Quote Originally Posted by Catty1 View Post
Patrick has been in the spotlight for decades.
I don't think that's any reason why he shouldn't be allowed respect and dignity instead of stalking and snapping pictures of him and then plastering them all over to show the world how ill and wasted he looks and what a shell of his former self he is now. This man is dying and he deserves respect and compassion. I get sick of people having the attitude that just because someone is an actor or is famous that there are a different set of rules and ethics that apply to them and that they do not deserve the same consideration as a family member or friend who is suffering. The story could have told about his will to fight and his determination without the pictures to add shock value to it.

Yes the media and paparazzi types are everywhere butting into people's personal lives because they are 'famous' and treating them with little respect. That doesn't make it right. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for Patrick and have loved watching him since I was in high school. He has always seemed a very sensitive and gentle man. There is also his family and loved ones to think about too.