2) It is
sometimes necessary to take decisive, preemptive action against someone
because of what you fear he or she might do later.
We all have doubts and second thoughts
about some of the people we meet or already know. Sometimes, we feel like we
can’t trust them, and that is alright. It is natural to feel that way about
people. There are even times when your sixth sense tells you that something is
not right with the person and usually, if not always, your sixth sense is
right. But is it alright to take serious measures against a person just because
you are afraid of what they might do later?
It is good to be cautious and take extra
measures to ensure one’s safety and the safety of others. However, being too
cautious can be a bad thing too. It is possible to miss out on some fun experiences
as well as come off as boring to other people which would result in not having
as many friends. People like individuals who sometimes take risks.
If an individual is afraid of what another
person might do to him or her, it’s okay to take some cautious measures.
However, completely preventing the person from doing anything which hints on
the action of which the individual is afraid of is a bit much. People should be
allowed freedom. An example would be when a police officer is telling a
suspected criminal to drop their weapon. The police officer doesn't shoot the
suspect as soon as he sees him. He first tells the suspect to drop his weapon
before doing anything. The police officer doesn't hurt the suspect because he
is afraid the suspect will do something to him.
No, he allows the suspect the freedom to show the police that he is
admitting defeat and that he will not impose any more threat my dropping his
weapon and raising his hand in the air. The police are being cautious but not
to the point of completely rendering the suspect motionless.
It is
wise to take action when a person is afraid of the behavior of another in the
future; rather be safe than sorry. However, that does not give anyone the green
light to hurt the person so that they wouldn't do anything. Sometimes it could
turn out that the person was posing no threat at all, so taking such drastic
measures is unnecessary. It is better to take some cautious measures that do
not hurt the person whom is suspected, that way neither side will get hurt.
Katja,
ReplyDeleteI like how you used the police officer and suspect example to make your point. As we have all seen at one time CSI or NCIS (police TV shows)this example is very easy to visualize.
To further fine-tune your writing, maybe read it over or ask someone else to read it out loud to you before posting. There are just a couple places where I think you meant one thing but a small typing error made the tense incorrect. (ex. line 8 of the 4th paragraph: you wrote "my", but I think it was meant to be "by")
As well, I really enjoyed your reference to a green light(in the last paragraph), and how some of your word combinations really stand out. ex. completely rendering