Ethics Test

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This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally.



The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision.



Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.



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You are in Darwin, NT. There is chaos all around you caused by a cyclone with severe flooding.

You are a photographic journalist working for a major newspaper and you're caught in the middle

of this epic disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot career making photos.

There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water.



Suddenly you see a man floundering in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken

down with the debris. You move closer ... somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realise

who it is. It's John Howard. At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to pull him

under.



You have two options, you can save the life of "Little Johnny" or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize

winning photo, documenting the death of the Australian Prime Minister.



So here's the question, and please be honest.





Would you select high contrast colour film or would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?

[maxy0987]

meh, mediocre

[VS Omega]

That's awesome, good one! LOL

[groucho]

KN funny maaaaaate

[Infus10n]

haha, poor little johnny howard

[_Mukas_]

black and white! adds more emotion

[stocky]

haha nice
definately go with colour. it can always be converted to black and white later

[andyman]

id do neither, id save him, at the end of the day hes a human being

[Julie]

I'd save him, not cos I'm compassionate or anything like that, just think about it shoot a photo you get famous, perhaps infamous for letting him die. Save him your an instant hero and got johnny owing u big time.

[hispeedvp]

given the situation i think my natural instincts would take over and the thought of taking a picture wouldnt even cross my mind. however once having pulled "little johnny" from the water there would be plenty of time for photo opertunities wilst we wait for a rescue helicopter and watch the rest of the population wash by in the rising water gasping for air. and to answer your question, i would choose color as black and white wouldnt depict the horror and dispair you would see in the poor mans pigmentation of the face.

[CANYONERO]

id ask to be GST exempt & IR exempt, if he said yes well then id start to think seriously, actually, id just go the colour.

[gopher]

capture the whole thing in glorious colour

then i'd be looking for a hose or something to make it deeper

[Mr Robbo - The General]

id do neither, id save him, at the end of the day hes a human being

hmmm, Its you isnt it? Peter? Peter Costello?

[Shifty1]

LOL

i'd prob use colour..

he is a politican.. he can promise you the world, not deliver n you cant do a thing..

[andyman]

hmmm, Its you isnt it? Peter? Peter Costello?

heck no, johny has done some good things for this country tho

[gopher]

heck no, johny has done some good things for this country tho

such as????????????

[Patrio7]

colour film for sure

[andyman]

such as????????????

by repairing budget problems left behind by the keating government and bringing back a strong economy

[Mr Robbo - The General]

by repairing budget problems left behind by the keating government and bringing back a strong economy

At the expense of the middle and lower class?

[andyman]

At the expense of the middle and lower class?

lets not get into a political debate its all been covered before

[CANYONERO]

little johnny? i dont like him, never have probably never will. but we could have done a lot worse than him i suppose like uncle adolf?

[vn88calais]

simplicity of black and white hehehe...itd look better than a color pic :P haha bye bye johnny!!!

cheers, Todd

[STEALTHY™]

in the heat of the moment, i'd probably save him from the water, but upon realising that unibrow, he'd be going straight back in! Then B&W pics

[newo]

If it were Costello, wouldn't he be pushing him under? Anyway, we'd have to have another election, so I'd save him! Yeah seriously though, I'd save him. I kinda like the bloke....

[Morgasshk]

meh, I'd save the bugger, and whilst he's passed out from drinking lots of putrid water I'd shave his eyebrows!

johnny aint too bad... Seriously, what decisions would you have made differently...