It took me a bit..
to figure out your opening remark there, Mr. KFH. Were they really related to you? I've got a sister that I wouldn't have suprised me if she had ever ended up on national news in this fashion...but I digress.
I think the situations are exactly the same (WH vs. kid of freeway). Are you (general you, not specific you), willing to put yourself in jeopardy to help/save those not of your tribe (family and friends).
The woman on a bridge would only be similiar if you had to get off the road and over the rail, placing yourself in danger, in order to help talk her down.
The original post said you were sitting with a friend. No family around to worry about other than orphaning one's kids and widowing one's wife.
Again, I'm not meaning to disparage anyone's decisions, just explore the depth of the "no risk taking for the benefit of non-tribal members" concept that runs beneath the "heading out the back door, thank you very much" answers.
The base question is...do you ever risk yourself to save non-family/non-friend people, wherher there are firearms involved or not.
migoi
to figure out your opening remark there, Mr. KFH. Were they really related to you? I've got a sister that I wouldn't have suprised me if she had ever ended up on national news in this fashion...but I digress.
I think the situations are exactly the same (WH vs. kid of freeway). Are you (general you, not specific you), willing to put yourself in jeopardy to help/save those not of your tribe (family and friends).
The woman on a bridge would only be similiar if you had to get off the road and over the rail, placing yourself in danger, in order to help talk her down.
The original post said you were sitting with a friend. No family around to worry about other than orphaning one's kids and widowing one's wife.
Again, I'm not meaning to disparage anyone's decisions, just explore the depth of the "no risk taking for the benefit of non-tribal members" concept that runs beneath the "heading out the back door, thank you very much" answers.
The base question is...do you ever risk yourself to save non-family/non-friend people, wherher there are firearms involved or not.
migoi