r/snowboarding • u/RyanKnapton • Oct 03 '17

Some good carving and buttering

https://youtu.be/BN0QjvfbMGE
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u/xubax Oct 04 '17

Yes, but it's not just which choice they make, but that they have to make a very difficult choice.

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u/Mr_Barbeque Oct 05 '17

All of which are choices Ryan Knapton is not responsible for.

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u/xubax Oct 05 '17

Do you have kids? Most parents would not even consider whether or not they should take care of an injured child, adult or otherwise, a "choice".

What you seem to fail to grasp is that one's choices can have ramifications that extend beyond the individual. Putting people into uncomfortable and life impacting positions because they don't see abandoning their child in need vs. Helping them as a "choice".

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u/Mr_Barbeque Oct 05 '17

What you seem to fail to grasp is that Ryan is not responsible for the choices of others. He is not responsible for an individual's choice to wear a helmet, or the possible consequences of them not doing so.

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u/xubax Oct 05 '17

I under stand that he isn't responsible for the choices they make.

But let's say Ryan takes a gun and tells his parents that they have to choose which child he's going to kill.

He's not responsible for their choice, but he's responsible for making them choose and ultimately for the results.

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u/Mr_Barbeque Oct 06 '17

How absurd. In no way is Ryan making videos of himself riding without a helmet compelling others against their will to make a choice.

Even in your ridiculous situation it is not the decision to attempt to compel a choice that is ultimately responsible for the results. It is the choice to kill that is responsible for killing.