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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
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Since Star Trek has already been tied in with this, I have to relate a very well-written piece of fiction. Part of the novelization of
The Wrath Of Khan includes a classroom debate between Admiral Kirk and Lieutenant Savik. The question involve a lifeboat with not enough room, and who should be saved and who left behind. Savik insists that Star Fleet officers should be saved, because they are vital and trained personel are hard to replace. Kirk has to remind her that their whole purpose for existing is to protect the civilian populace, and saving themselves while leaving others behind is the one thing they must never do.
Bottom line is that I agree - if your purpose for having a job is to save lives, then saving a life is more important than anything else, including the possibility of losing another life, especially when it is nothing more than a possibility.