If I Throw a Dart and it Hits Someone, but I didn't know they were there, is it my Fault?
I am in a forest (alone) and I find a dart on the floor. I pick it up, scan it quickly and decide that it is junk. I quickly toss the dart away because it is rubbish and I soon hear a yelp from where I threw the dart to.
The dart hit a jogger in the neck and they bled to death. Am I to blame for it?
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In reality it's as much his fault as yours, but I say take responsibility for it. Not just this event, but take responsibility for everything that happens in your life, whether it is logically you're 'fault' or not. By surrendering your responsibility over something about your life, you also surrender your ability to control and alter said thing. Ultimately, the one your 'victim mentality' hurts the most is you. Side: Yes
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It is your fault, yet you are not necessarily at fault. If there was reason to believe that there could be someone where you were throwing the dart, then you should have acted differently, but if it was highly unlikely that there was someone there, then you are not at fault. Side: Yes
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Yes, I hear that also applies to every significant feat of sporting achievement we have ever seen. The Bulls didn't win six championships on their own, nobody has ever climbed Mount Everest on their own, every gold metal won at the Olympics (at least by American athletes) was 100% dependent upon our wonderfully socialistic democratic party. Just like Al Gore was the inventor of the internet so too shall our man Obama be the one who gets the credit for every accomplishment of every American past, present or future. We should erect statues of him and emblam his body when he passes so we can view it forever...just like Lenin! Wow, how flippin' ironic is it to think we have been living under a communist state for the past four years! Oh, it must have been because Obama was never a US citizen! I think I went on a tanget. Side: No
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The Bulls didn't win six championships on their own Well 'The Bulls' is an entire sports team, complete with managers, physios, trainers, and then a team. Together, they all won it. nobody has ever climbed Mount Everest on their own This is actually true, everyone that's ever climbed it has done it in a team. every gold metal won at the Olympics (at least by American athletes) was 100% dependent upon our wonderfully socialistic democratic party. No athlete trains by themselves, they have their own trainers, their own dieticians, their own managers, their own team. If you put Usain Bolt in an empty stadium, in a single lane, and told him to run, I'm sure he wouldn't beat his own record. Just like Al Gore was the inventor of the internet so too shall our man Obama be the one who gets the credit for every accomplishment of every American past, present or future. Pretty sure he's actually just saying that government should be recognized as having helped everyone on their way (as well as certain other people in society, he put more stress on that actually), rather than the government should take credit for everything. We should erect statues of him and emblam his body when he passes so we can view it forever...just like Lenin! Wow, how flippin' ironic is it to think we have been living under a communist state for the past four years! If you really think America is a communist state, and Obama is a communist, you are somewhat misguided. America has one of the lowest government spending as a percentage of GDP of any developed country, it has one of the highest business freedom rankings, and it has a very free market. Oh, it must have been because Obama was never a US citizen! Andy, you are much more intelligent than this. We both know that Obama is a US citizen, and you very well know that Obama did not say that you didn't build your business. I paraphrase: 'someone built those roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that'. It's clear that he was referring to the roads & bridges (especially as he'd said this point like three times already), and you know it. I have no problem with you not liking him, but this entire idea that Obama thinks no one can be individually successful is ridiculous. Side: No
It depends, were you negligent? I'm going to jump to a logical assumption here to help answer better. Since you mentioned you were in the forest alone, it seems you've naturally investigated your surroundings and have come to the conclusion you're the only human around your area. What you do next when you find out you hit a jogger with that dart also helps determine whether you're at fault. Do you rush over as soon as they call out? Do you not hear them call but find out later? Do you feel guilty? Do you try to save them? Do you call for help and emergency service? These help determine negligence. If negligence can be proven them you're definitely at fault; you did something wrong that if not done could have prevented it. But sometimes, while things like this happen, you never could have known this was going to happen. Side: No
You tossing the dart away would have been one of many factors causing the jogger to bleed to death. Such an event would probably be viewed negatively by the public on an emotional level so all factors which led up to and caused such a thing to happen can be considered to be a fault. However, you would have had no choice in the matter for the events that took place, so you should not be held responsible in terms of retribution for the person who died. Side: No
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