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Yes it was justified, the captain acted under the pretence that the men he saved would go on to raise children, where as the men that he killed didn't have families. Although undesireable, killing 15 to save 5 would be better then letting all 20 die.
Im not sure how i feel about this. He did need to make a decision because they were all going to die..but just because some of the men had families didnt make their lives any more important than the rest...I suppose it might be considered the best decision. I dont think i would be able to do the same thing if i were a Captain.
This is a perfect example of the term "the lesser of two evils". Yes neither where good, but the captain was under pressure and made the one that he thought was best at the time.
Although harsh, I have to agree with the captain's decision. He was very smart about what he did; he knew that only 5 people could survive, and, knowing who had children and wives at home, he chose who would survive. He took into account where people were in their lives, rather than their status in his crew.
If he hadn't done what he did, all 20 men would have died...
Yes, the captain made a great decision to save the married men first. The reason being that they can have children and stablise the population. Even though the deaths of the other crew members is very tragic, it is all about basic math. How many you can save and regenerate live to how many have to die? The captain had controlled the situation and did not stress or panic.
I think that he justifies his actions more by ending his life along with the other crew members he decided to poison so it seemed more of a selfless act. None the less I still feel unsure about how I feel about the captian and his actions.
It's a hard decision to make, but I think the Lieutenant- Commander made the right choice saving the men with families. There was no way all of them would be saved, there just wasn't enough air for all twenty men. I think it's better that five men live and fifteen die rather than twenty men all die. It's a hard decision to make, but in my opinon the right decision was made.
I agree with the general consensus that the captain made the right decision. He did save only a few, but better to save some than none.
I agree with JacquelineNicole with how the captain justified it more when he killed himself too.
I disagree a bit with K-MCL22 and saying that the reason the married men were picked to stabilize the population. That isn't a common thing to think when choosing people, and in a situation where you are going to kill yourself I don't think he would be thinking along those lines compared to thinking about how they have wives and families.
I believe that the Captain's decision was justified. Basically, he had no other choice. If he didn't kill 15 of the men, who didn't have children or wives, all 20 of them would have died anyway. He did the right thing in insuring that at least the men who he had the power to keep alive, stayed alive.
No matter how you view the Captain's decision it was unjust on a level but due to the circumstances what he did seems ...logical, although the ones that where spared where married who is to say that the others would not have had such loving lives and children in the future I think if the captain where to actually discuss the matter with his crew after informing them that he will take his own life to show self sacrifice then others may follow and they could all show their value to life instead of such a random selection.
This is a hard situation to pull the rights and wrongs out of. I think the captain knew in the end that he would have to make the harder decision if he wanted to save anyone, and at least he found a way to do it that was quick. It still must have been extraordinarily hard for him. This relates well to what we were discussing a couple weeks ago in class; would you endanger many to try and save a few more?
From a completly objective, cold hearted "logical" point of view, this was by far the best option.
Ofcourse, we can always debate on how he should have chosen the survivors.
HOWEVER, there was always the option that something unpredictably helpful happened. Such as a chance rescue. He couldn't ever have been sure there wouldn't have been one, but he made the best objective decision.
Hmmm... I'm not quite sure. It does make sense i mean most would probably think that it's better to save at least one then to all die. The captain was just thinking that they were all going to die might as well give someone the off chance to survive. I don't know if I could do the same thing but I at least hope that I'd try to save someone.
Like Adam said the captain new that only a few could survive and he did take into account that the ones to survive at least had something to go back to. Not that it really doe make it right in the end but the man did try.
The captains decision was completely justified and I am sure this decisons wasn't easy for him and he says in the story that he will join his dead men after he made report.
If he didn't do anything the whole crew would have died after one or two days. Like this he could at least save a few married man.
In his situation you wouldn't think much, you would choose the first and best solution you find and the solution the captain found right was definitely the right one.
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