grue 1 #1 February 24, 2014 Who do you save? Assuming you're related to neither, and you don't know the old woman to be rich or something else that might bias you beyond their ages.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #2 February 24, 2014 What gender is the baby? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #3 February 24, 2014 ShotgunWhat gender is the baby? I don't know if a newborn baby can have a gender but for the sake of consistency let's say it's a female.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #4 February 24, 2014 Having spent 30 years as a Firefighter I would save both of them. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #5 February 24, 2014 I run up to the very old woman and say, "Hey, are you strong enough to hold this baby while I carry you out of here?"quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #6 February 24, 2014 mjosparkyHaving spent 30 years as a Firefighter I would save both of them. Sparky A very old woman and a newborn baby have fallen into a fast-moving river with concrete blocks padlocked to their torsos. You have a key that is so fragile it will only open one lock…cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwieder 0 #7 February 24, 2014 QuoteWho do you save? Assuming you're related to neither, and you don't know the old woman to be rich or something else that might bias you beyond their ages I would check the vitals on the mother, if they're good, cool. I then turn my full attention to the infant. Reason being, The older woman had already lived a long & happy life, and of course the grand children haven't lived many moons at all. Best- Richard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigMikeH77 0 #8 February 24, 2014 grueWho do you save? Assuming you're related to neither, and you don't know the old woman to be rich or something else that might bias you beyond their ages. Whomever presented the greatest opportunity for the BOTH of us to get out alive. I ethically disagree with you asking to value one life over another. What if it were a newborn and a newborn with a terminal disease? A capitalist and a communist? Christian and Atheist? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #9 February 24, 2014 Quote I ethically disagree with you asking to value one life over another. What if it were a newborn and a newborn with a terminal disease? A capitalist and a communist? Christian and Atheist? A Cub fan and a Sox fan? No 'real' ethical argument here, you save the newborn for all the standard & logical reasons...hopefully they'll be a productive taxpayer & not be a drain on the healthcare system like the ole bitch is. ~ of course you 'could' possibly be saving a psychopathic serial killer in the making...but two strikes down, ya gotta take a swing at the best pitch ya see at the time. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #10 February 24, 2014 mjosparkyHaving spent 30 years as a Firefighter I would save both of them. Sparky Nice one!!No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #11 February 24, 2014 I would choose the baby.No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigMikeH77 0 #12 February 24, 2014 airtwardo hopefully they'll be a productive taxpayer & not be a drain on the healthcare system like the ole bitch is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #13 February 24, 2014 grue***Having spent 30 years as a Firefighter I would save both of them. Sparky A very old woman and a newborn baby have fallen into a fast-moving river with concrete blocks padlocked to their torsos. You have a key that is so fragile it will only open one lock… I was also trained in Swift Water Rescue. You try everything you can to save both. Until you are in the river you don't know what needs to be done. You don't start with the mindset that you can only save one. Regardless of the situation you start with the goal of saving both. It is amazing what you can do if you try. If you don’t try you will never know. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #14 February 24, 2014 BigMikeH77 ***Who do you save? Assuming you're related to neither, and you don't know the old woman to be rich or something else that might bias you beyond their ages. Whomever presented the greatest opportunity for the BOTH of us to get out alive. I ethically disagree with you asking to value one life over another. What if it were a newborn and a newborn with a terminal disease? A capitalist and a communist? Christian and Atheist? newborn without terminal disease, capitalist and atheist respectively. cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #15 February 24, 2014 What's with all the fucking house fires around here lately?Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #16 February 24, 2014 hcsvaderWhat's with all the fucking house fires around here lately? Do you know how many tries it's taking for me to set this situation up in real life?? It's fucking harder than it looks!cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #17 February 24, 2014 Neither just stand around rubber necking with everyone else and moan about the damned government closing all the fire stations around here ... (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #18 February 24, 2014 grue ***What's with all the fucking house fires around here lately? Do you know how many tries it's taking for me to set this situation up in real life?? It's fucking harder than it looks! Ya better get it right PRETTY SOON...we're about out of old ladies! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jbag 0 #19 February 24, 2014 the baby, the meat is more tender than a beat up old hag.IHYD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogers 0 #20 February 24, 2014 The answer is too easy. Are you going to now chastise us for choosing the baby, with some philosophical argument about the value of all life, regardless of age? You must be setting us up for something... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #21 February 24, 2014 I can run faster carrying a baby than an old lady, just sayin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogers 0 #22 February 24, 2014 JohnMitchell I can run faster carrying a baby than an old lady, just sayin'. That's just age-discrimination against grown-ups. I suppose if you had a choice between a skinny good-looking half-naked young chick, and a fat half-naked old man, you would choose the skinny chick, eh? Fat people deserve to be saved too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #23 February 24, 2014 Boogers That's just age-discrimination against grown-ups. I suppose if you had a choice between a skinny good-looking half-naked young chick, and a fat half-naked old man, you would choose the skinny chick, eh? Fat people deserve to be saved too... Like you need to ask??? Hey, the chick might be my wife, right? Fat old guy's on his own. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogers 0 #24 February 24, 2014 Okay: you have a puppy, a kitten, a case of St. Arnold's beer, a bottle of tequila, and an old fat man. Which do you save? P.S. We're all going to hell for making fun of letting old people die... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #25 February 24, 2014 BoogersThe answer is too easy. Are you going to now chastise us for choosing the baby, with some philosophical argument about the value of all life, regardless of age? You must be setting us up for something... You think so little of me!cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
