Originally Posted by Caledonian Rhyfelwyr
@TuffStuff - I was thinking more along the lines of the rope scenario. Sorry if I came over a bit strongly saying kill, I was thinking more along the lines of allowing them to die (eg one at the bottom of the rope letting go).
I really don't know whether or not it would be right to allow several people to die, just because you didn't kill another.
Although the act of killing (at it again, I mean allow to die) in itself would probably make it wrong.
Maybe the only right thing to do would be to do a Bruce Willis and volunteer yourself to get left behind, or in this case let go?
But then you'd have to be at the bottom of the rope anway.:dizzy2:
Can I make it clear though that I wouldn't kill anyone who didn't want to be killed. I wouldn't stab and ice-pick into a mountaineer and eat his flesh in the starving scenario. Not just because its disgusting but because I would never do that if it wasn't agreed to. Nor would I stamp on his hand to make him let go of the rope.
I'd ask them if they were willing to let go of the rope. They let go in their own time (preferably before it snaps), and they choose to sacrifice themselves. If they couldn't summon the courage to let go, I wouldn't make them.
In the starving scenario, I wouldn't even considering deliberately letting anyone die, unless they absolutedly insisted on it. But then thats basically suicide. I would just share what food we have, since in this scenario its impossible to calculate what exactly is needed for each individual to survive.
This is hard work.:sweatdrop: