You also have to consider the possible remorse/consequences one might experience if/when you learn the victim died, and you did nothing to help him.RoyGBiv wrote: Does the added risk of going verbal balance favorably vs. the remorse/consequences one might experience by shooting shooting this perp "right now"?
Bitter Clinger wrote:...my upbringing states that you cannot stand idly by while the blood of your neighbor is spilled. The biblical requirement to intervene is found in Leviticus 19:16.
Definitely not an easy decision to make, and one I think most people don't really know what they would do until if/when faced with that exact situation.