mloamiller wrote:Whether or not my immediate loved one was involved would definitely make a difference in terms of whether or not I engaged, given the same environment. In other words, if it were my wife or child being beaten, I would absolutely engage and not be as concerned with the environment than I would if it were a complete stranger. I am much more willing to take greater risks to protect my family than I would a stranger, and honestly, less concerned about possible collateral damage.WTR wrote: Would it depend on the environment if was one of your family members were be beaten unconscious? However, you want the perfect "environment " to come to the aid of a man being beaten by a mob of thugs.
Does that make me a coward, or less of a man because I might not do the same for a stranger? I don't think so; I think it makes me a husband and a father.
The Fire Support Annex to my OPLAN assigns priority of fires to those for whom I am directly responsible. On Order shift of fires should the situation allow.70% disabled Vietnam Era vet. Commo and fires is the best I have to offer.