by Coop Cooper Ever since seeing the 2014 thriller “Nightcrawler” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, I've been fascinated with the careers of 'stringers' or freelance camera operators who roam the streets of major cities hoping to record footage of crimes, accidents and disasters in order to sell the footage to news outlets. It's a seedy, dangerous Business where the competition is fierce, but the rewards can be high. Netflix's new documentary series “Shot in the Dark” chronicles the exploits of real-life Stringers in Los Angeles as they capture tragedy on camera while trying to stay one step ahead of their cutthroat rivals. While this docu-series is compelling and exciting to watch, it does bring up ethical issues that highlight the grey-areas of the business and raises the question as to whether the stringers featured in the show are merely ambitious business men or parasitic sociopaths...