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Originally Posted by Cowperson
First, he was there as an invited guest and recording something different than he was anticipating.
When the more interesting story erupted in front of him, instinct kicked in . . . . . . he kept the motor drive going and recorded the event. Tell you the truth, as someone who was a photojournalist at one time, I probably would have done the same. And that's how you end up published in Time Magazine. Being ready for anything at anytime.
You can see the guy lost his cool and engaged in what, for him, was normal behaviour and then, after he started, became aware the event was being recorded. That's when he leveled out a bit and kept insisting the woman accompany him to the basement where he could beat her out of range of the camera. She probably knew she was safer where the camera was and stayed because the camera was going.
If the photographer had dropped the camera and intervened, its probable the violence would have escalated.
In the end, the perpetrator is a coward.
Coincidentally, right now I'm working on a charity project with a women's emergency shelter, helping them meld them with my other event so they can raise monies for themselves. I was inside the shelter a few weeks ago and that's not the first time I've been inside a women's shelter . . . . the last instance was about 25 years ago. Sadly, the level of security to protect the women inside is both necessary and astonishing, both then and now, and its sad that these places are necessary in our society.
To be frank, I think the photographer continuing with his job kept the violence from escalating even further.
Cowperson
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To correct your post and add some comments- the photojournalist is actually a woman. For whatever reason, I went through the article and pictures the first time thinking it was a man as well. I had the initial thought that he should step in, but changed my mind when I found out the photog was female. Not sure if that is right or not, but looking at the ex-convict, the reality is a woman probably would have more difficulty stopping the situation. She did confirm that the police had been called.