Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Response

In the video we watched in class about what is the right thing to do in certain situations was really amusing. The professor laid out situations that were discussable and many disagreed with one another. One of the situations was about a cabin boy who got sick during an expedition, and the 3 crew men decided to kill him, as a way of survival. However in my opinion is was not right to kill the poor cabin boy. Yes, he may not have had anyone to miss him, but that doesn't justify his right to not live, and to not know this was going to happen to him. The crew members should've done the lottery they had in mind, along with specifically telling the men that one would become food. The lottery would've made sure that all the crew men knew what they were getting into. Nonetheless, the idea of "the greatest good for the greatest number" in their case, made sense. They, the crew men, didn't know how long they would be there, so one would have to sacrifice for the benefit of all. Though, unlike what they did to the cabin boy, kill him without him knowing, was wrong. Poor boy he had to no choice.

Article Post_Jan 27

Georgia man charged with murder in death of couple seeking car on Craigslist

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/27/us/craigslist-georgia-slain-couple-charges/index.html

A southern Georgia man named Ronnie "Jay" Adrian Towns, 28, was charged Tuesday, January 26, with murder in the death of a couple who went missing after contacting him on about a Craigslist add of a 1966 Mustang. The victims Elrey "Bud" Runion, 69, and his wife, June, 66 were shot in the head, and their bodies were found Monday, January 26, in woods in rural Telfair County. They had driven three and a half hours from Atlanta just to find themselves in an ambush. On Monday, January 27, Towns turned himself in, however the suspects father claimed his son was innocent. Nonetheless, the disappearance of missing Georgia couple is not the first alleged crime to be linked to the famous Craigslist.

What happened to this couple was a tragedy. No one should endure their pain and the suffering of their family and friends. However, in my opinion people should not go on a test drive without knowing who they are dealing with. We are in a world that anything is possible. People need to watch out and need to be aware of their surrounding. Nothing justifies what Mr. Towns did to the Runion’s. Despite what happened, Craigslist have an outstanding number of crimes. People should be aware of what they are doing and the consequence that may come with it. Unfortunately we can’t being the Runion’s back, but we can learn a lesson from this tragic event.