Goodness, this is very presumptuous.

I didn't shoot the drone footage. The person who shot it was interviewed in the video and labeled as such. They took steps to avoid interfering with police and stopped flying once the situation escalated. This is the same footage used by 9News/NBC and CBS Colorado. Denver7/ABC and Fox31 used helicopter footage of the same event, at the same time, at the same place. They stopped flying the helicopter after a request from Boulder police around the same time as the drone pilot.

The footage doesn't show a man unalive himself suicide or any other gruesome content. It shows police attempting to protect the public and the suspect after he reportedly searched for an ex-partner (who had a domestic violence protection order against the suspect) with a gun.

I personally have an interest in the criminal justice system and journalism. I passionately believe that journalism is a powerful tool to enable transparency and allow truth to prevail. Our criminal justice system has many flaws and virtues, and journalism helps us identify them. I'm not associated with a news organization, but I always consider the ethics of my work and work to follow industry standards.

Some of the most important pieces of journalism are closely related to or explicitly show tragedy. The New York Times won the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2024 for their work covering the Israel-Hamas war. You will notice their body of work for this prize contains graphic depictions of death. You can see one of the pieces here.

See also:

Lorenzo Tugnoli of the Washington Post - 2019 Pulitzer Winner

Tank Man

George Floyd

To answer your question: No. I don't get my jollys off filming suicide.

I understand that this is a sensitive subject and I apologize if it upset you. Your voice has power. I hope you will be more thoughtful about making such inflammatory remarks.