Ethics

Last December when I volunteered with Eastlink TV there was an event called the Christmas Angles where elementary schools all across Colchester County come to either sing or show off their talent. It was a great show and I had an amazing time, until half way through the show a man had a heart attack right in the middle of the show. I was on camera I didn’t know what to do and I was really scared. I was really apprehensive at the time, it was my first time experiencing something like this.

The ambulance, firefighters, and everyone circled around the victim. Meanwhile, in the control room everyone was confused about what was going on, but the show went on. Now is it ethical or unethical to still go on with the show? The motto in any live event or business is the show must go on. In my opinion the show should of stopped because it created so much distraction and it was very scary to say the least. Especially when you have children present at the event and their parents are there all happy about their son and daughter performing, it killed the mood, and all of us should have waited until the victim was escorted safely out of the building. Unfortunately, when the victim made his way to the hospital he died. It was a horrible tragedy and I hope I never have to encounter a situation like this ever again. This sort of thing was unexpected obviously, and I hope that in the future all of us on the crew can take precautions and the next time we can be prepared.