Should they give up on digging or trying to find the miners who may still be alive?

Answer 1

I think they should try to recover the bodies if possible for the families, at the very least. What they should STOP trying to do is dig deep into the Earth and take those fossil fuels which are costing lives both in and out of the mines. Blowing off the tops of mountains as some companies have begun doing is also NOT an option. They blow off the tops, scoop out what they need and push the waste into valleys which run down into the earth, into streams and rivers and polluting our drinking water, etc. Fossil fuels are dirty, polluting and non-renewable. Our efforts should be focused on switching over to renewable, clean energy sources such as solar and wind power and even hydro power if it can be done safely and cleanly.

Answer 2

This is a difficult question, and a very controversial one. But in my opinion, we have to accept the realities no matter how disheartening and painful they may be. The miners had been trapped beneath the earth for two and a half weeks now, with virtually no food nor oxygen to sustain themselves. In this length of time, what are the chances that they are still alive?. A fourth hole had just been drilled, but there are still no traces or sounds detected that indicates any sign of life. As the hours continue to tick, the chances are getting slimmer. Also, the life of three other miners had just been lost in the rescue attempt. In the end, the question will be: Is it worth to lose any more of the rescuer's lives and tons of money and resources to continue with the rescue?. For the families and relatives of the trapped miners, it is always worth to risk everything. But for any other person, it's not worth it.

Answer 3

Obviously, the mine is in a very dangerous place, with the ongoing seismic activity, and no real indication of where the miners are located, coupled with the fact of losing three more people in a rescue attempt, logical judgement would end the effort. However, none of us are there, and none of us know all the facts, and we are only privy to the information the media makes available to us, true or false. A competent fire captain does not sent 12 firemen into a roaring inferno attempting to save one trapped fireman, when his best experience and judgement knows that the attempt is futile, as he well knows the loss of one is less tragic than the loss of thirteen. I know the loss of human life is and can be very tragic.

Answer 4

I wouldn't say they should give up trying to rescue or recover the miners who may be alive...or who may be dead. That's a huge argument and it all depends on who it's affecting. I personally believe that the miners have parished in this tragic accident. I believe they should still try to locate them but not if it costs more human life.

Answer 5

Every mornning at the mine, you could see him arrive.
He stood 6 foot 6, weighed 245.
Kind of broad at the shoulders, narrow at the hip.
And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big John.

Big John
Big John
Big Bad John
Big John

Nobody seemed to know where John called home
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone.
He didn't say much, kind of quiet and shy
And if you spoke at all, you'd just said hi to Big John.
Somebody said he came from New Orleans,
Where he got into a fight over a Cajun Queen.
And a crash and a blow from a huge right hand,
sent a Lousiana fella to the promise land.

Big John
Big John
Big bad John
Big John

Then came the day at the bottom of the mine,
when a timber cracked and men started crying.
Minors were praying, and hearts beat fast
and everybody thought they had breathed thier last
cept' John.
Through the dust and the smoke of this man made hell,
walked a giant of a man that the minors knew well.
Grabbed a sagging timber and gave out with a groan,
and like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone, Big John

Big John
Big John
Big Bad John
Big John

And with all of his strength, he gave a mighty shove.
Then a minor yelled out, 'theres a light up above!'.
And 20 men scrambled from a 'would be' grave
now theres only one left down there to save, Big John.
With jacks and timbers, they started back down,
then came that rumble way down in the ground.
And as smoke and gas smelched out of that mine,
everybody knew it was the end of the line, for Big John.

Big John
Big John
Big Bad John
Big John

Now they never re-opend that wortheless pit,
they just placed a marble stand in front of it.
These few words are written on that stand,
'At the bottom of this mine, lies one Hell of a man, Big John'

Answer 6

As much as I'd like to be optimistic, after this amount of time, I think they should stop. Even if they do manage to recover anyone alive, I can't imagine what kind of physical shape they'd be in.

Answer 7

Well it depends, am I going to be doing the digging or will you be doing it? It has a big effect on my answer.

Answer 8

I think the government should declare that going underground is hazardous to your safety and thus is henceforth illegal, and we'll be buying all our coal from Russia and China in the future.

Answer 9

lets say (for argument sake) they are dead

if your father was down there what would you want them to do?

would you accept that as his grave, or would you want the body