Is This the Way to Help?

Was passing by a busy street near my office today and met a really sorry site. There was a young man sprawled on the floor, apparently he was recovering from some kind of fit judging by a small pool of saliva by the side of his head. I did not immediately see anyone offering to help him get on his feet or to clean him up. Passersby busily went on with their passing by. But there was this lone man at the scene who seemed interested in the convalescent guy. But the kind of interest he had in him was sickening, he was only interested in taking pictures with his phone. I approached closer to see the glee on his face as he finished with his shooting session with a comment on how 'Lagos is a place where wonders will never end'.

Is this really how we help nowadays? When we see people who are injured or who need immediate help, should our first reaction be to extend a helping hand or to flip out our gadgets to take 'uploadable' pictures? Victims of accidents or any form of emergency need help, we should go out to their aid or run to obtain the aid if we cannot immediately supply it. It is bad enough that at times people lose their lives or suffer irreparable damage because first respondents during accidents have no clue on what to do, it is much worse that people do not respond and worst that when they do, they exploit occasions of other people's misery for their own entertainment.

Let us be more of helpers and less of reporters.