by Bartman on November 20th, 2008

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You and six others are kidnapped, and the kidnapper somehow persuades you that if YOU shoot dead one of the other hostages, he will set the remaining five free, whereas if you do not, he will shoot all six. What would you do?

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  • by Yarnlady is happy every day on November 20th, 2008

    Yarnlady is happy every day

    Wait until he gives me the gun, and then shoot him.

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  • by I am a USN Sailor on November 21st, 2008

    I am a USN Sailor

    Trick him into thinking I was going to shoot one of them and then shoot him multiple times in the head. (might be wearing body armor) Then everyone will be freeeeeee! ^_^

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  • by Symbeline on November 21st, 2008

    Symbeline

    If he's stupid enough to actually hand me a gun, well his funeral. I would feel a whole lot less bad for killing him than one of the hostages.

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  • by miteb on November 20th, 2008

    miteb

    Not sure I have an answer for this. First thought, shoot myself. Then I went deeper and decided it would depend upon who the other hostages were. Then I came to the conclusion that I was overthinking the question and that the SWAT team would have already arrived and everyone would either be rescued or dead by the time I decided. So, sorry, no real answer to a very good question.

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  • by ~AmberTheCuriousOne~ on October 15th, 2009

    ~AmberTheCuriousOne~

    Uhhh, well if he is giving me the gun i would shot him.

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  • by Sanguine Visions is wearing ninja garbs on November 20th, 2008

    Sanguine Visions is wearing ninja garbs

    Proclaim: "Give me the damn gun already because you don't have the balls to kill 6 people!"

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  • by Anonymous on November 20th, 2008

    Anonymous

    Well done Yarnlady, I'd shoot myself having not been so clever.

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  • by TheJoker on October 15th, 2009

    TheJoker

    Time to go all Annie Oakley I think!

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  • by Gentle Grizzly on October 15th, 2009

    Gentle Grizzly

    I would agree to shoot one of the other hostages and when he gave me the gun Inwould shoot him. Then we can all go free.

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  • by john pennington on October 15th, 2009

    john pennington

    Since i do not shoot people, i would decline.

    The kidnapper may kill all of us, but at least i will get to heaven.

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  • by Dibley on October 15th, 2009

    Dibley

    I'd tell him to kill me.

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  • by - MojoThunder - on October 15th, 2009

    - MojoThunder -

    so either way, i'm coming out alive right???

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