Which Would you Choose ver. I

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by sceniczip

I would save the dog too. I just feel worse for animals since they can't control their situations in the same way humans can.

I'm assuming that if both need saving from the train tracks, the neither can control their situations.

So, to tweak the hypothetical: What if it turns out that the stranger on the tracks is a single-mother (husband was killed in Iraq) of three children under the age of ten who will now be orphans because you chose to save your dog? Should that matter? Why or why not?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I'm assuming that if both need saving from the train tracks, the neither can control their situations.

So, to tweak the hypothetical: What if it turns out that the stranger on the tracks is a single-mother (husband was killed in Iraq) of three children under the age of ten who will now be orphans because you chose to save your dog? Should that matter? Why or why not?

I still want to know why this person and this dog are stuck on train tracks in the same spot lol

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I'm assuming that if both need saving from the train tracks, the neither can control their situations.

So, to tweak the hypothetical: What if it turns out that the stranger on the tracks is a single-mother (husband was killed in Iraq) of three children under the age of ten who will now be orphans because you chose to save your dog? Should that matter? Why or why not?

Well seeing as how I don't actually have a dog and there's only a stranger on the tracks I would save the stranger. But then this is hypothetical.
However, I thought the whole point of this hypothetical was that we didn't know any details. Of course, things change once you hear a story. What if the person tied themselves to the tracks or something because they're trying to commit suicide? What if the person tied to the tracks was a murderer and rapist? And now you just saved his life and now he will go murder 10 more people. On the other extreme is perhaps it's the person who will cure cancer. So yes depending on the stranger's back story I would choose the stranger or not.
In all honesty, I go to pieces in emergencies so I'd probably just stand there screaming hysterically. I'd probably lunge at the tracks to try to save something and end up killing myself in the process.
Also, I firmly believe no one can *truly* say what they would do in a situation until it happens.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by sceniczip

In all honesty, I go to pieces in emergencies so I'd probably just stand there screaming hysterically.

I don't know what, but this reminded me of this photo from ANTM:



Clearly, I'm bored at work lol

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Clearly, I'm bored at work lol

lol lol
Again?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

lol lol
Again?

I have things to do, but don't feel like doing them haha

Heading out now, though, so that is no longer an issue

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I have things to do, but don't feel like doing them haha

Heading out now, though, so that is no longer an issue

lol lol
Hilarious!!

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I don't know what, but this reminded me of this photo from ANTM:



Clearly, I'm bored at work lol

That's possibly what I look like, just minus all the make up lol. No my horse fell down in the trailer and I just stood there holding the other two crying and pacing and panicking. It was one of the scariest moments of my life lol

[cheerfulgreek]

I don't have a dog.

As for the porn, I've never seen porn, and I don't want to.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by sceniczip

Also, I firmly believe no one can *truly* say what they would do in a situation until it happens.

Um, no.. Assuming I strolled along and found a person and my dog (or any animal for that matter) tied to some train tracks with a train quickly approaching them, and I only had time to save one, I can safely say I'd save the stranger.

Could you seriously stumble upon that situation, untie your dog, then look the person in the eye and say, "Sorry..."? If so, I must say.. IMO, that's pretty screwed up.

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Um, no.. Assuming I strolled along and found a person and my dog (or any animal for that matter) tied to some train tracks with a train quickly approaching them, and I only had time to save one, I can safely say I'd save the stranger.

Could you seriously stumble upon that situation, untie your dog, then look the person in the eye and say, "Sorry..."? If so, I must say.. IMO, that's pretty screwed up.

I mean in all reality no probably not. (Unless as mentioned before said stranger was a murderer or something, in which case I would totally save the dog) But until I'm in that situation I really can't say. I would probably try to save both. I couldn't untie the stranger and look my dog in the eye be like "sorry dude." I would still go back and try to save him/her too, even if in the hypothetical I would be unsuccessful. If I'm in the situation I may panic in which case I would save no one. I could also be unsuccessful in trying to save either. I really don't know as there's not enough information. (ie if I have to carry a 400lb man off the tracks he'll probably have a very slim chance of survival as I'm not very strong).