Poll: Would You Shoot Enemies Helping Their Wounded?
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I would never do it. They are (somehow defencless) helping a wounded brother, even if they are on the other, enemy side.
I would feel too horrible.
I would feel too horrible.
Games? Of course, they're just games.
War? Depends. Are they helping civilian wounded, or fellow soldiers? Have they surrendered or negotiated a ceasefire? Cost/benefit wise, does it make sense considering possible blow-back? are they armed and reasonably capable of defending themselves? Is there a great chance that not shooting them could lead to them later attacking me or my people? War is never simple, and trying to approach it with stubborn objective ethics will only leave your side with greater losses.
War? Depends. Are they helping civilian wounded, or fellow soldiers? Have they surrendered or negotiated a ceasefire? Cost/benefit wise, does it make sense considering possible blow-back? are they armed and reasonably capable of defending themselves? Is there a great chance that not shooting them could lead to them later attacking me or my people? War is never simple, and trying to approach it with stubborn objective ethics will only leave your side with greater losses.
Don't sweat it, I'm not trying to challenge your beliefs or anything, just always wondered.Yopaz said:
Well, since you clarified that it's in a video game? Absolutely. Because chances are the game is programmed to refill that enemy unit's health off to the side, then send him right back into the fray to add more obstacles to my path. I'd shoot the two NPCs hauling him, then I'd shoot his wailing self until the recorded audio cut out.
In a real battle situation? I can't answer that with certainty. In my mind I'd say yes for the same reasons as in a game, but I've learned just by living that some moral quandries that seem easy in your mind are much harder to follow through on in reality.
In a real battle situation? I can't answer that with certainty. In my mind I'd say yes for the same reasons as in a game, but I've learned just by living that some moral quandries that seem easy in your mind are much harder to follow through on in reality.
Wait we're talking video games? FUCK YEAH I WOULD! it's a game. One less guy to kill me later. Unless he respawns...razelas said:
Now in real life, the answer is still probably yes, but I would hesitate and maybe not even go through with it, depends on the circumstance.
No worries, I myself wonder how far it stretches. It's not that I am against violence, it's more that some part of me cringes by the thought of actually hurting someone. Sure, I might box or wrestle some friends, but the thought of actually inflicting pain makes me uneasy.Salad Is Murder said:
Yeah, exactly this. There is reason why medics wear the red cross, and it isn't to make themselves a better target.thaluikhain said:
Chances are no one is going to know who shoot the medics, and if they did they probably wouldn't be able to prove it, but I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing that I'd killed some medics. Maybe the person they wear tending too was already far too gone for treatment, but maybe they would have helped someone who would probably spend the rest of the war in a hospital, but would at least go back to their family and/or significant other. Not to mention the families of the medics themselves. That, nah, that doesn't sit well with me.
Well, you know what they say:
War knows no bounds.
Besides, that fucking medic keeps overhealing the fucking heavy. Asshole is going down.
War knows no bounds.
Besides, that fucking medic keeps overhealing the fucking heavy. Asshole is going down.
Let's see if I let them help their wounded, said wounded person would have yet another chance to kill me.
In a real life situation, you rarely want to kill, you want to disable the adversary. A wonded adversary would be off the field for months. If it's a long running war, I'll make sure to finish off the others when possible, but if the meds make it to him, he's safe... at least in my book.