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My point is that it is much harder to make decisions regarding someone's life once you see the consequences for the person and their family. I'm not talking about theory and the concept of scale... I'm talking about imagining yourself being the person in charge, and looking at a large family and telling them all that you're going to let their family member die because you think sending a message to the terrorists is more important than they are. From a utilitarian point of view it makes sense, but from a humane person-to-person standpoint it is much more rough. I'm not saying there's a right and wrong in this situation, but I am trying to point out that these decisions aren't easy and if you think that what should be done is an easy decision then you probably aren't really putting yourself in the shoes of the decision-maker fully.
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