It wasn't a farm, it was a dairy. Huge difference. There were no animals besides cows. And killing milkcows is a dumb move as you get much less food in the long run. They did have plenty of corn left tho (behind the barn).
They definitely were crazy and weren't FORCED into cannibalism. They had plenty of corn left, and by the looks of Brenda, who is totally overweight it is pretty clear they didn't "nearly starve" and went to cannibalism as a last resort... And they didn't only eat people who would die anyway, they went actively hunting for healthy people with their altered beartraps (such as the teacher, it was their trap). I think they just went all crazy and enjoyed the taste of human meat. It was no last resort thing.
The fact that they "don't waste" is a big indicator of who they are. They're smart opportunists. The first time, they probably saw a friend who was going to bleed out or something fatal, but not gross and ate him, then continued the practice. These are the same sort of people who eat road kill because not eating it means having to look for another meal on thin months.
I could understand the whole waste-not-want-not thing if the person in question was passed out and loosing blood rapidly like David or Travis, but killing a perfectly well human being like mark is out of the question, its just wrong.
If they were certain to die, then fair enough, but i liked Mark
I took a few things into account when playing the episode. Mark said he would be alright once the arrow got out yet the St. John's still chose to harm him. Instead of informing us about the situation and letting us decide, they threaten us with guns and were going to kill more of us when Lee found out the truth.
In reality, I would consider eating a human but only as an absolute last resort. If I was with a group of people, we would discuss it first.
The fact that they "don't waste" is a big indicator of who they are. They're smart opportunists. The first time, they probably saw a friend who was going to bleed out or something fatal, but not gross and ate him, then continued the practice. These are the same sort of people who eat road kill because not eating it means having to look for another meal on thin months.
I took that as sick justification of what they were doing, not a redeeming quality. Even if the first instance of cannibalism was justified, they have hit "rock bottom" on the slippery slope I mentioned earlier. Mark was certainly NOT on his death bed when they cut off his legs. They were modifying traps so that they could capture people alive in the woods (what do you think would have happened to the teacher had the Walkers not got him?). Then there is also the case with the electric fence - many people have decided that they turned it on in hopes of shocking Lee, Mark, or both to cut them up later (we see from when Andy hits it that it doesn't kill him outright). They probably would have shocked you, cut you up before the rest of the group arrived, and told them there was an accident.
These are not the people who are doing it just to "survive", they are the people who make the roadkill to justify eating it.
I took that as sick justification of what they were doing, not a redeeming quality. Even if the first instance of cannibalism was justified, they have hit "rock bottom" on the slippery slope I mentioned earlier. Mark was certainly NOT on his death bed when they cut off his legs. They were modifying traps so that they could capture people alive in the woods (what do you think would have happened to the teacher had the Walkers not got him?). Then there is also the case with the electric fence - many people have decided that they turned it on in hopes of shocking Lee, Mark, or both to cut them up later (we see from when Andy hits it that it doesn't kill him outright). They probably would have shocked you, cut you up before the rest of the group arrived, and told them there was an accident.
These are not the people who are doing it just to "survive", they are the people who make the roadkill to justify eating it.
Don't get me wrong, it's nothing more than justification. The A to B is "We don't waste and even eat roadkill" and "We eat a mildly injured human". It's not a rational leap and involves crossing a point you can't return from, but the groundwork has been laid for it to cross their mind. Thinking it's a viable solution to starvation and carrying it out are two different things - and says a lot about how sick they are.
The only way I could eat a person would probably be a similar situation to the movie Alive, based on the rugby team who's plane crashed. Could never kill another person just to eat them.
Its a book based on a real plane crash in the Andes. Anyway we eat dead flesh all the time, some even live, human flesh is no different to any other animals, we d all do it in certain circumstances, plus some tribes in the amazon rainforest and the Congo still do it ritualistically, so you know, casual family dinner, literally :S but yeah I killed the brothers because they harmed the group not because they ate human.
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They definitely were crazy and weren't FORCED into cannibalism. They had plenty of corn left, and by the looks of Brenda, who is totally overweight it is pretty clear they didn't "nearly starve" and went to cannibalism as a last resort... And they didn't only eat people who would die anyway, they went actively hunting for healthy people with their altered beartraps (such as the teacher, it was their trap). I think they just went all crazy and enjoyed the taste of human meat. It was no last resort thing.
If they were certain to die, then fair enough, but i liked Mark
In reality, I would consider eating a human but only as an absolute last resort. If I was with a group of people, we would discuss it first.
On the subject of eating people - as a last resort, or maybe if they could be marinaded (jks)
I took that as sick justification of what they were doing, not a redeeming quality. Even if the first instance of cannibalism was justified, they have hit "rock bottom" on the slippery slope I mentioned earlier. Mark was certainly NOT on his death bed when they cut off his legs. They were modifying traps so that they could capture people alive in the woods (what do you think would have happened to the teacher had the Walkers not got him?). Then there is also the case with the electric fence - many people have decided that they turned it on in hopes of shocking Lee, Mark, or both to cut them up later (we see from when Andy hits it that it doesn't kill him outright). They probably would have shocked you, cut you up before the rest of the group arrived, and told them there was an accident.
These are not the people who are doing it just to "survive", they are the people who make the roadkill to justify eating it.
Don't get me wrong, it's nothing more than justification. The A to B is "We don't waste and even eat roadkill" and "We eat a mildly injured human". It's not a rational leap and involves crossing a point you can't return from, but the groundwork has been laid for it to cross their mind. Thinking it's a viable solution to starvation and carrying it out are two different things - and says a lot about how sick they are.
Its a book based on a real plane crash in the Andes. Anyway we eat dead flesh all the time, some even live, human flesh is no different to any other animals, we d all do it in certain circumstances, plus some tribes in the amazon rainforest and the Congo still do it ritualistically, so you know, casual family dinner, literally :S but yeah I killed the brothers because they harmed the group not because they ate human.
Can you feel me Brian? Can you feel me. Inside. Of you?
Lol, actually people are born without the ability to eat solid food. Pretty sure there would be no baby cannibals lurking about.
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Heh, that was the only shaky part.
But maybe suckling on a breast is the first stage of cannibalism....