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As an adult male with an intermediate level of combat experience, I choose to take some form of responsibility for the things that happen within my sphere of influence.
Sherdog memes aside (we all bench 275 for reps, I know)...
at what point do you, personally, get involved in a beating between strangers in public? There isn't really a right or wrong answer, of course. I like the Mayberry and Sherdog and am curious. Lots of smart(er) people here, lots of good reasoning if you look for it.
The hypothetical is just one guy attacking another and beating him into a fetal position and showing no signs of stopping. Personally, I tend to stay out of other people's business. I would draw the line, in theory, at the sign of imminent life-threatening injury. (IE stomping someone who is already out) Would I physically interject? That would depend.
I would absolutely, at least, verbally communicate to the attacker that he will likely commit murder if he continues and the consequence will be prison. "Life in prison"... "He's done"... saying these types of things.
In the hypothetical we just don't know what the beating is for. We don't know if the attacker has any other weapons, etc. I was asking myself if I could have the discipline to physically refrain from intervening if the attacker wasn't listening.
I don't think I could not do anything... some of us can't just watch a stranger get beaten possibly to death. (quick edit - this is not a 'holier than thou' statement, the best course of action may very well be to stay out of it, I don't deem one course of action morally superior - it may require immense discipline to remain impartial, and could very well be commended)
Where do you draw the line? I feel like this type of interaction only hurts all of us as a local community in the long run... a sense of fair play would probably mean I'd feel compelled to act. But I'm not a cop, it's not my job, and who knows what that decision could result in. What if they attack me next? And then I end up in handcuffs, too?
Curious as to how you guys see this relatively unimpressive moral thought experiment. This may not be 'light-hearted' but it isn't for a street fight forum I don't think, nor the war room. Just looking for other perspectives. Thanks everyone!
Sherdog memes aside (we all bench 275 for reps, I know)...
at what point do you, personally, get involved in a beating between strangers in public? There isn't really a right or wrong answer, of course. I like the Mayberry and Sherdog and am curious. Lots of smart(er) people here, lots of good reasoning if you look for it.
The hypothetical is just one guy attacking another and beating him into a fetal position and showing no signs of stopping. Personally, I tend to stay out of other people's business. I would draw the line, in theory, at the sign of imminent life-threatening injury. (IE stomping someone who is already out) Would I physically interject? That would depend.
I would absolutely, at least, verbally communicate to the attacker that he will likely commit murder if he continues and the consequence will be prison. "Life in prison"... "He's done"... saying these types of things.
In the hypothetical we just don't know what the beating is for. We don't know if the attacker has any other weapons, etc. I was asking myself if I could have the discipline to physically refrain from intervening if the attacker wasn't listening.
I don't think I could not do anything... some of us can't just watch a stranger get beaten possibly to death. (quick edit - this is not a 'holier than thou' statement, the best course of action may very well be to stay out of it, I don't deem one course of action morally superior - it may require immense discipline to remain impartial, and could very well be commended)
Where do you draw the line? I feel like this type of interaction only hurts all of us as a local community in the long run... a sense of fair play would probably mean I'd feel compelled to act. But I'm not a cop, it's not my job, and who knows what that decision could result in. What if they attack me next? And then I end up in handcuffs, too?
Curious as to how you guys see this relatively unimpressive moral thought experiment. This may not be 'light-hearted' but it isn't for a street fight forum I don't think, nor the war room. Just looking for other perspectives. Thanks everyone!
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