…It is often an indicator of malfunctioning ethics alarms.
My late wife, who loved all creatures great and small, would have openly rooted for the bull in a bullfight. Therefore the tragic result pictured above would not have upset her at all. I, on the other hand, blessed with a sophomoric sense of humor, a taste for slapstick, and an attraction to the macabre find value in that photo from different sources.
As Ethics Alarms frequently reminds readers, feelings, thoughts and motives do not make actions ethical or unethical, hence the verdict that “He meant well” is a rationalization. However feelings can have signature significance, or at least provide disquieting clues to an individuals priorities and character.
Relaying feelings also is conduct, and thus can be ethical or unethical. Nelson Muntz’s trademark…
…for example, would be cruel in the presence of the victim.
How do you react to de la Puebla’s misfortune? Would it be different if you were among the spectators?
And now…a song:
Ethics Alarms 
Old Russian saying: “Sometimes, you bit the bear. Sometimes, the bear bites you.”
When Is saw this headline without even seeing the photo, I thought, “Some guys just don’t know when to retire.” It’s epidemic among athletes and performers. I thought this guy’s mistake wasn’t being a bullfighter, it was unretiring and trying to be a bullfighter past his sell by date. Oops!
The whole story is primed for a possible Darwin Award and looks a like something that would be presented by The Babylon Bee.
I got a good laugh!
FAFO?
This is like a cartoon coming to life. Of course, cartoons bounce back and don’t require 2 hours of surgery to correct, as well as what’s probably a very painful recovery period. This is before we even get the question of voiding and whether this guy had to have a colostomy bag. He’s also going to be the butt, excuse the pun, of many many online jokes. It’s funny if you don’t think too much about it, but if you do, it can get uncomfortable. There but for the grace of God go we all. Would YOU want to be the target of that kind of abuse? Are you a person or a punchline? Would you want your family seeing people who don’t even know you judging you harshly every time they open their computers?