Have you ever thought, should people in life-or-death situations be held accountable for their actions? This is something that people have to think deeply about. People get accused every day of things they have not done. For example, what if someone was recklessly driving on the road and hit someone, and the person who got hit gets accused of reckless driving? People can not just give punishment if they don't know who is at fault. Many people get held accountable for situations that are not their fault. An example is from the anchor text “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami. The seventh man was with his friend K at the beach during a brief stop by a hurricane. When they were at the beach, a huge wave crashed down and swept up K and he disappeared. Now the seventh man thinks he is gonna get accounted for the death of his friend and he thought he could've saved him when he had the chance. These life-or-death situations can leave people traumatized and frozen in fear. An example is in The Seventh Man when, after the death of K, the seventh man has nightmares every night about that occurrence. Another example is in the James Caird, Ernest Shackleton was probably traumatized when his ship “Endurance” sank, and he and five others had to sail in one of the lifeboats-The James …show more content…
Several people sign up for the military and other related events every day and they know they might get seriously injured and even killed. According to “Army Mil” “FY21 on-duty ground soldier fatality rate was 1.3 fatalities per 100,000 soldiers.” Professional sports can be an example as well. Football is a physically demanding sport, and the NFL carries a high risk of injury. Players are exposed to potential concussions, joint injuries, and other long-term health concerns. These injuries can impact a player's career and overall quality of life. A person can do things completely on their own time and freedom and get accounted
In the video of the case of People v. Vasquez, there was evidence of shared responsibility by two of the victim’s family members. Shared responsibility, by definition, is the perspective that the offender does not bear total responsibility for the criminal act, and that some of the blame falls either on the victim or the social system, or both. Summed up, shared responsibility is a possible explanation for why a particular person was harmed by a certain offender. (Karmen, Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology,
Playing football comes with great costs, including physical and mental health deterioration, plus the amount of time spent prepping before game day. Which can pose several questions, “Why suffer for a game, is it worth the money? Is it worth the fame? How great is the cost?” I believe that football, should have stricter regulations for the treatment of injuries, along with informing players of just how devastating a concussion can be, along with the other major injuries that commonly occur while playing football.
Why is it that we as human beings feel the need to blame someone for every negative situation, which occurs? If we really look at the situation with any great depth, we may discover that an almost endless amount of things may be 'blamed' for the tragedy blaming an individual is pointless - only fate can really be blamed.
Athletes are one of the most highly paid professions, and with that comes a great responsibility to everyone but themselves, even it means putting their lives, and others around them at risk. A football player’s goal is to entertain the fans that tune in to watch them, however their only job is to win their games, and untimely a Super Bowl Championship, but not for themselves, for the franchise that owns them and their bodies. As long as they can run a play and take a hit foot players are gold to their employers, or if you will their owners. “Toughing it out, turns out, can kill people.” (Diaz Truman, M 2013), and cause irreversible brain damage to football players. Continuing to ignore evidence that supports the growing concern of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and how it relates to the NFL players is troubling because of the long term affects it has on a player’s mental s...
It is enough accountability as it is, and any other form is simply even more mentally painful to the survivor. Another instance where this accountability appears is in “The Seventh” by Haruki Murakami. This story portrays the seventh man's life after witnessing the death of his very close friend. His friend’s death sticks with him throughout most of his life, and he constantly feels guilt as if he could have done something to prevent it. “That is probably why I never married.
If you were on a trip you had bad thoughts about, but still went and those bad thoughts became reality would it have been your fault? Imagine this, the trip was an adventure in a random jungle, which has mysterious creatures and the weather can be terrible at some points. As you went you had negative thoughts about a creature coming up to you and harmed you but also in fact as that happened a storm came leaving you without any food and or any shelter. The question is would it have been your fault this has happened, in other words would it have been your fault for continuing in the jungle? Should people in life or death situations be held account for their actions? Yes people should be held accountable for their actions because if they knew
After watching the film Big Hits, Broken Dreams and hearing all the great points that Dr. Sanjay Gupta made I am truly astonished by the things I have seen and heard. As every high school and college athlete knows, there are many great benefits to playing all sports. Whether you are looking for a “full ride” to college, or even a career in the professional league, there are many excellently successful roads for an athlete. With that said, I still believe safety comes first. No matter how much money can be put into something, it wont matter if your dead in the end. There are so many possible chances of getting an injury whether it may be temporary or permanent. Many sport injuries, especially those of football can be deadly. Using an example from the film, Jaquan was just a 16 year old boy with dreams of playing football forever. He was a great athlete, and seemed to have always known what he was doing. The difference here is that Jaquan was not in the control of his own injury. He hadn’t been seen by a doctor the first time, and if he had he may have been saved from dying the next time. On the other hand, the other young man featured in this film named Gray was uninformed of the damage he already had to his brain before his collision, and if his family did know about it I’m sure he wouldn’t have still been playing. Therefore, I strongly believe that athletic risks outweigh the benefits that athletes will get from playing sports in the first place.
Moral repair is a word of many meanings. One may say it's "restoring or creating trust and hope in a shared sense of value and responsibility". Others will say "Moral repair is the process of moving from the situation of loss and damage to a situation where some degree of stability in moral relations is regained." Others will have different perspectives on the true meaning of moral repair and whether someone has achieved it. In Haruki Murakami’s short story “The Seventh Man”, the narrator speaks of a tragic event that took the life of a close childhood friend leaving the narrator with a weight of guilt and need for moral repair. Murakami illustrates the narrator’s internal self battle and struggles throughout the story which gives the reader
Contact sports in America, like football and boxing, carry a rich history of the spirit of the game, and the feeling of victory. These games bring us together as we cry out and cheer for our team or fighter as they deliver the winning touchdown, or the knockout that brings them the undisputed champion belt. However, these players are facing injuries that can destroy their career and affect their brain for the rest of their lives. We shouldn’t outlaw contact sports, but we should force safety to become more important. If we want to keep our players safe and continue the tradition of the contact sports we enjoy as a country, then we must evolve our safety in sports, and change the way we view contact sports as a country.
For example, in the book, The Pigman by Paul Zindel, John was in trouble for supposedly sticking glue into their telephone lock so that his father could not make any phone calls. But, his mother blamed him without knowing for a fact that he had actually glued lock in the first place. Also, people will blame each other for more than one complete reason. They could blame others to take the blame off themselves, they could blame someone else because they are scared off owning up to their own mistakes, or they are scared of the consequences of their own mistakes. In addition, blaming oneself is not going to help the situation that one is stuck in.
Peoples actions should be held accountable in life or death situations. Do you think people should or shouldn't be held accountable for their actions? Many situations can determine if you should or shouldn't be held accountable. Everything revolves around choice, so I believe if you have the choice to be in a better situation, you should be held accountable. If you know or do put yourself through a situation knowing it's dangerous, it's your fault if something happens.
In most sports, there is a chance that you can get injured. These injuries, whether minor or major, can spawn a life long disability such as paralyzation or brain damage. Athletes are risking their bodies and even their lives for the sake of entertainment. I know that if I could die or be hurt forever, I would
High schools often cannot provide expert medical care for any players that are injured while playing. Some teens never receive any expert medical care despite severe injuries (Schwarz, n.d., p. 25). College and professional football can afford to have expert physicians present on games, which reduces the danger of playing football. Furthermore, college and professional football players have access to newer equipment and protective gear, while high students used old, outdated technology. These decrepit helmets and padding passed are a moment away from breaking down and will do a poor job of protecting players.
For example, one of the famously known athletes, Wesley Walker speaks how playing a professional sport has affected his life. On Newsday, he described how “...he suffered so much nerve damage and muscle loss as a result of playing football that today he can barely open a water bottle.” (Carro 25). Considering the fact that athletes are entering into a field that requires the deadly and career
Throughout the years sports youth, college, and professional sports have seen a major increase in injuries. Impacts are becoming much more powerful and violent because players are becoming stronger and much more skilled. Rules have started to adapt to modern day play to increase the penalty if you don't follow a certain rule, or if you get hurt the type of care you must receive before returning to play, but when you participate in a sport, no matter what level there is a risk of getting injured. Even though contact sports have a higher injury rate than non-contact sports it does not mean that they should be overlooked and not given the same attention to safety. According to Mary Gavin from the Nemours health foundation, using proper safety