Commonwealth games athlete collapse

[Goldfreak]

I understand people don't know what to do but do they really have to film it ? Apparently this is a recent example of the "bystander effect" which is people are less likely to act when others are around.

 

[silver]

link to site/story
https://news.sky.com/story/scottish...he-leads-commonwealth-games-marathon-11331891

 

[Manpa]

With the easy access to camera and video via mobile phones this is going to happen. People may well have been filming before he collapsed and just continued catching a piece of history. If the worst had happened this footage may have provided critical evidence.
I'm not sure this is a new phenomenon since cameras and film were invented we have seen war correspondents capturing harrowing images for perpetuity.

If it is recognised media is it viewed differently to a member of e public filming it?

I agree with you re bystanders not helping, but this can sometimes be about that person being unsure what to do, particularly in an organised situation where medical staff and officials are on hand. I made the comment to my wife that people were filming it when I first saw it, but on viewing the full story on the news I'm not sure that they were, it looked like they were trying to look for something on their phones, possibly an emergency service number
Hopefully the athlete will fully recover and compete again. Interestingly officials said at least one athlete in all marathons collapsed and is unable to finish.

 

[Goldfreak]

With the easy access to camera and video via mobile phones this is going to happen. People may well have been filming before he collapsed and just continued catching a piece of history. If the worst had happened this footage may have provided critical evidence.
I'm not sure this is a new phenomenon since cameras and film were invented we have seen war correspondents capturing harrowing images for perpetuity.

If it is recognised media is it viewed differently to a member of e public filming it?

I agree with you re bystanders not helping, but this can sometimes be about that person being unsure what to do, particularly in an organised situation where medical staff and officials are on hand. I made the comment to my wife that people were filming it when I first saw it, but on viewing the full story on the news I'm not sure that they were, it looked like they were trying to look for something on their phones, possibly an emergency service number
Hopefully the athlete will fully recover and compete again. Interestingly officials said at least one athlete in all marathons collapsed and is unable to finish.

True, I didn't think that maybe they where trying to call for help which could at least be helpful, I was a bit hasty to judge. Just a bit jaded about recent far worse examples where people just filmed something instead of doing something but probably best not to go into it here.

 

[Redfin]

If an athlete seeks help or is assisted in anyway by a third party he/she is immediately disqualified.

 

[LC76]

With trained medics ect in attendance the last thing you would want is an untrained civilian trying to help and only getting in the way.
Im not too bothered if people film while others help..as long as what is done with the footage is at least respectable,used as evidence,document ect.

 

[Occasional_panner]

If an athlete seeks help or is assisted in anyway by a third party he/she is immediately disqualified.

Yes leave them be for a bit, they may get up and continue, they train for years, it would be a pity for a bystander to stuff it up for them.

And the flip side is stuff em they knew what they were getting into.

 

[Mackka]

I agree OP, the rules are are very strict and straight forward, I personally was shedding tears for the Scot but he told those around him (from reports) leave me alone.
He was a gutsy *******, only to be expected from a Scot, however, it s a sport and maybe he will be remembered as "he who came second won't be"!
Who was that anyway?
Mackka

 

[Chiron52]

Watched one of the one-day cycle road races in Belgium/France just recently.
An Aussie rider crashed into a barbed wire fence.
I was cringing because I could see the wire barbs sticking into his arms, legs and clothing. All the while, spectators were pulling at him, trying to get him back on his feet.
Those spectators meant well, but they were causing the rider to suffer unnecessary discomfort and pain.

Speaking of cycle crashes, check out this video -

[video=480,360]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvOb48ovm8[/video]