Public Death?

Today I was researching the Arab Israeli conflict for my Internal Assessment in History. In the book I was reading, they mentioned a young boy who had been shot in a crossfire during a shootout. Somehow, a camara found this young boy in his fathers arms while he was dying. This video was posted on the internet for all to see.

I am confused as to how this can be ethical. First of all, why does anyone want to watch a small boy die? I understand that we see it in movies and the idea of it happening is terrible but this ACTUALLY happened. And people are watching this video. I am also confused as to why this videographer would think that it is ok to publish such a private moment. Not only is the child too young to understand and not here to make the decision, but the family was distraught and that moment should not be on display for the world. This video provoked anger in me over the innocent victims of the conflict which may have been the intent but the media has enough tactics for provoking anger in people without advertising a small child's death.

Parenting

As a 17 year old human being, I do not feel that I am mature enough to raise a child, nor is my life stable enough. That is not to say that some people do not adjust to certain situations and rise to the challenge but personally, I do not see myself having the strengh. I think it is generally viewed by society that people my age are too young to have children and in some cases they are completely correct. However, I think it is wrong for people to say you are ready to have a baby when you are "X" years old. From what I witnessed today, it is impossible to say that once you reach a certain age you are ready to be a parent.

As I was driving down 610 I looked over to the red minivan to my right. I saw a child who looked to be no more than 2 years old, sitting on (who I presume to be) his father's lap. IN THE DRIVERS SEAT! As I looked back to make sure that I was not hallucinating, I noticed a female, appearing to be about the same age as the man, sitting in the middle seat of the middle row of the car, poking her head to the front and making faces at the baby. You know, the baby in the drivers seat.

After witnessing hands down the most unsafe driving situation of my life, I realized that age has nothing to do with being ready to be a parent. Young people make stupid mistakes, and so do old people. But just because you have reached a certain age does not mean that you are exempt from making any kind of mistake that would be typically categorized as one made by a young and inexperienced person.

For that baby's sake, I hope someone knocks some sense into his parents. And for those who take anything that I have said personally, I do not mean to offend anyone I am just voicing my opinion.