The woman filming even spoke to the dangling maid before she fell. In the comments, when a user asked for a translation of her words, another user replied that the woman said, “You crazy! Come here!”
As if the woman — who, incidentally, is hanging on by one hand — was just having a laugh.
Warning: Graphic video below.
فيديو/ عندما تغيب الإنسانية بسبب هوس التصوير ! pic.twitter.com/vRYyH9LlK0
— المجلس ?? (@Almajlliss) March 30, 2017
Amazingly, the maid lived. A witness on the ground — as in the ground the maid plummeted to — filmed what followed. This second clip shows firefighters attempting to help the clearly dazed woman down a ladder.
فيديو/ عندما تغيب الإنسانية بسبب هوس التصوير ! pic.twitter.com/vRYyH9LlK0
— المجلس ?? (@Almajlliss) March 30, 2017
As far as commentary on the digital age goes, this one pretty much speaks for itself.
[Update: The Guardian is now reporting that the woman who filmed the maid’s fall has been detained by Kuwaiti police. The fall may have been a suicide attempt. According to The Guardian:
“The Kuwait Society for Human Rights on Friday called on the authorities to investigate the case and refer it to court.
“The oil-rich Gulf state is home to more than 600,000 domestic helpers, a majority of them Asians, many of whom complain of abuse, mistreatment and non-payment of wages.
“Hundreds of maids escape their employers every year over abuse, and the government has set up shelters for them. Some seek help from their embassies.”]
