So says grolsch of the comment section. Most others disagree and say it's best to just let them die because you'll probably die too if you try and save em..
I don't know man if it was someone I loved I don't think I could resist trying to save them even if it was unlikely. I just couldn't fucking watch someone drown and not do anything, even if doing something is possibly a death sentence for me too.
It depends on the circumstances surrounding the situation. If I was in the drowning person's shoes and would genuinely judge it as being fair for me not to help them (because it was too risky etc), then I'd go with that, or the opposite. Going counter to that judgement would make me immoral. If I was far away from shore and the person was a child, I wouldn't want them to endanger themselves trying to help me, for example.
Humans don't have gills so don't in the water dumb fuck. I can't swim so if I saw someone drowning I would just make memes, im not risking my life for some fucking gay fish
I thought this was going to be a Singer drowning child thread.
But yeah, the lake situation is fucked. Just grab that nigga from behind, he can't "pull you down" then and unless you can't swim there's no risk of you drowning in a small lake. Something like getting caught in a strong current is different though.
A johnson brother was drowning in the river, the first jumped in to save his brother, then the second to save the first, then the third, till all 5 Johnson boys drowned in the river. Poor Johnson boys.
Originally posted by DietPiano
A johnson brother was drowning in the river, the first jumped in to save his brother, then the second to save the first, then the third, till all 5 Johnson boys drowned in the river. Poor Johnson boys.
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Originally posted by mmQ
I don't know man if it was someone I loved I don't think I could resist trying to save them even if it was unlikely. I just couldn't fucking watch someone drown and not do anything
Yeah I couldn’t sit back and watch either.
Except...
There’s a scene in Under the Skin where the family dog drowns in an ocean so the Mom runs in after the dog, then the Father runs in after the Mom...they all drown. They leave behind a baby by itself on the beach. I think I would have had to let the dog drown, unfortunately, but I honestly don’t know how I’d react in that situation.
Originally posted by ohfralala
Yeah I couldn’t sit back and watch either.
Except…
There’s a scene in Under the Skin where the family dog drowns in an ocean so the Mom runs in after the dog, then the Father runs in after the Mom…they all drown. They leave behind a baby by itself on the beach. I think I would have had to let the dog drown, unfortunately, but I honestly don’t know how I’d react in that situation.
Right which is why I find it interesting.
Of course it doesn't have to be drowning but it could be any scenario where someone is dying and yiu have the means to try and save them. Obviously you should weigh the risk/reward but at the same time, you're probably gonna try to save someone you really love even if it's high risk.
But if it's a stranger, do we no longer care as much, even though of course that person likely has someone that loves them so dearly they would try to save them if they were there.
So it boils down to value or whatever. I think this subject is far more intriguing than the meat VS vegetables subject.
Originally posted by mmQ
But if it's a stranger, do we no longer care as much, even though of course that person likely has someone that loves them so dearly they would try to save them if they were there.
I would try to save a stranger but that’s just me.
