In the story, "Shooting an Elephant", George Orwell's made-up character who is a British police officer is transferred to Burma. One day an elephant is running around mad and he keeps breaking people's hut. So the British police officer is sent to trap the elephant and put him back in the zoo. But, when he gets to the scene he is confused as to what he should do. Should he shoot the elephant or should …showed first 75 words of 322 total…

…showed last 75 words of 322 total…cons of an issue rather than making a quick decision that can affect someone. People can always change and decide different decisions,. Meaning that half of them were telling him to shoot and the other half not to shoot. But, what he didn't analyze is what if the same group of people, who wanted him to shoot, changed their mind. In either case the only person who will have to pay the consequences is you.