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Permalink Reply by Cara Coleen on August 15, 2009 at 11:29pm

I think I agree with D. I think I SHOULD shoot my beloved friend, but... will I? I'm not sure. Maybe I could just shoot them in the hand or knee, thereby knocking the weapon out of their hand and incapacitating them so they couldn't lob the grenade at all. But, if they already pulled the pin, this will cause them to be blown to bits anyway.

More than likely, I would freeze up. It's like being a passenger in a car and you see an obstruction on the road; sometimes, all you can do is make strange noises as you attempt to warn the driver. I just don't think I COULD shoot them! The time it took to work the nerve up and settle the ethical question in my mind may be too long.

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Permalink Reply by Dave G on August 16, 2009 at 12:28am

Should my buddy be stopped? Absolutely.
Could I shoot him? I don't know. It's something that cannot be ascertained until the event happens, but I'd like to think that I would try.
Would I shoot to kill? I'm not a good enough shot to go for a fancy targeted shot at the hand or arm or grenade. Center of mass is what I would need to aim at. If I am lucky, he'll just be wounded. Id I am really lucky, I'll find some other way to stop him without having to shoot him.

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Permalink Reply by Misty: Baytheist Living! on August 16, 2009 at 4:42am

Man.. either I'm a cold-hearted bitch, or I just have crazier friends than you folks do.
Yes and yes. No question.

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Permalink Reply by Aric on August 16, 2009 at 9:34pm

Is yelling "run away" at the people on the street an option, because that's what I'd do.

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on August 16, 2009 at 10:38pm

Does this friend owe me money?

I think D hits it on the head for me.

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Permalink Reply by Johnny on August 17, 2009 at 12:34pm

You didn't define the crowd... Are we talking a crowd of zombies? A crowd of ravenous wolves? A crowd of invading genocidal aliens? Cause for all of those I might join in the grenade chucking...

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Seriously though... I've had the training, faced with that limited scenario, I can say that I would fire without hesitation.

Maybe I'm cold-hearted like Misty, but I'm thinking fore me, more likely the training takes over (as I've seen it do in the past).

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Permalink Reply by noisician on August 18, 2009 at 9:55pm

it's a trick question.

of course you let him throw the grenade - then a dozen people all get to go to heaven without having to wait around another 50 years or so. then you ask your buddy to repent before shooting him so he goes to heaven, too.

stop by church on the way home.

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