The death of a renowned 85-year-old photographer in the streets of Paris, without anyone coming to help him while he was lying on the floor for hours, has sparked a discussion about the alleged lack of compassion in the French capital.
On January 20, René Robert, a Swiss photographer who lived in Paris in the 1960s, accidentally fell on the sidewalk of a busy street and remained there,
unaided by passersby
except a man and woman they know well. about people's indifference: two homeless people.
They were the ones who found Robert, while walking with his dog, and called an ambulance for help, according to The New York Times.
"Even if they attack you, nobody lifts a finger," said Fabienne, 45, one of the people who found the photographer around 5:30 am, on a street where there is a bar and an eyewear store.
When the ambulance arrived, Robert — known for his black-and-white photographs of famous Flemish artists — was unconscious, was taken to hospital and later died of
severe hypothermia,
according to the Paris Fire Department.
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The circumstances of the photographer's death have not yet been clarified.
The option of a robbery has been ruled out because, despite the small bruises on his head and arm, his cash, his credit card and his watch were intact.
But what has become clear is that many passed by his side and completely ignored him.
Fabienne told the aforementioned media that Robert and his partner
always stopped to talk for
a while or to give them some coins.
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"No one helps anyone," Fabienne concluded, despite the fact that she and her companion did so with a stranger who, for many others, was a renowned artist whose death they mourn today.