Gareth O'Callaghan: Recording tragedies like Luke Hyde's should carry criminal penalties

A disturbing shift has emerged in Irish society — one where filming human tragedy trumps helping, or even feeling
Gareth O'Callaghan: Recording tragedies like Luke Hyde's should carry criminal penalties

Luke Hyde who drowned in the River Lee last week while crowds of people filmed on their smartphone cameras.

Years ago, I reached the conclusion that life isn’t weird, it’s just the people in it.

An old acquaintance crossed my mind last week. Somewhere back along life’s timeline, I came to distantly know a man, who may have been described back then as a 'weirdo'. 

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