Emergency Survival Scenario

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Emergency Survival Scenario
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The Scenario

• The Seattle area has been hit by a massive
  earthquake which has damaged 90 of the
  infrastructure and utilities.
• The metropolitan area is immobile and on
  lockdown. The threat of starvation and disease
  looms over everyone.

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Hope for Relief

• Before the power went out TV and Radio stations
  announced that should an earthquake hit, supplies
  (food, water) would probably arrive in one week
  from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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One Neighborhoods Dilemma

• Joan owns the house where emergency supplies are
  stored. All community members have agreed that
  she will manage any emergency situation. They
  have all contributed to the cache of food and
  supplies. There is enough for the neighborhood to
  sustain itself for about a week..

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An Unforeseen Need

• Joe Ross is part of the community, and he has a
  family member, Alex, with a medical condition
  requiring three times the normal amount of
  supplies.

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A Vote

• As representatives gather Joan informs them of
  this previously unforeseen needJoes family must
  obtain a larger distribution of the supplies than
  the others, in order to sustain the health of
  Alex. The community decides to vote on the matter.

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DISCUSS

• What do you think the community
• should vote to do
• Stick to the original plan and distribute
  supplies equally regardless of this unforeseen
  need of Alexs?
• Give up the additional food and supplies to
  Alex?

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The Decision

• In the vote, the community decides that each
  family will take their whole weeks share of
  supplies upfront and not give extra to Joes
  family.

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Samanthas Override

• Joan, as the Community Watch leader thinks the
  vote is a mistaken decision.
• She decides to
• deny giving all supplies away right now
• give extra to Joes family

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Take a Position

• Statement
• As the leader, Joan made the right decision to
  supersede the community vote, giving extra to
  Joes family in order to protect the health of
  Alex.

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Lauras News

• Laura, a neighbor, declares news that no more
  supplies are coming in for an additional week or
  so. The community convinces Joanthat it is
  necessary to immediately distribute ALL the
  supplies equally, a decision which will most
  likely kill the sick individual.

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In the light of this news..

• Panicking at this news because there is now a
  greater risk all of them may run out of food and
  water, Joanchanges her mind. She organizes a
  group to distribute all of the supplies equally.
  She notifies Joes family of the decision,
  which will likely result in the death of Alix.

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Take a Position

• Facing the threat of no more food arriving for a
  long time, Joanmade the right decision to
  preserve the survival of the entire group, over
  that of Alex.

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FEMA Arrives

• Six days later FEMA trucks pull up with relief
  supplies. It becomes clear that Laura had lied
  about the news.

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As a result.

• Alex has died from lack of sufficient supplies
  and Laura confesses she lied, afraid that her
  family would end up with too little if extra was
  given to Joes family.

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Discuss

• Who should be held responsible for Alixs death?
• Is Joan or Laura more responsible?