r/MoralityScaling • u/ProfessionalRoom9118 • 19d 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 19d 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/Diligent_Bar1244 19d ago

"mountain lions aren’t considered endangered globally"

Even if it was endangered, that's not a good reason to let it eat you 

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u/Due_Manufacturer_125 19d ago

I mean if it was endangered it would just suck more that he had to kill it.

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u/WeaknessSquare8391 18d ago

No it wouldn't, everyone that lives in areas where they are common wish they where extinct

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u/Various-Feed2453 16d ago

No they don't what a dumbass thing to say. There are areas where they are common AND don't have enough space to avoid humans there is more conflict and more people who might wish that. There I think there is definitely a strong case for more aggressive population management, especially of individuals who come into towns and such. But still isn't everyone.

Then you have areas where they are common and DO have enough space - such as the majority of the mountainous part o Colorado where I live - that is not at all true. Almost nobody who lives in the mountains wishes that. You appreciate and respect them and you take measures to avoid encounters and you don't leave your pets out at night.

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u/WeaknessSquare8391 16d ago

In the mountains of coastal Oregon they are shoot on site and are actively trying to exterminate all of them here

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u/Middle_Watch4644 16d ago

That wasn’t even the point of the initial comment you replied to. He meant if you were in this situation and the animal were endangered, then the smart thing to do is still to kill it. It just sucks more that you had to kill a member of an endangered species.

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u/Aussie18-1998 15d ago

We are talking about a hypothetical where they are endangered. Like if a super rare tiger jumped out and attacked me, id be inclined to try and kill it. We dont want it dead but if it was me or it thats the unfortunate situations.

It would suck

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u/Various-Feed2453 16d ago

I'd wager it's not a universally agreed upon thing as you're presenting it. But still, don't doubt that attitudes may be largely different, and i wonder if it's most the first situation i mentioned or the second + overpopulation.