Redditor Reveals Worst Camera Moment When They Smiled And Waved At A News Camera In Front Of A House Where A Whole Family Just Died

Although the accident happened when they were a kid, this Redditor couldn't forget the time they messed up in front of a live news camera.

Liezel

• Published in Funny
• January 7, 2022

Unlike all those celebrities and influencers who seem like they were born ready for the cameras or who have teams of people telling them exactly what to do in front of those things, not all of us are exactly camera friendly. We can be proper, decent people in real life but when those things point in our direction, we can have varying degrees of mishaps.

Some people simply can't shake off the awkwardness of standing in front of a camera. A few don't know how to work their best angles.

Unfortunately, for a few other people, they mess up so badly in front of the camera that it becomes one of the cringiest moments of their lives. One such person who has experienced that is Redditor kanabul.

The poor lad was still a kid when the accident happened but even years after it, he still couldn't help but cringe every time he remembers it and we completely get it. Sure, he was a kid and kids don't always completely realize what's going on around them but if we were in their place, we'd surely be so ashamed as well.

To give some context to the situation, here is the entire story:

He started out as a curious 12-year-old

Since they were kids, they didn't realize the gravity of the situation

They were simply curious and amazed by the sight

His immediate reaction to the camera was a bit unfortunate, however

Obviously

Being a kid, he might not have completely internalized how horrible the entire situation is. Plus, he couldn't immediately control his first reaction to the camera.

After sharing it on Reddit, people sympathized with him. There are also others who tried to make light of the situation.

We're so sorry for laughing but this is pretty accurate

True enough. We all did stupid stuff as kids.

A bit harsh but it has a bit of truth to it

You can't grow up without cringe memories in your arsenal

This one didn't get edited out at all

A lot of bystanders would do anything to get a bit of airtime as well

Oof?

Nope, we don't think so judging by the "disgusted look on his face" part

Pretty sweet advice

Yep, this is definitely a lot more cringy

Oof, we got some hard hitting questions here

They're not completely wrong

Lessen the guilt somewhat

Being a kid is actually a valid excuse for it

See? It happens all the time

This is so true!

There's nothing abnormal about it especially since they weren't fully informed of what was happening and how to react

He probably doesn't feel like one though

They had no adult actually guiding them to do the proper thing

We all would have probably done something similar at that age

If we were him at that age, we'd probably have done something similar. From birth, we were all trained to smile and look good for the cameras so what do you expect, right?

Not only that but although he did know there was something horrible that happened at the scene, he wasn't exactly taught the etiquette of how to react in front of a camera. What would you have done if you were him?

Liezel