Peoples actions should be held accountable in life or death situations. Do you think people should or shouldn't be held accountable for their actions? Many situations can determine if you should or shouldn't be held accountable. Everything revolves around choice, so I believe if you have the choice to be in a better situation, you should be held accountable. If you know or do put yourself through a situation knowing it's dangerous, it's your fault if something happens. You should have to pay the price. Many individuals have different opinions, but this is what I regard as true. Have you ever been in a situation where a person should be punished for something they did wrong? Drunk drivers choose to put themselves behind the wheel. This has …show more content…
We need to treat these two groups differently.” Your decision should cost you what you deserve. Dangerous situations happen every day and many would agree you should be held accountable for your actions. Another topic shows the choice of people spending money on drugs and becoming financially ruined. “Drug and alcohol addiction is by far the most costly for the poor. A pack of cigarettes can consume 10% of your family’s monthly income” (Forbes). Addiction in a life-or-death situation is a decision made by a person. if you have control over making that bad choice, you should have to bear the cost. Moral Logic of Survivors Guilt states, “Blameworthiness, here, depends on the idea that a person could have done something other than he did. And so he is held accountable, by himself or others.” Most choices a human makes are all in your power, but some people get put in stressful situations. Although most situations come by choice, some may catch you by surprise. Some people are put in threatening situations that cost them everything. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, “roughly one and three people develop PTSD due to abuse/a weapon threat.” In a situation like
People in almost every day are put in life or death situations either accidentally or it’s a totally unexpected thing that now they’re put in the life or death situation. The question is though if people should be held accountable for their life or death situations. No one should be held accountable for almost dying. It’s usually a case of the wrong place at the wrong time. Crazy accidents happen all the time that most people would never want to be apart of. Yes there are situations where people
Have you ever seen someone come home after surviving in war and be depressed? While friends and families of returning service members, many of them welcome home service men who are struggling with emotions. In life-or-death situations, military personnel should be held accountable for their actions. When you join the military, you get told what to do, and you can’t say no to the general. Some evidence of why they get told what to do so much is because they don’t want to mess up on the battlefield
situations that happen all over the world that are killing innocent people unexpectedly. We the people should not be held accountable for these disasters that happened. The reason is that people have been in many incidents that have occurred where these actions shouldn’t be blamed on other human beings. There are people that think other humans should be held accountable for their actions. Those people are wrong because they think differently on situations. In addition, one horrific situation is natural
If you were on a trip you had bad thoughts about, but still went and those bad thoughts became reality would it have been your fault? Imagine this, the trip was an adventure in a random jungle, which has mysterious creatures and the weather can be terrible at some points. As you went you had negative thoughts about a creature coming up to you and harmed you but also in fact as that happened a storm came leaving you without any food and or any shelter. The question is would it have been your fault
than answers, not just because I don’t fully understand my own thoughts on “original sin” but also because I want you to make your own decision. I have thoughts on original sin and my own beliefs but that doesn’t mean that I am correct, these are my thoughts and the questions that I think about when I talk about original sin. I don’t want to just tell you why I am right but want you to be able to decide for yourself whether original sin does exist or if the saying was just made by man. Are children
something that most people don't understand or don't know how to react to. Statistics show that around 80% of child maltreatment fatalities involve at least one parent as perpetrator. I have chosen to give more information on the effects and the laws that we have to abide by when dealing with these types of things. Who's is held more accountable in the situation of child abuse, child service agents or the caregiver? There is a controversy on the fact of who should be held more accountable during cases
Are some people more to blame for a crime then others and if so why? This is a question which many people wonder about today. I think the answer is yes. People who are brought up in a certain way are more likely to commit a certain crime than others. In he following I will consider why certain people are more to blame then others for the crimes that they commit. Before looking at the issue of if some people are more to blame than others we must first look the reasons in which people may commit crimes
In life, people are taught many different ways to do things. Based on their learning, they form diverse perspectives and make knowledgeable decisions with the information given at the time. Some of the decisions can be influenced by values, morals, beliefs, religion, experiences, families and the world in which one lives. All of these factors can support and influence an individual’s principles. In Plato’s Crito, a dialogue is captured between Crito and Socrates about his escape from prison. In
age, this sounds like a reasonable assumption. After all, can you imagine someone seriously claiming that when it rains, or when a plane crashes, or when a business succeeds, there might be no cause for it? Surely, human behavior is caused. It doesn't just happen for no reason at all. The types of human behavior for which people are held morally accountable are usually said to be caused by the people who engaged in that behavior. People typically cause their own behavior by making choices; thus, this
Should parents be responsible for graffiti all around the world?, in several cities such as Santa Ana, CA. Cities do not like the fact that there is spray painted alley art graffiti on there walls, buildings, and even shipping trucks. Lots of people think that parents are responsible for the cities things being vandalized. Lots of parents just let their children roam wherever they want, and give them a little too much freedom. Their children could have been vandalizing things for all we know. They
broad claims on why Gay rights should or should not be accepted in society. From a religious standpoint mankind’s purpose is to reproduce. Mankind cannot reproduce unless there are two people in a relationship of the opposite sex. That is why it is a common problem for the LGBTQ community to establish families. People who are deeply religious have a prejudice towards homosexuals. In their minds homosexuals are not living the life according to biblical teachings. Deeply religious people believe in
character arrives to help Socrates break out of incarceration, but Socrates refuses. Crito made his most compelling argument by stating “I think you are betraying your sons by going away and leaving them, when you could bring them up and educate them” (45b-c). Crito later amended his argument by adding, “You seem to me to choose the easiest path, whereas one should choose the path a good and courageous man would choose, particularly when
use more standardized tests. By holding all students accountable with the same standards, they will eventually be better students. Sometimes, life is too easy because someone makes it too easy. Some teachers will give out A’s like candy, and others are stingy when it comes to passing
Have you ever thought of what your life might be like without the freedom or identity you have now? After reading this book, I thought the same thing. I think ‘On the Sidewalk, Bleeding’ teaches multiple valuable lessons that should be told to teens everywhere, without being overlooked. Here are my personal, three opinions on why ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’ teaches the best messages to teenagers. In the story, Andy is part of a gang called the ‘Royals’. While he is bleeding on the sidewalk, the couple
amazed at the verdict. This teenage boy is sentenced to a life in prison without parole. As you read this in newspapers, magazines, and even online, what goes through your head? You may be thinking, “Why is this teen being tried as adult, he is just a kid?” While he is “just a kid”, and this is a widely held opinion, but it is not mine. Should minors who commit violent crimes be tried as adults? Absolutely. Just because minors are young they do have the ability to know what is right from wrong. Since