Who Would You Save?

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Fidelis:
You may be mistaken here: Most states have something similar on the books.
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I thought there was something like that, Thanks for posting that. Now that the fear of lawsuit is not there, would you still save that person? and I don’t mean making a phone call.
 
Hello Fidelis,

Another good question to ask is, if your dog was drowning and you didn’t know how to swim, would you risk your own life jumping in to save him?

One day I was driving my truck down a country road. I could see a dog trodding toward the highway so I honked my twelve volt horn to warn him. I could tell he did not have a clue. I backed off on the pedal, started braking and bore down hard on the air horn. Realizing the dog was not going to stop, I hit the brakes hard leaving a trail of rubber but, in the end, I hit that dog with nine out of eighteen wheels.

I pulled the rig over to the side of the road and walked up to the house. A woman answered the door and I explained that I had hit a dog. She calmly said that she had a dog, but it was not her dog because her dog never left the house. “Here fluffy!” she called. She started to talk about other dogs that it could be. As minuetes passed and fluffy never came to her calling, she really started to tremble and get histarical. She began to tearfully, anxiously call for fluffy over and over again. When she began to realize that it, infact very likely was fluffy that I had hit, she explained it as if the dog were the child she never had. She asked if I thought fluffy would survive the accident. I tried to comfort her.

Would I have risked my life and put my truck in the ditch for a dog? no. Would I have risked my life and put my truck in the ditch for a child? Absolutely.

Still I think that some people are very attached to their dogs and we must show compassion toward their love of pets. Is a pet equal to a human? No.
 
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kaymart:
I thought there was something like that, Thanks for posting that. Now that the fear of lawsuit is not there, would you still save that person? and I don’t mean making a phone call.
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Sure ,IMHO making a phone call is attempting to save someone.
 
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Fidelis:
"If your dog and a perfect stranger were both drowning and you could save only one, which would you save?"
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Well, my DH was a lifeguard for 6 years and saved quite a few from drowning. You really have to know what you are doing, though, or the victim will likely pull the rescuer under, too.

Now, if I were the one to observe both in the water, first, I would assume my dog would be able to swim herself out, since she is a lab and spends hours a day in the water in the summer. Second, I would have to call 911, because I do not swim! If I went into the water, there would be 3 victims!
 
Agreed, im afraid It would be my dog, can i save both? like grab Kirby and then the stranger? what a terrible situation. but probably my dog. How could i chose…thats my baby.http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/TarAshly/TaraKirby.jpg
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Lorrie:
I know this is bad but I really don’t know which one I would attempt to save. I mean, on one hand you have a perfect stranger - someone you don’t know, you don’t know if the person is a rare type of surgeon or a serial rapist/killer. On the other hand you have your dog, a loyal friend you’ve had since he/she was a puppy. Like I said, I know it sounds bad but I seriously don’t know which I would choose. Just being honest. Sorry. 😦
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kaymart:
I thought there was something like that, Thanks for posting that. Now that the fear of lawsuit is not there, would you still save that person? and I don’t mean making a phone call.
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Hes right. In Texas its called the Good Samaritan Act. if you attempt to help someone and that person gets injured or dies in any way you cant be held liable in any way shape or form.
 
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Karin:
It is not selfish when I place my family above any other persons needs, IMO. My family comes first and foremost:) And I did (or I would ) do something I would call 911…my conscience is clear.
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calling 911 sometimes is not enough. When i lived on a ranch about three years ago, a trucker drove his 18 wheeler into a telephone pole and the truck caught on fire, another motorist drove by and i was already in my truck trying to get to the side of our property that he was on, i called 911 from my cell phone, but seeing as how i lived in the country i couldnt just wait for them to get there, so the man that was driving by got him out of the truck, (I couldnt lift him, i tried) anyway long story short, the truck cab was engulfed in flames, we were able to get him out and keep him calm until the amublance came. sometimes we are called to put the lives of others above our own. was it smart for me to climb into the cab of a burning truck…no probably not, but it was the right thing to do.
 
HEHE! I don’t swim, but I would have done everything possible to save first the human, then the dog.

Just to make you laugh, when I opened this thread, I was fully expecting a question to be posed to a man about his wife and child… I guess I have babies on the brain!
 
As a previous poster pointed out, it seems a lot of us are picking this apart and qualifying the question with a lot of “what ifs” to the point it is meaningless. The point of the scenario is the moral one, the choice between saving a human being --any human being – and a beloved pet.

So, just to clarify, keep in mind the question is hypothetical and presumes a number of things:
  1. For whatever reason, you cannot call 911.
  2. You are a good enough swimmer to effect the rescue.
  3. No one else is around.
  4. It is clear neither the human or your dog can swim.
  5. You can’t get sued.
Sooooo…

Given the conditions above:

"If your dog and a perfect stranger were both drowning and you could save only one, which would you save?"
 
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TarAshly:
calling 911 sometimes is not enough. When i lived on a ranch about three years ago, a trucker drove his 18 wheeler into a telephone pole and the truck caught on fire, another motorist drove by and i was already in my truck trying to get to the side of our property that he was on, i called 911 from my cell phone, but seeing as how i lived in the country i couldnt just wait for them to get there, so the man that was driving by got him out of the truck, (I couldnt lift him, i tried) anyway long story short, the truck cab was engulfed in flames, we were able to get him out and keep him calm until the amublance came. sometimes we are called to put the lives of others above our own. was it smart for me to climb into the cab of a burning truck…no probably not, but it was the right thing to do.
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God Bless you and that other person who stopped.:clapping: This is what I mean, calling 911 is not enough sometimes. The other person,posted earlier that her family comes first, but are we not all part of God’s Family, correct me if I’m wrong, but this is what I was taught. :hmmm:
 
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Fidelis:
As a previous poster pointed out, it seems a lot of us are picking this apart and qualifying the question with a lot of “what ifs” to the point it is meaningless. The point of the scenario is the moral one, the choice between saving a human being --any human being – and a beloved pet.

So, just to clarify, keep in mind the question is hypothetical and presumes a number of things:
  1. For whatever reason, you cannot call 911.
  2. You are a good enough swimmer to effect the rescue.
  3. No one else is around.
  4. It is clear neither the human or your dog can swim.
  5. You can’t get sued.
Sooooo…

Given the conditions above:

"If your dog and a perfect stranger were both drowning and you could save only one, which would you save?"
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Based on these conditions as you have stated above…lets see dog or human, dog or human…oh heck I guess the human🙂
 
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kaymart:
God Bless you and that other person who stopped.:clapping: This is what I mean, calling 911 is not enough sometimes.
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But admit that sometimes calling 911 is enough,no one always needs to play “hero”…I live in a very large town so 911 wouldwork in my area pretty quickly and pretty well:)
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kaymart:
The other person,posted earlier that her family comes first, but are we not all part of God’s Family, correct me if I’m wrong, but this is what I was taught.
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Hmmm:hmmm: …I guess I would be that “other poster”…yes we are all part of God’s Family but my family is always first in my eyes:) or am I confused here and everyone else comes before my family?
 
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Fidelis:
As a previous poster pointed out, it seems a lot of us are picking this apart and qualifying the question with a lot of “what ifs” to the point it is meaningless. The point of the scenario is the moral one, the choice between saving a human being --any human being – and a beloved pet.

So, just to clarify, keep in mind the question is hypothetical and presumes a number of things:
  1. For whatever reason, you cannot call 911.
  2. You are a good enough swimmer to effect the rescue.
  3. No one else is around.
  4. It is clear neither the human or your dog can swim.
  5. You can’t get sued.
Sooooo…

Given the conditions above:

"If your dog and a perfect stranger were both drowning and you could save only one, which would you save?"
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No brainer: the human. Every time. :sleep: 😃
 
Even if I knew that in their heart they hate God and they are an evil, evil person, the human has to come first.
 
Thank you so much for this exercise, Fidelis. I am a huge lover of animals. I also believe that my late little guy, Roddy MacDuff was a creature sent by God to help in my reconversion to the Catholic Faith. However, and in all seriousness, I do accept the teachings of the Holy Mother Church. In spite of all the debate over laws and being sued and such, I would (and have) chosen to follow Christ’s teachings to the best of my ability even when scared to death that what I am doing could bring me personal harm.

Being a Catholic Christian is not easy. If it was, everyone would be one, I guess…and I know, deep in my heart, that if there was a choice between a perfect stranger and my beloved pet who had a hand in teaching me to love again I would try my best to save a perfect stranger.

Jesus gave His LIFE for me…I wasn’t even BORN yet and He allowed Himself to be murdered by His own CREATURES for my sake…how can I turn my back on His teachings because I might - MIGHT - get sued? I might get made fun of by more wordly people? Because one of His lesser creatures might die?

No contest.
 
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KatarinaTherese:
No brainer: the human. Every time. :sleep: 😃
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This is what the original question was before you went off topic, saying neither you would call 911.
 
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Karin:
Based on these conditions as you have stated above…lets see dog or human, dog or human…oh heck I guess the human🙂
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These were the conditions in the orginal post, you went off topic with the calling 911 thing. (If your dog or a perfect stranger were drowning and you COULD only save one which WOULD you save?)- It was an easy and simple question. Lucky for your part of Jersey you live in a large town with perhaps paid rescue workers(I don’t know I don’t live in your area of the State), here in Monmouth/Ocean Counties we rely on mosty volunteer First Aide and Fire dept. Police are first to respond. which also takes minutes to get here.
 
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LSK:
Jesus gave His LIFE for me…I wasn’t even BORN yet and He allowed Himself to be murdered by His own CREATURES for my sake…how can I turn my back on His teachings because I might - MIGHT - get sued? I might get made fun of by more wordly people? Because one of His lesser creatures might die?

No contest.
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