If you're on a luxury cruise ship, and a gentleman passenger commits suicide and jumps off the ship - he didn't fall off, he didn't slip, he didn't trip, it wasn't an accident - he purposely jumped off the side of the cruise ship with the sole intention of ending his life by suicide, do you bring the ship to a dead stop, reverse the screws as they like to say - back up that ship and search for that man, even if it means inconveniencing passengers who had their hearts set on the Dutch Antillies?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He questions whether a cruise ship should stop to retrieve a suicidal passenger, weighing inconvenience against life.
- In plain terms
- Should the ship stop for a suicide despite passenger plans?
- What can you take from it?
- Human life often outweighs minor inconveniences.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What responsibilities do service providers have in emergencies?
Another view
The scenario is contrived and lacks practical detail.
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