Episode 34: The Ethics of Drowning Yourself
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Do we have a moral obligation to jump in a flooded river after a child in distress? What if we can’t swim, so we know we’ll drown in the attempt? The Army Corps of Engineers says, "reach, row, throw--don't go!" Going after a swimmer in trouble, unless you're a trained rescuer, won't help and will probably force rescuers to go after you as well. Someone should tell that to the jury in Claysburgh Pennsylvania that convicted Susan Newkirk of endangering the welfare of a child and sentenced her to 18 months in prison.
Meanwhile, what about the ethics of stealing, if you’re starving to death? In what I hope is the final word in the long-running discussion with Dan in Florida, we discuss the full implications of the Bible proverb that says, “Men don’t despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he’s hungry--but, if he’s caught, he will suffer the consequences.”
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Do we have a moral obligation to jump in a flooded river after a child in distress? What if we can’t swim, so we know we’ll drown in the attempt? The Army Corps of Engineers says, "reach, row, throw--don't go!" Going after a swimmer in trouble, unless you're a trained rescuer, won't help and will probably force rescuers to go after you as well. Someone should tell that to the jury in Claysburgh Pennsylvania that convicted Susan Newkirk of endangering the welfare of a child and sentenced her to 18 months in prison.
Meanwhile, what about the ethics of stealing, if you’re starving to death? In what I hope is the final word in the long-running discussion with Dan in Florida, we discuss the full implications of the Bible proverb that says, “Men don’t despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he’s hungry--but, if he’s caught, he will suffer the consequences.”
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