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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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Would you choose to save your mother or your spouse from a flood?
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/chinese-man-slammed-for-saving-mother-instead-of-wife-from-floods-a3305336.html |
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over a year ago
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I'd save my husband. My mother has been amazing and had a long happy life. My husband has more life ahead of him....and i wouldn't want to be the one to deprive my kids of time with their dad. Plus he is my rock, my best friend and life companion. Not an easy decision though. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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It's also a question on the Chinese law exams:
BEIJING: Will you save your mother or girlfriend in case of a deadly fire? This tricky question was asked to hundreds of thousands of trainee lawyers and judges taking China's National Judicial Exam which is designed to assess whether the examinee is qualified to practice law in China or not.
The question went like this: If a person is capable of saving his mother but saves his girlfriend instead, is he committing a crime of non-action?
Paper two gave multiple choice options for sections on drug laws, roads, pollution, fraud, bribery, murder and other serious offences.
But Question 52 asked students about "crimes of omission", posing scenarios including lifeguards failing to save a drowning child, a husband deciding not to rescue his wife during divorce proceedings and someone letting friends drink poisoned coffee.
Option C told the story of a man who chose to save his girlfriend from a burning building over his mother, saying his actions amounted to a criminal failure to act.
While the exam has replaced water with a fire, the question is very similar to the hypothetical question about choosing between saving a drowning mother or a girlfriend - a question often asked by girlfriends that ends up putting guys in an awkward dilemma.
The Ministry of Justice later published the answer on September 24, saying that the man would be committing a crime of non-action if he chose his girlfriend over his mother, the Global Times reported.
According to the law in China, a son is obligated to save his mother, not his girlfriend.
The question sparked discussion on social media with some netizens agreed with the answer, saying that it would be heartless to leave their mother in danger.
"I would definitely save my mother first. Apart from legal reasons, my mother raised me. Plus my girlfriend is younger, which means she has a better chance of escaping the fire on her own," a netizen was quoted as saying
Some others felt that the law is unjust. "People's lives are equal, they should be treated equally by the law. I have no idea why giving up your mom is a crime, while giving up your girlfriend is not," a netizen said. |
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By *evnLuCouple
over a year ago
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Wow.
It's an interesting and thought provoking subject, but how can it be as black and white as their laws or guidance? (I'm presuming it's a law if Ministry of Justice are involved  )
What would happen if for example:
1) Kev hasn't spoken to his Mum for years after a big fall out, and he chose to save me? Could he be charged or whatever their equivalent is?
2) What if I couldn't swim but his mum was an ex Olympian Gold Medal swimmer?
3) What if he'd been adopted and was meeting his biological mum for the first time with me and it happens?
There are loads of other scenarios but I find it fascinating that the likes of the Chinese government can come up with such a black and white 'law' .
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In college I got into an argument with the tutor.
I was a mature student, and we had lessons in "Communication", which was bollocks.
Got set a task to decide who we would save off a sinking ship in the one lifeboat, there were 10 places, and 30 different people including yourself.
I put 10 people in it, and the tutor told me I had too many in the liferaft, she said "that's 11" I said "No, 10"
She counted, including me there were 11.... I told her I wouldn't get in the liferaft, I'd give up my place, she argues the toss... I couldn't see a problem with doing what I did, but she said "No right-thinking person would do that!"  |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"In college I got into an argument with the tutor.
I was a mature student, and we had lessons in "Communication", which was bollocks.
Got set a task to decide who we would save off a sinking ship in the one lifeboat, there were 10 places, and 30 different people including yourself.
I put 10 people in it, and the tutor told me I had too many in the liferaft, she said "that's 11" I said "No, 10"
She counted, including me there were 11.... I told her I wouldn't get in the liferaft, I'd give up my place, she argues the toss... I couldn't see a problem with doing what I did, but she said "No right-thinking person would do that!" "
She assumed that everyone answering the question would take it as read that they would save themselves first and then the question is about who you would choose to share 'your' lifeboat with.
That's the thing with communication, we can all hear different things because our biases come into play.
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"I'd save my husband. My mother has been amazing and had a long happy life. My husband has more life ahead of him....and i wouldn't want to be the one to deprive my kids of time with their dad. Plus he is my rock, my best friend and life companion. Not an easy decision though."
I love reading your posts about Mr. So gorgeous! |
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