Yeah, I want to help a stranger but I'm hoping to not to bump into maniac or a homo! If happen so, I'll kick him back to the water..
They're Both Drowning and You Can Save Only One -- Your Dog or a Stranger?
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WTF? The only way you'd know they were a homo is if they tried to grab your gear while you were trying to save them. And anyone that thinks of sex while drowning needs some serious help. Seriously, why don't people think before they post?
A lot of "depends" in this situation for me.
My dog is 13, blind, deaf, and nearly crippled. That being said, our family loves her as if she was a sibling. But if there was a drowning person (if they werent a liability to society haha) I would definitely save them over my dog. She's lived a good life
My dog is 13, blind, deaf, and nearly crippled. That being said, our family loves her as if she was a sibling. But if there was a drowning person (if they werent a liability to society haha) I would definitely save them over my dog. She's lived a good life
I'd be pretty bummed if I saved your brother instead of my dog...your brother has no meaning to me, he will go on living his life without me in it, and it won't effect me any more than the fact that my dog is dead. And if I saved my dog instead it wouldn't effect me that your brother is dead because he was a complete stranger to begin with...
One of the most selfish, and sad posts I've read in a long time. Yes, look out for your own feelings and the love
of your dog. Never mind an actual HUMAN is drowning. A HUMAN who most likely has many friends, & family (spouse, kids, etc...).
Who cares about the stranger's spouse, & kids, they'll eventually get over the loss right? Sure, their Dad can't walk them down the isle at their wedding, go to their graduation, help them buy their first house, or see his grandkids because he's dead, but as long as you have your dog...
You know, I don't care if the dog has been in your family for 15-years....that doesn't make it magically transform into a human. It's still just a dog.
Just because you are saving a stranger, that doesn't make their life worthless. That's what a lot of you are saying....you are being incredibly selfish and an ass by saying that you'd save the dog because it's "part of your family".
Even if the stranger is nobody special, just a "below average joe" making $10/hr down at the local donut shop they still have a family who cares about them more than you care about your dumb dog. They could very well be the main breadwinner for the family....now not only are you effecting another entire family emotionally with the loss of their loved one, but you are hurting them financially with the loss of income.
ALL SO YOU CAN SAVE A DOG??
ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!
Humans are well above dogs or any other animal. The question itself, of who would you save, is so absurd to me. It's like asking would you save your cat? your goldfish? your pet snake?, etc... none of those are anywhere near the value of a human life, and neither is a dog.
Exactly, but mankind is getting more and more cold towards each other as time goes on. This is not a surprise to me at all.
I think we need a second poll. Do you actually have a fucking dog? Then we can correlate the comments people are making to that poll. I would bet 80-90% of the people getting on their moral high horse about human vs. animal, do not have a dog.
That's like saying only smokers can decide if smoking can be banned because only they know just how good it feels to smoke.
Non sequitur. That is a completely different discussion with it's own dynamics.
Look, my point was if you're in a system it's more likely you can't be objective.
You can't discredit people's opinions just because they don't own a dog.
I don't need to own a dog to understand the value of human's life VS dog's.
I understand what you're trying to say. My point is, you can't completely understand the other side unless you have a dog that you're really close to. Look at my post earlier about giving a stranger 10k for medical treatment. Not sure if you have kids, but if you do, you'll know it's pretty much impossible to explain that connection to someone without kids. You just don't "get it" until you've experienced it personally.
I have a dog now, and have had several since I was a kid.
Maybe, MAYBE when I was a young kid (under 12), and my brain/morals/ethics weren't fully developed, I might have chosen my dog over a stranger. But I can't see how any rational thinking adult could choose the dog.
I own a dog, and don't have kids...I fucking hate kids with a passion, and love all dogs like crazy...
That said...if I ever actually had kids my mind for that would probably change...but until I do I'm going to hate them...It's a connection you make with your child that changes your mind...YOUR child, not some stranger..... ... ... ... YOUR dog, not some stranger.