Posted on 11/22/2008 2:15:39 PM PST by Daffynition
However, what you said or implied was not consistent with the reported situation, or with any situation in which there are other people around besides the pet owner. If a human being runs into a fire, it’s nearly certain firefighters will attempt to rescue him, and it’s fairly probable that other random civilians would attempt the same.
Would you run into a fire to rescue a stranger’s dogs, or just your own? How about a human being you don’t know?
As a volunteer fire-fighter I am called on to do all those things.Why are you so insistent about this? Has anyone asked you to do any of the above? Here's the question back at you...Would you?
I’m asking because you brought up the issue, and I think it’s philosophically interesting. Would I put my life at stake for (anyone’s) pets? No. For people I don’t know? I hope so, if there were nobody more suitable available in an emergency.
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