Post by Riley Hansman on Sept 18, 2014 3:17:37 GMT
In “Doctor's Dilemma”, by James Dillard the author happens upon an ethical and moral situation in which he has to make a split second life or death decision putting his own life as a medical student at risk. As sees this accident happen he realizes the possibilities of his situation yet still feels morally obliged to help because of his medical training. The Author says he is lucky he was not sued and perhaps it’s me being young and naive that if it were me I don’t believe such a thought would occur. I also find it ridiculous that in todays society good samaritans must consider such things. In the essay Dillard states many negative connotations about the drunk driver trying let us feel less sympathy for him for what he will reveal in the last sentence. Although I am glad that Dillard did do the morally correct thing in this situation and on the outside looking in I find it easy to say that the last line is cold and wrong in that if it were to happen again, he’d drive on by, but I wonder if I were to find myself in his situation if I would do the same.
