[ So it falls to him. One person to make the judgment of life and death, one person with little facts, if any at all. He doesn't know this patient, know what he does, his conduct, his worthiness to die. All he has is the current situation, and that's much too little to work with.
And yet, it's a snap decision that is demanded of him. The positives outweigh the negatives, from an unemotional eye.
"Emotions are unnecessary. They only impede the judgment that would be correct."
Given what his partner had to endure this morning, it would help not just the nurse, the patient, but him too. ]
It would be mercy, yes. Then do it.
[ He feels surprisingly little remorse, his voice calm and level. And so another life stains his hands. ]
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And yet, it's a snap decision that is demanded of him. The positives outweigh the negatives, from an unemotional eye.
"Emotions are unnecessary. They only impede the judgment that would be correct."
Given what his partner had to endure this morning, it would help not just the nurse, the patient, but him too. ]
It would be mercy, yes. Then do it.
[ He feels surprisingly little remorse, his voice calm and level. And so another life stains his hands. ]