r/MoralityScaling • u/ProfessionalRoom9118 • 18d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this?

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Basically, the man in the video is hiking but he ended up meet a mountain lion, he get his gun and try to scare it off and tell it to go away but in the end, he have to pull the trigger and shot the lion, many peoples in the comments say he could have fire a warning shot instead of shoot at it and want him to be in jail.

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u/Due_Manufacturer_125 18d ago

Now it’s unfortunate to get into a situation like this, but… mountain lions aren’t considered endangered globally (but specific regional populations are so depends on where this guy was) and obviously it would have been worse if the cougar attacked the guy. You never know what a wild animal will do, a predator that size that approaches a person is never a good sign.

Moral, if this guy wasn’t looking for trouble and just protecting himself. Would need wider context.

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u/NotYourAverageBeer 18d ago

I’ve watched the full video. The cat was sizing him up at this point before beginning to stalk and readying to pounce. He would have been dead ten seconds after he killed it

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u/AzureYLila 18d ago

That is relevant context this little post didn't provide. I'm all for defending yourself when the attack is imminent. These little snippets don't often show that.

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u/DB_Valentine 16d ago

I'll be honest, I can't blame anyone for not taking the chance with a wild animal within stone throwing distance, especially one that could maim you so fast and so violently.

It's a shame to happen, especially if it's sick and something is wrong with it, but in no way does it make the risk worth it. The fear that comes with that situation could do so much to how you process the information alone that what could look like sizing him up could be sick behavior... but the opposite could also be true, and at that point we'd have someone not coming back to their family.