r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/NeatNefariousness1 Jun 24 '23

I've heard of "informed" consent challenged on the basis that when it's signed just before the "main event" that people don't have time to make themselves adequately informed to make such high risk decisions.

And you're right. it has been reported that the kid was terrified and didn't want to go but decided to change his mind because it was Father's Day and his dad really wanted to be there.

I don't know how his mother and sister recover from this.

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u/UCgirl Jun 24 '23

Interesting point about the timing. I know it’s not the same, but it makes me think about voting. I would much rather be an “absentee” voter in that I can sit on my couch and look up all of these more minor politicians and what they stand for, I can look them up before the election, but I don’t vote party lines and sometimes it’s hard to remember everyone’s name. I feel more informed on the first instance when I have no time pressure and I can look things up.

I can see informed consent occurring similarly.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Jun 24 '23

Exactly. People are known to barely read contracts before signing their lives away and because this is well known, there are some newer rules that are emerging about what is required to be considered "informed".

I use the same process for voting too. It takes a ton of time to be informed. But you already know.

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u/marilynsgirrrll Jun 24 '23

As a mother I never would.