The majority of Haiti’s population was wiped away by a devastating earthquake in 2010. In addition to causing widespread destruction, the earthquake also created disruption throughout Haiti. After the earthquake, desperate families turned to looting in an attempt to save what they had left. Most people would consider this to be a small matter, but in Haiti, it was so significant that a 15-year-old child’s life had to be sacrificed for a painting that could have been simply replaced. Fabienne Cherisma was shot and killed by police on January 19th while she was out stealing. Blood covered the streets, she was left there alone as if she meant nothing, and the bullet struck her in the head, killing her and forcing her to collapse on top of the paintings she had stolen. For the media, photographers would enter and snap different pictures of her dead body. denying the young girl who just lost her life any space to grieve or even a modicum of dignity.

Fabienne’s parents wrote a post on January 26th, reminiscing about their daughter’s life, her bright future, her favorite things, and her dream of becoming a nurse. A humble reminder that it wasn’t just any youngster but rather a daughter, sister, cousin, niece, friend, and sufferer of the fallout from discrimination, the message was brief and pure. The loss of Fabienne affected individuals all across the world. Her death stands out from the thousands of other deaths that occurred in Haiti because it was not caused by natural selection or money. The photographer’s main goal was to capture the tragedies occurring in Haiti to raise awareness and possibly raise money to assist the country’s recovery. However, many of the photographers received criticism for simply showing there and doing nothing. What more are they capable of doing but endanger themselves and increase the death toll? All things considered, Fabienne’s passing and the deaths of the other thousands of Haitian residents are awful and ought to be memorialized in some way.