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Post by phantomvirus on Oct 28, 2008 9:31:24 GMT -5
Heres a dilemma I'd like everyone to answer from their own perspective, theres even a chance you've heard it before. Your wife/husband is near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors knew would save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. You go to everyone you know to borrow the money, but he could only get together about $ 1,000and the bank will not give you a loan nor will your insurance give any money. You tell the druggist that your wife/husband was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let you pay later, but the druggist refuses. So what do you do? Do you let your wife/husband die or do you steal the drug to save your spouse? Why did you steal or not steal? Sorry that this thread is so long , be as logical or illogical as you want, there is no right answer. As for me, I would steal the drug to save my wife, because I would rather face jail time, than lose the woman I love. Remember: You Can't Stop the Virus!
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Post by ineedhelp}N{ on Oct 28, 2008 11:07:01 GMT -5
I would just take it right off him, wouldnt be sneaky about it. Of course a 'drug dealer' is going to over charge by the extreme. To me they are in the same rankings of pedophiles and rapists. But thats my opinion. If they dont have any moral deceny why be nice with them? As you said your loved one is dying why be nice about it? As for the jail time? If you mean a pharmacist then sure they would take you to court over it, but the term druggist here is used as in drug dealers the illegal kind
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Post by phantomvirus on Oct 28, 2008 11:17:49 GMT -5
OK just for everyone to know, I use the term gist for a pharmacist not an illegal dealer. If you steal the you will probably be punished.
Remember: You Can't Stop the Virus!
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Post by Rugal on Oct 28, 2008 12:38:38 GMT -5
First of all, the drug to cure the person from cancer would no way in hell be $1,000. My brother was diagnosed with osceosarcoma a few years ago and the cancer treatment worked. However, it ravaged his body and now he has a very weak heart and muscles. For treatment costs, you are looking at around $55,000 per round of chemotherapy without insurance, give or take.
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Post by soulkiller288]>USK<[ on Oct 28, 2008 17:33:45 GMT -5
actually rugal he meant that he could only manage to get 1000 dollars not that the drug costed 1000 dollars
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Post by binerexis on Oct 28, 2008 18:55:24 GMT -5
I'd beat the living nuts out of the pharmacist, cure the person and then take over the pharmacist's business. If I'm going to break the law and save a loved one, I may as well make a profit.
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Post by phantomvirus on Oct 28, 2008 19:30:08 GMT -5
Soulkiller is correct, he only managed to save up 1000 dollars when the treatment costed 2000 dollars. I shouldn't of evend added the money thing in the first place, please stop arguing semantics!
Remember: You Can't Stop the Virus
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Post by LamourAlexx]>USK<[ on Oct 29, 2008 15:01:10 GMT -5
I would fly to the deep brazillian rainforest and find my own cure. Phantom, you havae a dying wife/husband ( ) we need to know about?
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Post by ineedhelp}N{ on Oct 29, 2008 17:16:19 GMT -5
personally i think if you truly loved the person you would do anything and everything no matter what it is. Pointless even debating it in your own mind
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Post by The Cat's Meow on Oct 29, 2008 17:30:45 GMT -5
I would fly to the deep brazillian rainforest and find my own cure. Rainforests ftw!
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Post by Nojamforme]>USK<[ on Oct 29, 2008 21:54:25 GMT -5
Confucianism says that you help your family first. Legalism says that you should follow the law and not steal. (D)Taoism says that you should love everyone and everything, so......that's helpful.
(At least that whats my teacher says)
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Post by soulkiller288]>USK<[ on Oct 30, 2008 16:52:11 GMT -5
ohh this is a hard 1 maybe just steal it
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Post by Z on Nov 2, 2008 11:28:13 GMT -5
Human life matters more than property. I wouldn't have any hesitation about stealing the drug.
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Post by [RG]ßäÐ-Gî®L on Nov 2, 2008 12:25:52 GMT -5
If I was the girl in that situation... I would want the guy to steal it!
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Post by ajb303}N{ on Nov 12, 2008 21:14:14 GMT -5
Phew! Good topic. In this case, i wouldn't think twice about clocking him over the head with a chair and stealing the medicine. I too, would rather sit in jail, than to go through the pain and hurt of the love of my life passing. This may sound stupid, i may not have my freedom, but i have love and my wife will be alive and kickin it ;D I know i know, "aw, that's freaking cute". Just my two pennies
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