Wednesday, July 8, 2009
GP E-Learning
Should the people involved be videoed?
After reading the article on the bus sex, I feel that the people involved should be videoed. Although it may be regarded as illegal to record footage with such nature, but I feel that it is only by doing so that Singaporeans are aware of the atrocious that others commit and learn from others' mistakes. If this video had not sufaced in STOMP, and the person who witnessed the scene merely informed the bus captian to put a stop to this, wouldn't it be wasting a chance to educate the public on the importance of socially adequate behaviour as well as putting this couple to shame and letting them learn from the unpleasant repercussions of their actions?
Who is at fault?
In this case, I feel that the couple who are behaving in such an intimate manner are at fault. While it may be wrong to take the video, however, the couple should have the intellectual capacity to think for themselves and weigh the consequences of their actions with the benefits they would be able to reap from this behaviour.
While some may argue that maybe the couple could not control their instincts or (hormonal surges), and may have acted on impulse, and so the person who videoed the scene down was the one at fault as he did it intentionally. This may be true to a certain extent, but it is human nature to be curious and inquisitive, and in this day and age, who wouldn't want to capture such a "juicy" scene down and show it to everyone? After all, if they are willing to do such things in public, then they can't blame anyone for taking it down since the word "Public" means that the good is non-excludable and non-rivalry. Hence, it is impossible or prohibitively expensive to exclude non-payers from viewing the show, not to mention capturing this "magical" moment.
What should not be done?
The couple should not be behaving in such a manner in public. What may seem to be sweet to some may be sour to others. The couple may be having the time of their lives, however, to the passerby, this may just be the scene to make them go on a week long fast. So, for the benefit of the public and the majority, the couple should not commit such obscene behaviour in a place whereby everyone is able to access.
(GY)
Howled at 1:18 PM
