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Would it be ethical to ask death-seeking people to go work in dangerous situations?
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this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2026
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That’s exactly why I don’t fully understand critics of that J. Ismay or whatever his name was: if he hadn’t jumped into the rescue boat, it would’ve only meant another name added to the death list
First of all you can say "kill" and "suicidal" on the internet, the thought police won't come for you.
Second, J. Bruce Ismay got done pretty dirty by the newspapers of the time as he'd had a falling out with media magnate William Randolph Hearst and was the highest-ranking White Star Line employee to survive. The movie then reinforced this in his portrayal. He actually helped a lot of people during the sinking before getting into a boat himself, which the official inquiries attested to:
"Mr. Ismay, after rendering assistance to many passengers, found 'C' collapsible, the last boat on the starboard side, actually being lowered. No other people were there at the time. There was room for him and he jumped in. Had he not jumped in he would merely have added one more life — namely, his own — to the number of those lost."
I mean, I’ve never seen the movie, I’ve just read about his story. But yeah, I agree: the media did him wrong (to some extent)
I'd say the media did him wrong to a great extent. It was a pretty classic case of yellow journalism, and in reality he'd done nothing wrong.
How so little has changed…