Poll: Guys: would you give up your seat on the last lifeboat to women and children?
- Thread starter Brawndo
- Start date
I wouldn't, equal rights baby! mmm Civil Rights stings does it not? :3
I would probably take the logic of survival. does a child have enough training and knowledge to survive on a small boat. Wouldn't a quick death of hypothermia be preferable to the long drawn out death of starvation? Yes, so that little ankle bitter is coming out of the boat!
now lets take women, is their a kitchen on board? no. Then out of the boat woman I'm coming through! (jking jking)
besides what would humanity do without my completely full proof plan against the coming Zombie Apocalypse? I didn't write it down, I keep it in my brain so you'll just have to keep me alive.
I would probably take the logic of survival. does a child have enough training and knowledge to survive on a small boat. Wouldn't a quick death of hypothermia be preferable to the long drawn out death of starvation? Yes, so that little ankle bitter is coming out of the boat!
now lets take women, is their a kitchen on board? no. Then out of the boat woman I'm coming through! (jking jking)
besides what would humanity do without my completely full proof plan against the coming Zombie Apocalypse? I didn't write it down, I keep it in my brain so you'll just have to keep me alive.
Brawndo said:
No.
I would not because hey, there's enough for everyone already.
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) makes it a requirement for merchant ships to have liferafts on each side of the ship, sufficient for all the people on board (the stated capacity of the lifeboat, irrespective of the fact that there may actually be lesser people onboard).
That about sums it up for me, unless that woman or child was somehow demonstrably contributing more to society than I am. This is not difficult, believe me.scumofsociety said:
Screw. That. It it was just because of my gender, and had absolutely nothing to do with my accomplishments, I would not give up my seat willingly.
This too. This situation should NEVER EVER occur again.Mercsenary said:
I'm sorry? A women? Surely you mean a woman? Nothing against you, that mistake just drives my passion for writing insane. And no, not because she's a woman. It's more valuable because she has more to live for than I do.Arontala said:
I'd uphold the american view of gender equality.
I'd be like "If you want all those rights you have to get all the shit end of the stick as well"
And she would be like "I'm your wife!"
And I would be like "Your also a bad swimmer"
Wow, that was morbid. Anyway, I'm not married and I don't know if I could give a child a death sentence.
I'd be like "If you want all those rights you have to get all the shit end of the stick as well"
And she would be like "I'm your wife!"
And I would be like "Your also a bad swimmer"
Wow, that was morbid. Anyway, I'm not married and I don't know if I could give a child a death sentence.
This, seconded.Ohhi said:
If the boat is full, fuck you. I didn´t bust my ass getting there to give up my spot. And I hate children.
If, however, the person is close to me, maybe I would consider the gentleman next to me offer her a seat, by hurling him overboard.
By accident, of course. It´s crowded and I´m in a panic, my elbow hit him completely unintentional.
*cough cough*
ANYONE who says yes i would is a liar.
When it comes down to it your saying you'd drown for a stranger, who would do that.
Your survival always takes precidence over someone elses unless your either mentally ill or just plain suicidal doesnt matter how small annd cute the mother and child is.
I consider myself a (mostly) good person but to essentially kill myself for people of whom i have no idea of their character is a concept i find baffling.
When it comes down to it your saying you'd drown for a stranger, who would do that.
Your survival always takes precidence over someone elses unless your either mentally ill or just plain suicidal doesnt matter how small annd cute the mother and child is.
I consider myself a (mostly) good person but to essentially kill myself for people of whom i have no idea of their character is a concept i find baffling.
I've watched enough McGyver and Mythbusters to make TWO boats.Jonny49 said:
OT: I am also quite a good swimmer, so I would rather I be floating in the water than the kid.
No. I don't think any one has any right over me because of gender or age. That would be discrimination.