Time to be honest

[sandrock74]

In Dawn, who can forget the ancient, creepy, one legged priest? If I had been sitting there with Roger and Peter and that creepy old guy came shambling in, I would've wasted him right on the spot! No questions, just blown him away because he was so....unusual. Am I alone in this? Maybe I'm just really mean or something. I always expected him to show up again or turn into a zombie or something.

[bd2999]

Not really, I mean I could see him getting shot because of the shock of him showing up out of the blue, but not shooting him for any other reason. The people in that building really did nothing wrong, well aside from being stupid and hiding the dead inside. The building should be cleared, and it was, but if folks are alive let them live. Its one of those things, they might well die and come back and try and bite you in the unpleasent place. But you have to take that chance at times, IMO. You can't kill everyone you see because they might come back too. Although the priest was kind of creepy he seemed like a gentle man, if a bit misguided for what he was doing. Although when the world is ending nearly anything goes.

[jim102016]

I would have thought about it, unless he spit some words out real damned fast!

[clanglee]

I love that character, as you can tell from my signature. He has the best line in the movie. Well that and "Yeah. . Trucks!!"

[Danny]

you would have "blown someone away" because they were "unusual". No i dont think i would ever feel the need to shoot someone because they were disabled.

[capncnut]

No i dont think i would ever feel the need to shoot someone because they were disabled. I dunno man, it might be fun to shoot off his wooden crutch and watch him hop about for a bit. Provide a bit of light relief during a troubled time and all that.

[jim102016]

you would have "blown someone away" because they were "unusual". No i dont think i would ever feel the need to shoot someone because they were disabled. That's a nice politically-correct comment for a perfect world, but think about the weird and dangerous **** Roger and Peter had experienced before they went down the basement that day. And those occurrences had been going on for weeks. At that point you couldn't afford to take chances if you hoped to survive.

[Legion2213]

I dunno man, it might be fun to shoot off his wooden crutch and watch him hop about for a bit. Provide a bit of light relief during a troubled time and all that. That's fockin' sick.

[Danny]

That's a nice politically-correct comment for a perfect world, but think about the weird and dangerous **** Roger and Peter had experienced before they went down the basement that day. And those occurrences had been going on for weeks. At that point you couldn't afford to take chances if you hoped to survive. he wasnt moaning and was using a crutch, before you even saw he wasnt swallows egg blue and covered in blood he was dressed in a clean suit, moving purposefully and with intellignece, these ARE swat team members i dont think they would have the mind set to start shooting madly at any opening door, ill imagine that was hamemred out of them a long time ago.

[bassman]

Also let's not forget that Romero's zombies are as fast as a 95 year old grandmother and Roger and Peter were halfway across the room. They had plenty of time to assess the situation.

[MinionZombie]

Also let's not forget that Romero's zombies are as fast as a 95 year old grandmother and Roger and Peter were halfway across the room. They had plenty of time to assess the situation. As well as the fact the dude was coughing, put his hands up, and started talking quick smart. I dug that guy in the movie, a really stand out part.

[AcesandEights]

Mistakes will happen with firearms, especially when the dead walk the earth hungering for the flesh of the living, however I tend to not murder people for trivial reasons.

[jim102016]

he wasnt moaning and was using a crutch, before you even saw he wasnt swallows egg blue and covered in blood he was dressed in a clean suit, moving purposefully and with intellignece, these ARE swat team members i dont think they would have the mind set to start shooting madly at any opening door, ill imagine that was hamemred out of them a long time ago. IF you spent your whole day (weeks!) shooting creatures who should be laying dead instead of trying to eat you, the psychological toll would surely have a bearing on any situation. You're looking at the situation as if was just another day. Ever deal with close quarter battle scenerios, outside of video games? It takes a hell of a toll without flesh eating zombies running around inside the building. If that guy would have just burst through the door of an unfamiliari darkened basement without saying a thing after I'd seen what Peter and Roger had just witnessed, I might have shot him.

[Trin]

I think the fact that he *wasn't* moving fast would've been his death sentence. The place was crawling with zombies. All the living things were running or crying or shouting or making a ruckus of some sort. That dude comes shambling out all calm and quiet and someone's gonna cap him.

[MinionZombie]

Aces - but indeed, mistakes also don't happen, as much as they do. Clearly it's a time that it didn't happen. Also - just from a blatant stand point, if they just gunned him down, we wouldn't have gotten that thoughtful (and awesomely quotable) speech from him. But do remember - the building is crawling with people as well as zombies, most of whom were locked away in the cellar, or in bedrooms or whatever. Also - since when do zombies cough? Nuff said really, but finally - neither of them were in a "Wooley" state of mind, he didn't care, he'd gone nuts and was gunning down anybody he could.