Poll: Would you let someone you don't know die horribly to save yourself?

[Jonluw]

Besides: I don't mind dying much.

I find this statement rather odd, I mean, you've never died before, so how can you know if you'd mind? :O

OT:

Yes, in an instant.

Outside my monkeysphere, outside my caring zone

I don't mind dying as in "The thought of dying painlessly doesn't bother me". Not as in "Yeah, I die all the time. I've gotten used to it."

I've been through a period of sucidal tendencies (though I decided I wouldn't be able to kill myself as long as I knew that it'd hurt my family) and I sort of ended up not being afraid of death after that. I have thought about things long and good, and come to the conclusion that death is nothing to be afraid of.

Sure, I'm sort of scared of the dying in itself, it sounds rather painful. But since this scenario offers me a painless death I'd be happy to take it up on its offer. Particularly since I get to save the life of another person who might appreciate it more than I do in the process.

 

[SirDoom]

Depends on the situation.

If I am in a life or death situation, and could sacrifice someone else to save myself, I would not do it.

If, however, someone else is in danger and I could sacrifice myself to save them, I would also not do it.

In case A, I would be directly responsible for someone else's death. Unless that person was trying to kill me, they don't deserve to die.

In case B, the death would have happened whether or not I was there. Therefore, it is not my responsibility to get involved.

It's my policy that if you witness a situation like this and can intervene to save a life with no negative consequences, do it. If, however, the only option is to transfer the negative consequence to someone else (as in this case, or in the case of sacrificing one to save many), then don't get involved.

 

[Elec0]

Yes.

 

[TonyVonTonyus]

It depends how they die because as far as I'm concerned it's either one other's life or mine so it might as well be their's but let's say a group of...let's say marauders were descending upon a small town and everyone had left but one I would stand so that that person could escape but if someone put a gun to my head and said either you or this guys is gonna die I would let him.

 

[ronald1840]

Without missing a beat, I look the person in the eye by whatever trap they're caught up in and say.
"I Will Survive. No matter the cost." And turn my back as time runs out.
"Good luck kid"

 

[Aris Khandr]

Strangers? Frak 'em. I'm far more important to me.

The irony of you saying this with a Fluttershy profile picture is too much for me to take.

Friendship is Magic. Strangers aren't friends.

 

[JoJo]

Without missing a beat, I look the person in the eye by whatever trap they're caught up in and say.
"I Will Survive. No matter the cost." And turn my back as time runs out.
"Good luck kid"

I'd agree with that sentiment for an adult, but how could anyone leave her behind? I'd pick her up, hug her and take her home... that is if the situation in OP didn't require me to sacrifice myself first :-(

 

[LuckyClover95]

If they weren't a stranger, then I would die... but I don't want to sound harsh, but I don't know who this person is and I know that I am a good person (modest much I know) and I know that I give to charity, and help people, and have many friends and family that love me and my whole life ahead of me. If they are a stranger they could be an unhelpful, ungrateful loner, and I think that although they don't deserve to die the earth needs me more. I don't mean this in an arrogant way, it's just that I know me and I don't know them.

 

[Jamash]

I owe it to my family and loved ones not to sacrifice my own life for something as (relatively) meaningless as the life of a stranger.

If I died saving the life of a stranger, my death would have worse repercussions to people who are important to me than the death of a stranger to their family. Thousands of strangers die every day all around the world, so I shouldn't put the well-being of their families above the well-being of my own.

Additionally, even being put in that situation would be a pretty shitty thing to happen to me, but I'm not going to make a bad situation worse by inflicting my family to unnecessary grief.

 

[Serving UpSmiles]

To me giving my life would be a large sacrafice, if i don't know if the person is a good or bad, then how can i risk it? Also if you get yourself in a situation like that you probably deserve to die.

But i will for children, they deserve a chance at life.

 

[llew]

if its a woman yes, if its a guy, no... men are expendable (i am male so screw it)

 

[Josh Weavers]

I would shake the stranger's hand and then push them out of a window. Darwinism is a *****.

 

[FamoFunk]

Strangers gonna die, I'd say sorry, but I'm not.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

I'm not willing to die for someone I don't know, and no stranger deserves the privilege of asking me to make that kind of sacrifice for them. Sorry, stranger, but your ass is grass, and if I have to be the mower to save my own skin, then so be it.

 

[Conza]

Woo! most of us would happily kill a stranger, excellent!

 

[Ohhi]

no I would not sacrifice myself for a random ass stranger I wouldn't even sacrifice myself for most of the people I know.

 

[Hader]

I hate dealing with these hypotheticals because I simply don't know exactly how I would react in such a situation. Likely I would sacrifice myself though.

 

[crazyfoxdemon]

I wish I could say Yes.. But knowing me.. I'd probably do interfere

 

[Xenetethrae]

Only if I felt this person was worth more to humanity than me. So... pretty much yeah.

Because I'm conceited and egotistical, but not heartless. I would still probably not watch the guy die out of respect. Probably.