Yesterday at 6.05pm a motorbike lay upturned on Queen Elizabeth Road, Kingston upon Thames. Although its owner had walked away undamaged by the accident, I amongst other people waiting for the bus stood horrified at the scene as other onlookers took out their phones and started to take pictures of the stranger and his shattered motorbike. It was at that point in time that something struck out very clearly. Many people are guilty of it and we must consider, that just because we have the technology in our hands to take a picture, does not mean that we need to use it. Far too many of us immediately take a snapshot of something weird or dramatic with our phones or cameras without thinking twice-if what we are doing is right. If one of us was caught in an accident bleeding to death, we probably would want someone to order an ambulance than take a picture of us and post it on their social networking account. To stress my point I decided not to upload a picture for this article. So next time, let us first think if it is appropriate to take a picture of that situation at that time and place.
