[MD] Noted for the record

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting ian glendinning <psybertron at gmail.com>:

> No Platt, I was asking about specific actions (practical here-and-now
> and future potentially) ... I was very explicit each time.
> 
> So, just in case you might do harm, you would do nothing ?
> OK so far so good.
> 
> Try these scenarios.
> 
> (a) You recognise me as some b**tard you'd rather see dead anyway, for
> some real good quality reason, and walk on with a clear conscience.
> 
> (b) You sniff the air and don't smell alcohol and wonder what
> condition I'm suffering from (that being the limit of your common
> sense medical expertise) - Do you (1) do nothing but walk on with a
> clear conscience or (2) dial 911 / 999 for expert help ?
> 
> (c) Whether or not you smell alcohol, you notice I'm choking and/or
> unconscious .... no medical training required. Do you (1) do nothing
> (2) dial 911 only, or (3) dial 911 and roll me into the recovery
> position (a little common sense general knowledge required) ?
> 
> (d) You smell alcohol strongly. Do you (1) (2) or (3) per (c) ? or do
> you (4) modify your response acoording to your suspicions of why I'm
> intoxicated ? ... (habitual local drunkard, reckless one-off
> party-goer, young innocent spiked by irresponsible colleague, etc ...)
> Do the circumstances matter. Do you have any responsibility to
> understand those circumstances ?
> 
> (BTW I've been lying here for several hours now, and all you've
> offered is smartass sidesteps or lectures on the MoQ ... I may be dead
> already ... whole fresh set of public health scenarios to deal with
> ...)
> 
> (Oh, and if you did choose to roll me into the recovery position, in c
> or d, am I unconscious; Am I going to be hit by a truck if I lie where
> I am, am I going to frozen stiff of exposure by morning .... what else
> might you do ....)
> 
> Several very small questions with simple possible answers for you to
> choose (or choose one of your own) Platt. Invent your own answer, but
> humour me, I'm lying choking at your feet. (If it helps, forget me,
> pretend it's your daughter.)
> 
> Ian

Try this scenario: You die. 

Platt



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