We called him CAPTAIN

A Different kind of Euthanasia

     "The pain is intense, please help me die."  cries out John.  The 3 people gathered around him all started thinking about whether or not hey should fill this request.  They all have questions about their right to assist this person to die and in one way or another they are all thinking thee thoughts about this death: how soon will he die without help; if I were in his position would I want to die; and how will his living or dieing affect my life and the lives of others?

     It was apparent that John was in intense pain.  He had a serious head wound, a sucking chest wound, and several other flesh wounds, his limbs disfigured.  It was apparent that without extensive and prompt medical help he would bleed to death within sixty minutes.  The consensus was to let nature take her natural couse.

     No one really deres to live with multiple disfigurements  but many do and very happily after the pain is over and the bill are paid.  All three decided that they would want to live if they were in his position.

     They all three decided that there were too many ways that killing him would affect their lives.  The guilty conscience they could have saved him, having to tell his family how he dies, and losing a good buddy.

     In conclusion, after 15 minutes of discussion, they all agreed that in a normal situation, euthanasia, or mercy killing John at his request was not a civilized thing to do; however this was not a normal situation, they were running from Charlie.  They killed him because their survival depended on it, and he was dead anyway.

Tim M. McCoy