fishfree wrote:"a third party"... no, a person.WildBill wrote:I have no duty or obligation to put my life in danger for a third party. I may choose to do so, but it is not a responsibility to do so.fishfree wrote:No. They do not. You may choose otherwise.WildBill wrote:Your responsibilities end when you put yourself in danger for a stranger.fishfree wrote:Do not rights also carry responsibilities?
It sounds as if responsibility does not exist beyond your smallest circle of interest; yourself. Every man for himself? Even if the 'man' is an infant
Yet I can not help but think that most who espouse such a philosophy, if on their backs and at the mercy of a crazed killer, would hope that someone like Mr. Clanton were at hand rather than someone who shared your philosophy.
...step down off yer high horse, Sonny...we live by respect around here...we respect your choice...and may share it...or not...but if you're going to play here, you're going to respect others' choices, too...I don't have any right ridiculing you...you don't have any right ridiculing anyone else...we're all guests here...so mind your manners...if you please...you can state your beliefs/opinions as strongly as you wish, but don't belittle or condemn someone else who doesn't share them...you don't know what their history of service OR "circle of interest" has been...you may be insulting someone who's put his life on the line for ALL of us...