Captain Oram's 'Justified In The Story Gentlemen, Your Verdict'

The story Gentlemen, your Verdict is about whether or not it would be alright for a Captain to sacrifice some of his men to save a few. Although I do agree that his plan was justified, I believe that he should have chosen differently as to who should have lived. Lieutenant Captain Oram was justified in his actions because he made a good decision, he chose the men with families over the single men, and he acted as a strong leader for his men.

I believe that Captain Oram had to make a decision, and he had to make it fast, as the air in the submarine was being quickly depleted. This justified his actions because if he did not make a quick decision they all would have died from asphyxiation. It was his responsibility, as the commander of all