On video “Anti-social behaviour”.

Should the people involved be videoed?

In the past, I’ve seen many videos similar to this one, films featuring people committing acts that are considered wrong by the general public. However, most of the ppl filming these videos are not trying to raise public awareness. They only have one simple reason, which is to entertain, not only themselves, but masses on the internet. They often find such acts funny or lame and thus entertaining to watch. Such mindset often brings negative impact onto our society. Instead of avoiding such acts, ppl start to imitate them. One such example would be the phrase “All your base are belong to us”. It is originally a piece of broken English used by a translated version of a Japanese video game. It is supposed to be showing what a fool you’ll make if you use a language wrongly, thus encouraging ppl to learn every language correctly. However, the effect is far from the expectations. It has become a popular internet phenomenon.
Thus, it is the attitude that matters instead of the action of filming. From my point of view, maker of this video do want to raise public awareness of such issues. However, part of his/her purpose is still to entertain others which is wrong.

Who is at fault?

The lady peeling her prawns are definitely at fault. This is without question. Her action has not only created inconvenience for others (I don’t think anyone would like to seat on top of prawn shells, do they?). It has also polluted the surrounding. People inside the bus would have to bear with the pungent air the prawn shells give off. They must also bear with pests the prawn shell may attract. These pests would spread diseases or damage objects. Despite all these undesirable consequences, she continued with her action regardless of others welfare. Thus, she’s at fault.
However, the one taking the video is not entirely innocent. Though he/she has tried to spread public awareness by posting this online, I believe this person did that partly to entertain others. She could have reported this to other authorities where this problem would be looked at and addressed more properly.

What should not be done?

As stated above, the lady should definitely not peel prawns on top of the bus. The person who has taken a video of it should also use that content more appropriately instead of letting it run wild on the internet. Based on the responses made by the viewers, we can clearly see that most of the posts are senseless flaming without any real solution to the problem. Towards the end, we can even see certain elements of racial discrimination. If this has been done by a more professional authority, these would not have happened.

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