How To Be Held Responsible For People In Life

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Should People in Life-or-Death Situations Be Held Accountable for Their Actions? The day you are out there with just nature and you, will test you to your breaking point. A lot of people who go out into nature usually have a nice trouble-free experience, whereas unfortunately in some cases things don’t go as planned. There has been a debate if people who do end up in life-or-death type situations, should be held responsible for the things they do. This argument can sway both ways, but I believe they should be held accountable due to reasons like people make choices based on their own desires, knowledge, conditions, etc. it’s all on them. Some people however believe they shouldn’t because the cost will prevent those in trouble calling for …show more content…

This shows that a group of people are affected too by this situation. These rescue workers work their butt off trying to save as many people as they can. Some may go against this because it is their job and it is what they do. Well yeah, you got a point there it is what they do. But if we had more people who knew about the dangers and tried as best as they could to be safe, those rescue workers wouldn’t be dead.With every action we do, there almost always a reaction. This can be applied here, the adventurer’s actions will ultimately affect them and those who are close to them. But when they get in trouble, they also bring in the lives of others and their loved ones. It is just a constant cycle and they should be held accountable. Just like I said in the first paragraph, people themselves make choices so they should held responsible for every reaction that occurs to their action. In another story“Voyage of the James Caird” Shackleton and the five men he picked, their decisions and outcomes greatly affected the other men who were back with the sunken ship. It can be related to a ripple effect of sorts, your actions affect others. “Icebound, the ship drifted for months and finally sank Encamped on Elephant Island, Shackleton decided that he and five others would sail in one of the lifeboats- the James Caird- 800 miles to South Georgia Island, where there was a whaling station.” (page …show more content…

“Some incidents stem from a lack of judgment, some from a lack of training. Outdoor proficiency should come from a long, mentored apprenticeship that presents the opportunities to deal safely with increasingly precarious situations. “ (paragraph 6 , Survival Is Your Own Responsibility). This quote can clearly show that I am accurate in my claims. People aren’t prepared for what they are going to encounter and they gets them in serious, life-threatening situations. If you are trying something new and you don’t prepare yourself beforehand, chances are it will not go smoothly. It is sort of like taking a test before learning it, you will not do well. This can also be clearly shown in the story, “To Build A Fire” where the main character is really not prepared for the harsh cold he experienced. This man is walking in about “80 degrees odd below the freezing temperature”. He believes he will reach his camp within a few hours and all will be fine, but unfortunately things do not go as planned. He starts to get frostbite of course and has to fight his way to continue moving. His experiences in “To Build A Fire”, proves my claim. If people were prepared enough and careful, they wouldn’t be in life-or-death situations at all. That would prevent people from dying and getting hurt.

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