IS IT OK TO HAVE COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE WHOSE INTENTIONAL BAD HEALTH CHOICES HAVE CAUSED THEM MAJOR PROBLEMS?

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ethics : IS IT OK TO HAVE COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE WHOSE INTENTIONAL BAD HEALTH CHOICES HAVE CAUSED THEM MAJOR PROBLEMS?

[+] serious ballot by FiddleFaddleOnLSD
created Fri Jun 17, 05
Examples: motorcycle riding without a helmet, smoking, IV drug users sharing needles, engaging in unsafe sex or bug chasing (trying to get HIV), extreme sports, dare devils, alcoholics, drug dealer/criminal who gets shot or maimed, reckless driving, etc. Or, should I not have compassion for them and criticize them for being responsible for their own problems. Obviously, their behavior can lead to higher health care costs for all, but is that a justification for not having compassion?

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COMMENTS:
Its OK to have compassion if you choose. I am a compassionate person to those I like, if they are a jerk I am not. Alot of bad chices people make are made when they are young and I am no exception.

by ABC on Fri Jun 17, 05 2:19pm [+]

Yes. People are only human, and everyone makes bad choices now and then.

by nuckinfutz on Fri Jun 17, 05 2:20pm [+]

There are no rules to compassion. Either people have it, or they don't. The answer is yes, without a doubt, it is okay to have compassion for people who may have cause their own misfortune. Why not? We have compassion for the alcholic and the drug addict.

Compassion is love and caring. We all should have and show true compassion to anyone in need. As the saying goes "there but by the grace of God...." You do not pick and chose when to be compassionate in my opinion, you just are.

by Kev24 on Fri Jun 17, 05 2:38pm [+]

Compassion does not equal condoning.

by Cathexis on Fri Jun 17, 05 3:04pm [+]

chasing, trying to get HIV? that's a new one to me... do people really do this???

by LCD on Fri Jun 17, 05 3:43pm [+]

^ What Cathexis said. I was trying to formulate my answer, then I saw his. Thanks, Cathexis, for sparing my little grey cells.

by mojo on Fri Jun 17, 05 3:44pm [+]

yes lcd, people really do that, don't ask me why

by larrynelmira on Fri Jun 17, 05 3:52pm [+]

No, not a lick of compassion. Their choices are, at best, risky, and downright idiotic at worst. By my personal code, stupidity equals "tough s__t, cope with it on your own".

by Truthseeker013 on Fri Jun 17, 05 5:27pm [+]

That's an odd question. Like asking whether or not it's ok to like spinach. It's all up to the individual in question, entirely a personal choice.

Personally I don't have much sympathy for people who do stupid shit and get stuck with the predictable results. For instance, if a man picks up a gun and shoots himself in the foot I'm not going to feel that bad for him. But you can feel free to offer your condolences.

by herzog on Fri Jun 17, 05 6:53pm [+]

as usual, Cathexis provides the most succinct response.
And one can never go wrong by being compassionate. (by the way, your question at the end contradicts your original question)

by lightreaper on Fri Jun 17, 05 8:37pm [+]

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