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Summary Of Michael Bruce's Short Story 'Gentlemen Your Verdict'
Can murder be justified? In today's society it is proclaimed that if you kill someone you are guilty and there is no way to justify that. In the short story "Gentlemen Your Verdict'" by Michael Bruce there is a tremendous leadership role portrayed. The submarine had gone deep into the waters of the ocean and there is oxygen for only fifteen of the crew members; some crew members will die due to the lack of oxygen. Lieutenant Oram served poisoned whisky to 15 men and watch them fall to the ground. Lieutenant Oram is portrayed as a God in this story. He had the ability to choose who was going to live and who was going to die. His justification to the murder of 15 men was that he had chosen 15 young men who had nothing to live for and saved the
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