Rescue Services for Life Riskers: Yes or No?
Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” Due to the rising number of risks involved in helping someone in danger, countless amounts of people have argued that the person in need of help does not have the right to rescue services when they risk their own lives. A rising number of deaths have proceeded on risky challenges such as climbing Mount Everest along with other dangerous, possibly life taking activities. Despite the fact that many rescue members have lost their lives saving those who risked their own, they should have the right to rescue services because risks are taken every day, it is not human nature to not save someone in need, and because life should be cherished.
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One claim from the opposing side may be that it is not fair to the rescue service members that risk their lives to save those that intentionally risked their own to overcome a challenge as one such as Mount Everest. This may be true, but if a rescue service member didn’t want to have to risk their own life for somebody else, it would not be realistic for them to take the job to begin with. Another argument that may arise is of the rising number of deaths on Mount Everest with rescue services. On an article written in 2017 states that there had been around 230 deaths on Mount Everest up until then (Moreau 25). According to Everest by Numbers, in 2018, “ 288 people have died attempting Everest on all routes.” Many have argued that even with rescue services, there is a rapidly rising numbers of deaths. As this may be true, not all deaths on Mount Everest can be saved with rescue services. For example, if there is an avalanche and you are alone with nothing on you, rescue service members cannot save you. All of these arguments have to be taken in consideration of ahead of
Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” Due to the rising number of risks involved in helping someone in danger, countless amounts of people have argued that the person in need of help does not have the right to rescue services when they risk their own lives. A rising number of deaths have proceeded on risky challenges such as climbing Mount Everest along with other dangerous, possibly life taking activities. Despite the fact that many rescue members have lost their lives saving those who risked their own, they should have the right to rescue services because risks are taken every day, it is not human nature to not save someone in need, and because life should be cherished.
People …show more content…
One claim from the opposing side may be that it is not fair to the rescue service members that risk their lives to save those that intentionally risked their own to overcome a challenge as one such as Mount Everest. This may be true, but if a rescue service member didn’t want to have to risk their own life for somebody else, it would not be realistic for them to take the job to begin with. Another argument that may arise is of the rising number of deaths on Mount Everest with rescue services. On an article written in 2017 states that there had been around 230 deaths on Mount Everest up until then (Moreau 25). According to Everest by Numbers, in 2018, “ 288 people have died attempting Everest on all routes.” Many have argued that even with rescue services, there is a rapidly rising numbers of deaths. As this may be true, not all deaths on Mount Everest can be saved with rescue services. For example, if there is an avalanche and you are alone with nothing on you, rescue service members cannot save you. All of these arguments have to be taken in consideration of ahead of