Your Brother Either Way example essay topic
If you were David Kaczynski, what would you do Think about it your brother has wounded or maimed 23 people, killed 3 and has even threatened to blow up airplanes. Yet it's your brother. Should you turn him in Personally, if I was in this predicament, I'd confront my brother first. I'd want to know why he's been doing the things he's been doing; why he's been putting people's lives at risk. Also, I'd want to make sure that it was him doing these things and that I'm not just mistaken. After all, having substantial evidence is necessary before jumping to conclusions.
After talking to him, then I'd start weighing the consequences of both actions. David Kaczynski ended up turning his brother in. Reportedly, David tried to save his brother by striking a deal with the FBI that he would only give his information if Ted didn't get the death penalty, if convicted. But unfortunately, he failed in doing so. To me, this effort exhibited by David, attempting to strike a deal with the FBI, showed that he really cared for Ted and didn't want to see him hurt. Ventura explains it best.
"We may believe David was justified, but this is differen from believing he was right. There was no way for David to be entirely right. In this tragic situation, any choice he made was bound to be part wrong, bound to make him guilty, in his own eyes and ours. Not that we blame him.
In a sense, he acted on our behalf. Still, we do not trust him. No one can wholly trust someone who turned in his own brother.".