RDN's Lucifer (nerthos)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-13 02:40:36 UTC
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@rarity No. You're not a cop, and have strong feelings regarding life and lethal force, so you won't understand it. While I am not a cop either, I've read and studied about many of these things, and my lack of empathy towards people that might be posing a risk to others lets me decide based solely on risks and probable outcomes. The higher up had to decide between taking one life or potentially taking many. The worst case scenario if he chooses to give the fire order is one life lost. The worst case scenario if he orders the opposite is the loss of many lives and widespread panic due to a terrorist attack while the government is absent. If that happens that officer is directly responsible for everything. As Awl said, he being the only one among us who has the training and has been in such a situation, if you take up the job you must make decisions, and those decisions must be based not in your feelings but in the potential outcomes, seeking the lesser bloodshed in them.
