Morals - Non TWD related
This is just a little situation I was thinking up. It would be nice to see different opinions on the matter and how different people would react.
You are in a hostage situation. The captor is telling you to kill 3 innocent people and each 3 people you kill he will release one of your family. You can choose which member he releases each time. You have 2 kids and a wife/husband. Would you kill all 12 people to get you and your family out of custody?
I personally would kill all 12 because nothing is more important than family. I take great value in my own life also and I'm not willing to give that up to make the 'moral' choice. Could you break your morals for this and your humanity?
You are in a hostage situation. The captor is telling you to kill 3 innocent people and each 3 people you kill he will release one of your family. You can choose which member he releases each time. You have 2 kids and a wife/husband. Would you kill all 12 people to get you and your family out of custody?
I personally would kill all 12 because nothing is more important than family. I take great value in my own life also and I'm not willing to give that up to make the 'moral' choice. Could you break your morals for this and your humanity?
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Let's say the setting is the same, but, you know who the hostages are. They are: your parents, your numerous siblings (six people together), and other family members you've been close to in the past (uncles, cousins etc).
The clock is ticking.
First I would ask my family if it's okay if we all die to save those twelve people. Regardless, if they say no I won't listen, and I hope they would understand my decision. And you said the other hostages are innocent, so I believe that they must be good people correct? But will he torture us later on? Could he continue to do the same thing until only a select few survive? I'm not afraid to die in this situation, and I would sacrifice myself, and my family to save the majority. But there should be another way. If I could I would try to convince the captor, or fight back in any way I can.
Good thing this will never be a real life scenario. Well I hope it won't...
Edit: Damn... Look's like I'm the only one!
Mind you I wouldn't do it lightly and I'd probably never forgive myself, but I'd do it.
However, the 'others' having some children would change things. You always save the kids because they've barely gotten a chance to live.
Thought about this for a while- I would probably kill all 12 people to save my family. I figure most likely the 'take me and let my family go' solution wouldn't work. We know nothing about the strangers and also how do we know if all 12 strangers are innocent ya know? Some could be criminals, some could be a person in the wrong place wrong time. Like Raging_Blades said, maybe our kidnapper will torture us and/or the other hostages so killing them COULD be mercy killing?- if the captor will let us go after killing them. *shrugs* Tough situation for sure.
You've earned the achievement: Family man.
I could see this happening but possibly the adult family members(parents, aunts uncles etc.) would want to sacrifice themselves for the younger family members as fricken' horrible as it is. Of course that depends on how many adult family members you have as well. Otherwise, I am completely stumped.
Sorry not exactly an answer but sat here for a while and couldn't come up with anything else.
Can I ask what would you do?
There's actually no morally right outcome in this situation.
You're right though, no real right choice in here huh? :/ Good tough question as well man.
But assuming that I had some kind of assurance that the guy isn't just going to kill me and my family anyway after I murdered all these people in front of them, I think I would lean towards murdering at least 6 of the people in order to save my children. However, if possible I'd like to talk to the 12 people with me as well as my wife and maybe even my children to decide on a fair course of action.
All I know for certain is that I wouldn't kill 3 innocent people to save my own life (at least if their individual expected life spans are approximately equivalent to mine). It's just not a fair trade. I probably wouldn't kill 3 people to save my wife's life either because I get the feeling that the person I take as my wife would probably have the same view of this as me.
Even though my family would be involved, what of those 12 people and THEIR families?
Their families, would feel just as bad as mine would if someone were to kill me.
So no I would not.
If I had an opportunity to kill the perpetrator and save my family and everyone else, I would.
Especially if I got to use either a salt lick or a crowbar, Lol!
If you've seen his face, even if you were to do what he asked you, he'll just kill you and your family anyway.
Leave no eye witnesses.
Sad but true.
Sadly in most kidnappings, the victim will get killed in the end, even if he complies with what he's told.
No eye-witnesses.
I honestly wish such things like kidnappings didn't happened.
It's a damn shame!