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Jul 29, 2014
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DapperDan
Well, first I'd ignore your conditions and create my own so I could answer a
question that I wanted to answer instead of the one you asked. This obviously means that my answer is that I would like to have spaghetti for dinner.
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a moral thought experiment:
erkimust
7/29/14 12:36pm
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Buffalo
7/29/14 12:37pm
This is pretty easy actually. If I knew that this would be the only time this
Mister P
7/29/14 12:40pm
I will not do anything until he starts shooting and endangering/killing innocent
ol' Blue Eyes
7/29/14 12:44pm
I'd say you are jointly and severally culpable with the criminal
Shimmy
7/29/14 12:45pm
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erkimust
7/29/14 12:50pm
Well, if he can't hit me from that distance. Then I just wait.
Mikey
7/29/14 12:45pm
I grab my own hostage.
purplmonkeydishwashr
7/29/14 12:47pm
The Greenrake approach to Mexican Standoffs. I like it.
Byron McNertney
7/29/14 12:50pm
I wait and do nothing. As we are not in a gun free zone, I'm sure that some
Louis Litt
7/29/14 12:52pm
this is a valuable, worthwhile thought experiment
BYUCoug11
7/29/14 12:54pm
Not really, as it has a major flaw in the scenario
valcorger
7/29/14 1:15pm
Why are you responsible for their protection?
Byron McNertney
7/29/14 1:17pm
Because I'm the one between him and them and have the assets to protect them
valcorger
7/29/14 1:29pm
Well, if I ever learned anything from a Keanu Reeves movie its this:
BE-WHY-YOU
7/29/14 12:56pm
incorrect. shoot into the air while crying out in emotional pain.
erkimust
7/29/14 12:56pm
Ok... so I assume my assailant is a midget, otherwise I would be able to blast
IrishBlue
7/29/14 12:59pm
what IrishBlue would really do:
BYUCoug11
7/29/14 1:02pm
Well, I didn't know I had an uzi for both hands...
IrishBlue
7/29/14 1:07pm
You are forgetting that Greedo shot first in the recut.
Shimmy
7/29/14 1:03pm
One of the worst movie decisions of all time.
Oceanographer
7/29/14 1:52pm
Do I know the kid? Do I like the kid? Also,
2RUEBLUE
7/29/14 1:04pm
Well, first I'd ignore your conditions and create my own so I could answer a
DapperDan
7/29/14 1:04pm
Or...as I've learned in movies, I shoot through the child's shoulder which goes
ol' Blue Eyes
7/29/14 1:05pm
I personally don't shoot in that circumstance unless I cannot retreat and it
cheezedawg
7/29/14 1:06pm
Haha. CB ignores the question and fantasizes their John McClane heroism
jokerman
7/29/14 1:08pm
Shimmy didnt answer the question. He didnt speak to the moral culpability, only
cheezedawg
7/29/14 1:12pm
Well, I gave my answer to moral culpability in legal terms.
Shimmy
7/29/14 3:19pm
Answering this question as framed doesn't require thought, unless you are a
Louis Litt
7/29/14 1:17pm
There is no decision to be made in his scenario
jokerman
7/29/14 1:45pm
I'm sorry, I'll rephrase so it's clear that the "moral dilemma" is addressed:
Louis Litt
7/29/14 3:43pm
I'd just pull a "James T. Kirk" and reprogram the test...
TheDeek
7/29/14 1:11pm
You are already dead
AxelDC
7/29/14 1:11pm
I wouldn't blame someone who took either approach.
QuinneyCoug
7/29/14 1:37pm
I hope this wasn't an experiment on following instructions.
Shimmy
7/29/14 1:24pm
Easy, my life isn't more valuable than an innocent child, I back off
mosterlow
7/29/14 1:49pm
100%
Bergloewe
7/29/14 1:57pm
Like all CBers, I'm awesome enough that something like this would happen (video)
mr_thekid
7/29/14 3:36pm
Well, here goes...
So it goes...
7/29/14 4:51pm
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