:52 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5192 > all professional health care providers should feel bad about making money because of the suffering of other people. It is not the same thing. They were there before I got sick, they didn't jump to take advantage after the fact. It's their job. That's what makes my situation different to theirs: that if I were to sell stock footage, it would just be an exploitation of the current situation, not just "doing my job". > all professional health care providers should feel bad about making money because of the suffering of other people.

It is not the same thing. They were there before I got sick, they didn’t jump to take advantage after the fact. It’s their job. That’s what makes my situation different to theirs: that if I were to sell stock footage, it would just be an exploitation of the current situation, not just “doing my job”.

]]> By: Ivan http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5191 Ivan Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:24:30 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5191 I understand both your predicament: you feel bad about making money because of the suffering of other people. Still, if you continue this line of thought, though, all professional health care providers should feel bad about making money because of the suffering of other people. The thing is you are talking about the price of information (ie footage or a still image). Sometimes information helps people, like care givers help people, and sometimes it doesn't. If you compare the tiger footage with your sports images, I think the latter has more 'help' value than the tiger footage, because it will help people mourn, while the tiger footage is not (I think). I understand both your predicament: you feel bad about making money because of the suffering of other people. Still, if you continue this line of thought, though, all professional health care providers should feel bad about making money because of the suffering of other people.
The thing is you are talking about the price of information (ie footage or a still image). Sometimes information helps people, like care givers help people, and sometimes it doesn’t. If you compare the tiger footage with your sports images, I think the latter has more ‘help’ value than the tiger footage, because it will help people mourn, while the tiger footage is not (I think).

]]> By: Brendan http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5188 Brendan Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:34:37 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5188 I think you are correct. You beleive it would be wrong and really that is all that matters. If you were starving and really strapped for cash then maybe you would see it differently. I really beleive that people should live by their own moral code and include money into that. It seems that people have a moral code but do not apply it to fiscal matters - 'it's business'. It's not - it's your life. Although I was in a situation in the same 'ball park' as this. I am a sports photographer and I took some shots of a young man who later died in a terrible accident. After his death several magazines ran features on the man - showing their respects and celebrating his talent. I felt awful for receiving money for these shots and I guess I still don't. So maybe I am being a hypocrite in my advice to you! I think you are correct. You beleive it would be wrong and really that is all that matters. If you were starving and really strapped for cash then maybe you would see it differently.

I really beleive that people should live by their own moral code and include money into that. It seems that people have a moral code but do not apply it to fiscal matters - ‘it’s business’. It’s not - it’s your life.

Although I was in a situation in the same ‘ball park’ as this. I am a sports photographer and I took some shots of a young man who later died in a terrible accident. After his death several magazines ran features on the man - showing their respects and celebrating his talent. I felt awful for receiving money for these shots and I guess I still don’t.

So maybe I am being a hypocrite in my advice to you!

]]> By: Ivan http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5187 Ivan Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:01:37 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/30/tigers-and-ethics/#comment-5187 It is a really tragic situation. I remember the rather ominous message someone posted as a reaction to your vidoe saying that zoos are a bad thing. Maybe this tragic accident proves he is right? On selling the footage, how about this: you sell it, and then donate the money to some good cause, perhaps the victim's family or perhaps an organization that is lobbying on closing down zoos? It is a really tragic situation. I remember the rather ominous message someone posted as a reaction to your vidoe saying that zoos are a bad thing. Maybe this tragic accident proves he is right?

On selling the footage, how about this: you sell it, and then donate the money to some good cause, perhaps the victim’s family or perhaps an organization that is lobbying on closing down zoos?

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