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Are we morally obligated to help those in need if we are able to?

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Morally Obligated
Not Morally Obligated
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Mrsbetweenfatandfit · 26-30, F
For some reason what comes to mind for me here is a news story I saw a few years ago. It was a video some younger guys took on their cell phone. They were showing how some man had gone into the body of water there & couldn’t swim. He was visibly struggling to get air. They were hooting, laughing, shouting things to him about being stupid. They didn’t call 911. The man drowned, he died. They watched a man struggle & die. It still makes me feel sick to my stomach today thinking how anyone could find the sight of a person frantic on the water, choking, and waving as a humorous thing & want to save the memory on video.
indyjoe · 56-60, M
@Mrsbetweenfatandfit I remember that news story and it was appalling. That was a situation of obligation... those guys were obliged to help that man or at least get help for him. What they did was as far as I'm concerned the equivalent of murdering him.