Difficult Ethical Question...What Would You Do?

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
I forget...did the thing from "Day" work where they cut off that guy's arm right after he got bit? If that works, I'd obviously do that. (Unless they got bit in the neck or something...then we have an obvious problem.)

Well...In the movie, the guy didn't end up turning, so I suppose that meant it DID work...But, I've never seen them try that in any other zombie movie...So, it hasn't really been done enough to establish an actual 'general rule'...

[jay o2 waster]

yea i could kill them because i know that is what they would want

[urgeok]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Well...In the movie, the guy didn't end up turning, so I suppose that meant it DID work...But, I've never seen them try that in any other zombie movie...So, it hasn't really been done enough to establish an actual 'general rule'...

i dont think that would have worked in 'real life'..
blood circulates 5.2 liters per minute ...

his arm would have to have been cut off as soon as the teeth were entering the skin pretty much - or it would be too late...
he would be infected with the virus.

they never speculated on strength of the virus - how potent it was ... but i'd say that any of it at all would do the trick ..slowed down or not.

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by urgeok
i dont think that would have worked in 'real life'..
blood circulates 5.2 liters per minute ...

his arm would have to have been cut off as soon as the teeth were entering the skin pretty much - or it would be too late...
he would be infected with the virus.

they never speculated on strength of the virus - how potent it was ... but i'd say that any of it at all would do the trick ..slowed down or not.

Yeah...It doesn't really seem like it SHOULD work...Given the multitude of information that we have gleaned from so many other zombie films...That's probably WHY they haven't tried it in any other movie...At least, none that I'M familiar with...


But...Then again...Look how often the vampire 'rules' seem to change from time to time...Like when they say things like, "Oh...That only works in the movies"...heh

[ENTITY2000]

Originally posted by ChEEbA
If they were going to die, and turn...I'd sit with them a while, comfort them. I'd say whatever they needed to hear, as they slowly bled, most likely becoming a little delerious, I'd keep talking, and mid sentence, I'd shoot them through the back of the head.
At least offer them a quick death, doesn't matter if they'd get up or not...I'd just put them out of their misery.
I'd also burn the body.
It's not about ethics really...in a situation like that, you'd HAVE to adopt a certain logic, in order to survive, and keep those REMAINING around you alive. Just like in a war I suppose, to keep yourself a step ahead, it might cost you a lil' bit of your soul.

i agree with you cheebs!