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Does a human have the ability to opt out of orders if the punishment for opting out is death?
by bluntfang 7y ago
Does a human have the ability to opt out of orders if the punishment for opting out is death?
- vorpalhex 7y agoThere are many examples historically of people choosing death over following orders.
- speedplane 7y ago> There are many examples historically of people choosing death over following orders. There are also many examples of people being exonerated for horrible deeds because they were "just following orders".
- earlINmeyerkeg 7y agoFree will is something you have the power to act on, regardless of external influences. Just because the fear of punishment exists doesn't mean that a person cannot opt out. It's the same thing as if an officer during war told you to retreat, however you still defy that order to rescue a fallen comrade in the presence of immediate danger.