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Old 11-28-2011, 07:04 PM   #117
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Originally Posted by Morrigan View Post
I also can't seem to hate Shane, I know people think he's a sociopath/psychopath but I just sit here going dude was right. He was right about Sophia, he was right about killing the walkers. He wanted them to leave, they wouldn't leave, so he took the necessary actions to protect the group.
I know that it turned out that Shane was right about Sophia, but there's still a fundamental difference in leadership style between Shane and Rick, because they didn't know that Sophia was dead until that moment. And the question remains - if another child goes missing, do you abandon the search until you know one way or another, or do you abandon it sooner based on the "odds"?

Which is worse? Rick's way, which had them looking for her to no avail? Or Shane's way, if Rick had been right? If she was still out there, but he called off the search after 48 hours? Which is the moral solution?

I don't think it's an easy question to answer.
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