Put yourself in a hostage situation. If a group of people were being held captive and the Captor said that one person must die for the others to be let free.
Would the person that offered them selves be commiting suicide or would the Shooter be commiting murder or both ???
2007-01-14 20:29:36 · 14 answers · asked by nekro_felia 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Im asking this question becuase its a mini debate that me and my friends are having, no im not in any situation like this, but id just like to know other peoples opinions.
2007-01-14 20:41:58 · update #1
er, how can that be suicide. Suicide's when you want to die, not when you choose to sacrifice your life to save other's you love when there is very little in the way of choice. You can't say 'it wasn't murder, he said it was ok' - like that's gonna stand up in court. You're a bit weird asking questions like that.
2007-01-14 20:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by ammie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shooter would be committing murder. It would not be considered suicide as the shooter was the one to actually pull the trigger.
I don't think it would even be considered assisted suicide as the person who was shot had no real desire to die, they just wanted to save the lives of the other people - if given a choice they would choose to live.
2007-01-15 04:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by The Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well to me
the answer to this question is it is both suicide and murder
it was your chioce to end your life yet your not the one responcible for killing yourself but you did have a say of when you died ...if that makes sence
in an easyier way if you where pushed out to the from you had no choice in dieing while the person who pushed you out would be an accomplice to murder and the shooter was the murder
2007-01-15 04:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by sean c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its murder, because its not suicide... it would be a noble sacrifice.
Suicide implies the person wanted to die, but in this case the person chose to die to save others.
2007-01-15 04:39:35 · answer #4 · answered by Reic0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the person dies, probably murder. Not suicide because that requires the hostage to kill himself.
2007-01-15 04:33:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shooter would be committing murder but the person that offered themselves would not be committing suicide.
he'd be a martyr.
2007-01-15 04:40:54 · answer #6 · answered by what up buttercup! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be murder because one brave person has
has given themselves to the captor who pre-meditated
this act of killing another person. Phew!
2007-01-15 04:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by Minxy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its murder b/c the hostage taker doesn't need to kill anyone he's just choosing to.
2007-01-15 04:34:07 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both
2007-01-15 04:32:30 · answer #9 · answered by $G$ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
murder.
2007-01-15 04:34:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋