When does personal responsibility become a part of the question?

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I think that several of the characters are responsible. Especially Vince and Trudi, they were very much against what was happening in the media but then at one point, they thought they could fix the problem the same way it started.
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Personal responsibility is the main culprit, therefore the shooter is responsible. The point the author is trying to make is the easy access to such dangerous weapons can make a bad decision a deadly one. There is one character who turns in all of her guns to be destroyed, not harming a single person.
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I think ultimately it is the shooter's responsibility. They have options. They choose to shoot. They could let the law do their job, they could pass peacefully, but they chose to shoot. Yes, guns tend to be available to just about anyone, but there are things done to try and keep that from happening. But if we make laws stricter for regular people to get guns, it will just make criminals search harder to find ways around it all to obtain guns illegally.
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kfwilson6 wrote: 08 Mar 2018, 09:34 I've heard people refer to objects as EVIL, commonly anti-gun folks will refer to firearms that way. But it's not the gun that is evil. The gun is just a thing sitting in someone's safe, perfectly neutral. It is the action of the user that can be deemed evil. So for that reason I would say the manufacturer of the gun is not to blame for what happens after it is purchased. It is solely the responsibility of the user. People can own guns for so many reasons: hunting, shooting competitions, personal protection, law enforcement/security type job. I very strongly believe in taking responsibility for one's own actions and in every case in Final Notice, I solely blamed the shooter. I didn't blame Vitaltech for the Final Notice alert, I didn't blame the NRA for their marketing efforts, I didn't blame the gun manufacturers and sellers.

I do think it is a great moral choice to intervene if negative outcomes seem likely. I do believe the NRA was misguided in marketing to a group that may consistent of a large population of people who are not fully capable of making rational decisions. But it was not their fault that anyone was shot.
I couldn't agree more. You cannot live in a free society and shirk the personal responsibility that comes with those freedoms
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Personal responsibility should be immediate. With that being said, if you see something say something!
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I think all the characters have a responsible role to play. Seniors and their relatives know that they are vulnerable to dementia. Manufacturers of devices and those who promote sales are also responsible.
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I think the shooter is responsible, but I, also, think that anyone who has a clue that things are going badly for the shooter has a moral obligation to step in and try to help him before it reaches that point.
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The shooter is to blame, but there is so much that happened leading up to the event that happened to that person that led to them making that decision. It could be stuff from their childhood all the was to recently developing a mental disorder. It’s more than just waking up one day deciding to go on a shopping spree.
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Obviously the shooter is responsible as he can decide to pull the trigger or not. The shooter can have many excuses to actually shoot, blaming other people (parents, teacher, the society, etc.), but he has final responsibility.
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Personal responsibility determines how we live our lives whether we get our final notices or not. For context, consider also the people who chose to do the right thing when they got their notices. For me it all boils down each person at an individual level. What are our morals and values? The answer to that will determine how you choose to live and die eventually.
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A topic for a very long reflection, because on the one hand, the culprit is the one who pulls the trigger, but on the other hand, those who can prevent the situation. Because it is mainly not the one who holds the gun that is to blame, but the one who puts it in his hands. Thат is a very discussed issue, and it is difficult to ask from any side and decide who is to blame. It also depends on the situation itself. But mostly, it depends on the man with his hand on the trigger, he makes his own decisions. Whether to take on the dark road or not.
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Ultimately, it all comes down to individual morals. I think every individual should be held accountable for his or her actions. On this issue of personal responsibility, I don't think there is any other way around it.
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V_bansal2912 wrote: 08 Mar 2018, 00:52 The shooter is obviously the main culprit. Sometimes in life, knowingly or unknowingly you take some actions, that could have been avoided. The book really makes you question the decisions you take in life.
I think u have said it all.
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Shouldn’t personal responsibility trump everything? No matter what research VitalTech, in general, or Vijay, in particular, does, the ultimate choice belongs to the person who has received the “notice”. Even if law enforcement doesn’t get to do their job, the One in charge will deliver punishment.
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I very much blame the shooter. Different people would behave differently having been told when they will die by the sport watch. while others will take a decision to help charity, bid farewell to loved ones and more, the evil ones choose to take revenge. It was their decision and they are to be blamed for their wrong choice.
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