Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 11/24/99 7:13:00 PM, deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk writes: << Hmmm. So that documentary I made that exposed brutality in a psychiatric hospital and caused a year long public inquiry, that involved deception in order to get the statements from the patients out of the hospital, and our cameras in, was unethical? >> I suppose there are times when the ends justify the means and each person has a different tolerance for how far they stretch or even cross the boundaries. You have to decide where your limits are yourself. Personally, I would hope that I could accomplish the desired ends without deception. Bob (not willing to judge) McEowen