"The Watchmen"

[Rush2112]

I tend to agree with Dorset Lad, there is strength in numbers.
imagine your at the BOL hunkered down, and as some have implied, anyone crossing the perimeter is immediately met with hostile force or you have the place rigged with booby traps. so one cold/rainy evening your hunkered down when a screaming womans voice pierces the night. upon investigation you find a young woman half dead in whatever trap you set. next to her are her two small children suffering hypothermia. On her last breath she says" I'm a doctor, I could have helped you.... just wanted shelter from the cold." great, so now you just killed a doctor and have two small children left there freezing.

I know against the code, but if we are to have a chance at survival we have to have at least compassion for one another and willingness to give each other a chance. here's another scenario: again at your BOL. this time you have the flu. luckily you had some medicine stashed so you are able to get better. but what happens while you are sick? taking the medicine doesnt make you instantly feel better. what if your BOL is found while your sick?

when i was in USAF basic training i got strep throat. I put off going to the infirmary for two days cause its frowned on big time. finally i felt so bad i went. they gave me all the meds available and i was still in the hospital in a semi-conscious state for two days.

unless someone poses an immediate threat its hard for me to justify gunning them down. i will try to stay invisible and cautious but willing to consider joing forces or just plain helping folks if i can. otherwise, really why bother?