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> The first was unheralded, but for the second, first there was gunfire - I grabbed the camera and went to the window I always remember this from my first host
by iso1631 4y ago
> The first was unheralded, but for the second, first there was gunfire - I grabbed the camera and went to the window
I always remember this from my first hostile environment course. Top things not to do when you hear gunfire or explosions -- run to the nearest glass pane and look to see if you can see what's going on.
It's a natural reaction, but that window (and indeed wall) offers no protection from bullets, and an explosion can easily blow out a window and flying glass is not a good thing to be standing besides.
- Max-Ganz-II 4y agoAll absolutely true, but I think Kyiv is huge, I'm tiny, and the number of incoming missiles is small; I think it just won't happen. To my thought, it's worth that risk, for the benefit of seeing what happens so I can write about it.
- iso1631 4y ago"where I had the window open I felt the blast wave come to my face and body" You're not just risking your own life, if you are injured because of your voyeurism you will be taking up Ukrainian medical resources that could be better spent.
- Max-Ganz-II 4y agoI personally bear more risk crossing the roads during my stay here. Would you advise to stop doing so, to reduce the potential burden on the medical services? As it is, I have private medical insurance, they're a business, I pay them, they provision their services, and provide that service. As such, to my eye, even if I was taking significant risk, which I am not, it would not be an ethical matter, and even this is without any consideration to the benefits of writing about what's going on.