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Originally Posted by pylon
Yes. I would. I could not live with it on my conscious that someone may have died as a result of my lack of action, regardless of any persecution.
And I am not even religious... pretty weird eh?
I would likely go the way of this Pulitzer prize winning photographer that turned a blind eye if I didn't help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Carter |
Very admirable attitude indeed. Definitely not as prevalent in China these days given the stuff like you mentioned in your previous article.
And you would still do it if the person you saved could go after your family? While you and I personally might not have a problem doing the right thing, do you have the right to decide that for your family as well? Unfortunately they do have to make this decision in China and given the importance of family in Chinese culture, its not all that surprising that some will decide not to help.
Like the article showed, the person that got helped went after compensation from the mother of the good Samaritan. Very disappointing.