Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Selfie Suicides ...

Recently, a lot of news highlight idiots who either died or returned from a NDE (Near Death Experience) while trying to click a 'selfie' of themselves at some risky place - generally a water body in monsoon. If they returned, it was for the selfless act some hero, who saved them at the risk of their own lives.I am writing about this today because a news yesterday perturbed me when I heard of a selfless hero, losing his life over saving someone who was drowning in an attempt to click a selfie of themselves at some river bank already flowing over the safety mark. The death of the savior is what forced me to write about this issue.
On one hand I am absolutely for hailing the selfless heroes, but on the other I wonder if these heroes should have risked their own lives to save such idiots in the first place?
In fact, selfie accidents should be classified as suicides by insurance companies and denied any insurance claims to deter this kind of behavior.