Would you risk your life

fenderbender · 06-07-2011, 04:52 PM

to save someone else?

Say if someone had fallen onto the tracks in a subway or train.
Would you risk your life to try and save them even if there was a good chance you wouldn't survive?

Would you do it without thinking?

If you wouldn't risk your own life, would you feel guilty afterwards?

Xil · 06-07-2011, 04:57 PM

depends on the person/my mood i guess

Cerpin Taxt · 06-07-2011, 05:04 PM

Such actions aren't born out of thought.

fenderbender · 06-07-2011, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cerpin Taxt

Such actions aren't born out of thought.

Well then, do you think you would react heroically or be a bystander in such a position?

Cerpin Taxt · 06-07-2011, 05:15 PM

To answer that question would require thought, and thus continue to put the scenario in the wrong context

fenderbender · 06-07-2011, 05:17 PM

It is just something that was brought into light recently for me.

to be honest i really would like to react in such a way, i dont know if i would, but i truly want to.
I believe i would feel forever guilty if i stood by... but i dont know if that is true either.

I believe it would be the right thing to do, along with the a possible noble and compassionate death... You could die at any moment, might as well make it a good one.

at the same time i feel as though there is so much good i wish to do with my life it is a shame to throw that away.

This kind of thinking is probably gonna get me run over by a train...

José · 06-07-2011, 05:27 PM

fenderbender · 06-07-2011, 05:38 PM

Propaganda:
Stuff that spankey posts

MrJinx · 06-07-2011, 05:41 PM

Knowing that I'm immortal, I'd like to think that I would help without thinking.

my_scatterheart · 06-07-2011, 05:42 PM

I'm dumb. I totes would and will.

Dr. ShinDig · 06-07-2011, 06:05 PM

I think it's one of those things where you have to be in the situation and find out then. I know a lot of people who say they would and probably wouldn't in the heat of the moment, also I'm sure some would become unexpected heroes.

deadhead94 · 06-07-2011, 08:47 PM

Only for my kid. everyone else is one their own.

HTAM · 06-07-2011, 09:07 PM

I did, once.

This lady hopped right off the curb to cross a street where you didn't cross when the bell rang. Because then the busses ran.

She's holding her newborn keeps right on walking and I look at the bus driver who doesn't see her walking into his path.

I bolt off the curb, grab her, she screams at me, and I pick her and the kid up and jump to the curb.

Didn't even think about it. Just reacted.

I slammed a shoplifter in the grocery store last year, too.

He was charging to the front door and had already swung at two clerks trying to restrain him. He shoved a cart with a little girl in it, whipping her around 180 degrees, and she started to cry because she was startled.

My Dad Alert went CODE RED.

I was the last thing between him and the door to get away.

No showdown.

I went for him, and slammed him on the wall and then on the floor.

I would give best efforts to save anyone in immediate danger, but I would be very prudent about action that could take me away from my wife and kid.

Dr. ShinDig · 06-07-2011, 09:36 PM

Got em!

Sir-Ex · 06-07-2011, 09:40 PM

I really couldn't say.

I know if it was some fat ugly bastard I probably wouldn't do a thing.

If it was a middle aged woman who might be a mother, I probably would.

Yeah, not all humans are equal to me. I wouldn't sacrifice myself for most of em.

The Rev · 06-07-2011, 09:41 PM

I probably wouldn't get past being surprised before it was over, so probably not. Now, would I GIVE my life in exchange for another? Yes. My daughter.

The Rev

The Don · 06-07-2011, 11:51 PM

I'd like to say I would.

I've never been in a situation where it was required though, so I can't really know.

I do regularly get my first aid brushed up, so I'd like to think I'm prepared.

It's just that at first aid courses, they always tell you not to risk your life. It obviously isn't as black and white as that. I dunno.

**Mafoo** · 06-08-2011, 12:47 AM

ive seen that episode of house, if thats what sparked this, fender. i really like the show because of the morality issues and ethical issues it discusses.

id probably do it. i might jump back out of the way if i was unable to get the person up off the ground or w/e happened in the show.

im not saying i have hero blood but i did once pull a kids head out from between these bars at the mall i work in

Sir-Ex · 06-08-2011, 12:53 AM

Once I was walking through this park and saw a woman and her dog ahead. The dog was lying on its side and the woman comes running up to me in tears saying her dog is dying and she doesn't know what's wrong. And I go up the dog and kneel down and put my hand on him, and immediately he stands up and starts wagging his tail.

If I saw a dog on the tracks Id be like C'MERE boy! And that dog would come

**Mafoo** · 06-08-2011, 01:01 AM

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06-07-2011, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Cerpin Taxt Yahookan Zealot Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 843 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,011 Posts	To answer that question would require thought, and thus continue to put the scenario in the wrong context __________________ Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize. "All memory is really a form of regurgitation of undigested experience." -Alan Watts

06-07-2011, 05:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3,553 Thanks: 1,487 Thanked 3,328 Times in 1,870 Posts	I'm dumb. I totes would and will. __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

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MrJinx YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NH Posts: 41 Thanks: 5 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Knowing that I'm immortal, I'd like to think that I would help without thinking.

06-07-2011, 06:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dr. ShinDig seriously skewed Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 892 Thanks: 251 Thanked 232 Times in 168 Posts	I think it's one of those things where you have to be in the situation and find out then. I know a lot of people who say they would and probably wouldn't in the heat of the moment, also I'm sure some would become unexpected heroes. __________________ Putting the High in "High Quality"

06-07-2011, 09:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
HTAM Old School Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,872 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 2,117 Times in 1,179 Posts	I did, once. This lady hopped right off the curb to cross a street where you didn't cross when the bell rang. Because then the busses ran. She's holding her newborn keeps right on walking and I look at the bus driver who doesn't see her walking into his path. I bolt off the curb, grab her, she screams at me, and I pick her and the kid up and jump to the curb. Didn't even think about it. Just reacted. I slammed a shoplifter in the grocery store last year, too. He was charging to the front door and had already swung at two clerks trying to restrain him. He shoved a cart with a little girl in it, whipping her around 180 degrees, and she started to cry because she was startled. My Dad Alert went CODE RED. I was the last thing between him and the door to get away. No showdown. I went for him, and slammed him on the wall and then on the floor. I would give best efforts to save anyone in immediate danger, but I would be very prudent about action that could take me away from my wife and kid.

06-07-2011, 09:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dr. ShinDig seriously skewed Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 892 Thanks: 251 Thanked 232 Times in 168 Posts	Got em! Attached Images __________________ Putting the High in "High Quality"

06-07-2011, 09:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,821 Times in 2,258 Posts	I really couldn't say. I know if it was some fat ugly bastard I probably wouldn't do a thing. If it was a middle aged woman who might be a mother, I probably would. Yeah, not all humans are equal to me. I wouldn't sacrifice myself for most of em. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,865 Thanks: 5,018 Thanked 5,421 Times in 2,865 Posts	I probably wouldn't get past being surprised before it was over, so probably not. Now, would I GIVE my life in exchange for another? Yes. My daughter. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

06-07-2011, 11:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
The Don You follow? Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 11,151 Thanks: 544 Thanked 781 Times in 426 Posts	I'd like to say I would. I've never been in a situation where it was required though, so I can't really know. I do regularly get my first aid brushed up, so I'd like to think I'm prepared. It's just that at first aid courses, they always tell you not to risk your life. It obviously isn't as black and white as that. I dunno. __________________ I am genuienly sad about my thanks:post ratio

06-08-2011, 12:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,652 Times in 1,698 Posts	ive seen that episode of house, if thats what sparked this, fender. i really like the show because of the morality issues and ethical issues it discusses. id probably do it. i might jump back out of the way if i was unable to get the person up off the ground or w/e happened in the show. im not saying i have hero blood but i did once pull a kids head out from between these bars at the mall i work in __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

06-08-2011, 12:53 AM	#19 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,821 Times in 2,258 Posts	Once I was walking through this park and saw a woman and her dog ahead. The dog was lying on its side and the woman comes running up to me in tears saying her dog is dying and she doesn't know what's wrong. And I go up the dog and kneel down and put my hand on him, and immediately he stands up and starts wagging his tail. If I saw a dog on the tracks Id be like C'MERE boy! And that dog would come __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

06-08-2011, 01:01 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,652 Times in 1,698 Posts	LOLWTF JESUS POWERZ!!1 __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

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