France: photographer René Robert dies, “killed by indifference”
Consternation but also controversy in France for the death of the Swiss photographer René Robert, who fell on a busy street in Paris and remained on the ground for nine hours in general indifference until hypothermia occurred. “Killed by indifference“is the accusation launched by his friend, Michel Mompontet, on Twitter, recounting the incident. The 85-year-old, well-known photographer of flamenco stars,” suffered a stroke of dizziness and fell. Unable to get up, he was immobilized in the cold for nine hours until a homeless man called for helpthe. Too late. He was in hypothermia. During those nine hours, no passerby stopped to check why this man was lying on the sidewalk. Not one “.
Indifference scandal in Paris: nine hours without help for the dead photographer
The accident occurred in Rue de Turbigo, between Place de la Republique and Les Halles, very central area of the French capital. Mompontet acknowledged that he himself often does not pay attention to people on the street: “Before I give lessons or accuse someone, I need to address a small question that makes me uncomfortable: I am 100% sure that I would have stopped if I had found myself. in front of that scene – a man down? Have I never turned my back on a homeless man lying on a door? “. As confirmed by the Olivar Association that has been working with the homeless in Madrid for decades, “many people talk about the terrible story of René Robert, but the reality is that this is the cruel and daily experience of those who live and die on the street” .
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