if you walk into a lions den knowing it will bite and it does are you responsible?

Answer 1

I am not. Its never my responsibility watsoever. Its my parents fault, that they failed to inject some brain in my head, with their faulty sperm counts and dislocated genes

Answer 2

If you stick your wet fingers in an electrical socket, knowing its live, and get electrocuted - are you responsible?

If you put your arm in a fire, knowing it is hot, and you get burned - are you responsible?

If I jump off a cliff, knowing the acceleration due to gravity, and end up as a stain at the bottom - am I responsible?

If I dive off a boat, knowing that I cannot swim, and I drown - am I responsible?

We are all (mostly) sentient and intelligent beings, capable of rational thought and logic. As such, we are responsible for our own actions.

Sadly, the litigious nature of our current society may actually mean that, although the philosophical answer to your question should be "Yes - you are responsible", the legal answer may actually be "No - the owner of the property where you were injured is responsible".

Thus the owner of the lion's den should have provided adequate safety precautions to prevent you from entering even though you were aware that, to do so, would be dangerous.

What a sad state of affairs we find ourselves in.

Answer 3

This is a lot like your last question. I think the next time you will have to define what you mean by, "responsible."

Do you mean would I have the right to complain about being bitten by a lion? Probably not.

Or do you mean was it my responsibility to make sure I was not bitten by a lion? It is my own responsibility to keep myself from being bitten by a lion.

The difference between this and your last question is that a lion is not constrained by social moraes or law. A guy in a bar, however, is.

Answer 4

Yes, you are responsible for the fact that you got bitten, but you are irresponsible because you make the gesture of getting in the lion's den.

Answer 5

Am I responsible for what? For stupidity, I am. If the question is do I have a right to sue? Then that would depend on the quality of lawyers involved. If I tried to commit suicide and failed, then that would depend on my mental state. If you want to look at it from a ‘common sense’ angle, I would say I got what I deserved. If I was killed, legal shenanigans would take over. The search would be on for witnesses to report on my state of mind at the time plus untold depositions. It also depends on who I was. If I was a famous celebrity, I would have a good chance of making some big bucks. If I was a penniless bum then I would not make squat and society would not really care.

Answer 6

Yes. Though probably not in America, where they do not seem to take responsibility for anything. They would probably sue
The Zoo - for keeping lions
Their Parents - for teaching them to walk
The School - for not teaching that lions can bite
The Builders - for not making a person proof den

Answer 7

NO...no means no....crazy maybe....dumb probably , much like your pointless questions , Walking into a lions den and walking into a bar dressed "scantily clad" are not the same....(the lion is within his rights if he chooses to eat trespassers) the girl is within her rights to have a drink without being raped....If a girl dressed to be raped walked into the rapists' pub and was raped (knowing this would happen) she is not responsible-You can't rape the willing!!!

Answer 8

it depends...are u forced to go inside although you know they're going to eat u?

Answer 9

of course you are responsible you idiot!!!

Answer 10

YES