[Avodah] Just walk away

[Rich, Joel]

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> In the given situation we obviously don't know what he wants; if we did,
> we'd simply follow it. So the bystander has two choices: assume he wants
> you to stay which will result in his death or assume he wants you to leave
> which will result in his living. You may want to, and may have the right,
> to give up your life in such a situation. I don't think you have the
> right to give up someone else's life 
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This really raises the other question I was thinking about, whose  is final decision is it?  For example If you want to a poseik What would he say?  I also wonder if this is not related to the debate between the Rambam and baalei tosfot as to whether one can voluntarily give up his life when it’s not demanded
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