[himecthekWiff]

Let us ponder shall we? If you were in a gun battle and it came to a stand off. Then you noticed that your weapon totting enemy's child was in arm reach, would you take the child as a human shield and as a bargaining chip to make him/her lower his/hers weapon. NOTE: neither of you have had any military or police training.

[ulw7A8Po]

No, I wouldn't take the child.

[Yfclciak]

Why not?

[ulw7A8Po]

Why not?

Not sure. My answer is just no :P

[Yfclciak]

It's not like he'd shout the kid :/

[ulw7A8Po]

Maybe you pulled the trigger on accident while grabbing the child.

[Teeppoodiug]

How do I know it is their child...?

[himecthekWiff]

How do I know it is their child...?

For the question lets say you know the enemy from a newspaper report or picture you've since in the area.

[Teeppoodiug]

There are a plethora of other questions I could ask regarding this. It really depends on a lot of things you didn't include in the situation. =/

[Michaelnewerb]

I sense the lack of the term "let's use your imagination for the situation"!

I'd take the little rugrat hostage just to see my enemy squirm!

After all it's my enemy right?

[himecthekWiff]

There are a plethora of other questions I could ask regarding this. It really depends on a lot of things you didn't include in the situation. =/

As you think so deep my friend, make sure you don't get stuck in the quagmire of your own thoughts.

[Teeppoodiug]

I sense the lack of the term "let's use your imagination for the situation"!

I'd take the little rugrat hostage just to see my enemy squirm!

After all it's my enemy right?

I am the enemy of those who cannot spell. Your signature has a spelling error. The word should be "consume". I have no child, therefore you cannot use them as a hostage. Game over.

[ulw7A8Po]

I am the enemy of those who cannot spell. Your signature has a spelling error. The word should be "consume". I have no child, therefore you cannot use them as a hostage. Game over.

Who gives a ****?

[himecthekWiff]

Hey don't hijack my Thread!

[ResuNezily]

Who gives a ****?

obviously this person does...

and i wouldnt take the child what if the kid was small, i could still get shot in the chest or something you know. unless the kid was morbidly obese and i could hide behind him like a wall then no i wont take the person as a meat shield...

[Teeppoodiug]

obviously this person does...

VK. Not "this person".

[ResuNezily]

I can address anyone however i wish thank you, and i didn't know it was you

[*Playergirl*]

This is one of those questions where you really don't know the answer unless you are actually faced with the situation.

Think about studies like the Milgram shock experiments. Practically everyone predicts that they would never go all the way with the shocks. Practically everyone predicts that very few other people would go all the way with the shocks, either. Yet, when people are actually placed in the situation, a strong majority of them do go all the way.

Another one: Think about the bystander effect. Say you were sitting in a waiting room with 12 other people. From the next room, you hear what sound like screams of panic and then you see smoke coming from under the door. Would you bust open the door and try to help the person in distress? When presented with the scenario, most people say they would help and would help without hesitation, but when actually put in the scenario, people tend to either not help or be very hesitant about helping. The interesting thing is, is that if you are the only one in the room, your prediction tends to be more accurate: You probably would help!

Anyways, the point being is that our predictions about human behavior (including our own!) are often much different than what our actual behaviors would be if we found ourselves in the situation.

[Greactbet]

Id shoot the kid first.

[lXwVlTgO]

I doubt the kid would enter my mind as an option, but if it did, I'd probably use him.