Movie Question in Regards to Zombies

[BigJ]

I mean the zombies sure as hell aren't going to to be needing that $100 they got on them. And I'm not talking about when they got 50 zombies flying at 'em. I'm talking about when they knock one or two off down some dark alleyway.

I don't know what the law would say in regard to robbing zombies. What about morally/ethically?

 

[Alienwho]

I would say it is not morally wrong. Can't say i'd do it though, not real fond of touching mutated undead corpses. Not to mention I'd get a lot more satisfaction out of killing other zombie's than robbing them.

 

[NuclearNed]

Every movie where someone kneels over a "dispatched" zombie, it always turns out that the zombie is still alive/functioning/moving/whatever. Would it really be worth $100 to take that risk?

 

[Brainonska511]

I don't see it as morally wrong, but I wouldn't want to touch I zombie I thought I killed. It could be faking it and grab you when you let down your guard to grab its money.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Every movie where someone kneels over a "dispatched" zombie, it always turns out that the zombie is still alive/functioning/moving/whatever. Would it really be worth $100 to take that risk?

If we're talking about movie zombies (dies after substantial damage to the lower region of the brain) I'd behead the sonofabitch before taking his wallet.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Ask Rob Zombie.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Ask Rob Zombie.

:laugh:

Absolutely terrible, but I love it!

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
It could be faking it and grab you when you let down your guard to grab its money.

id love to see a movie where some guy lays out a zombie, then you see a close-up of the things face and its trying to discreetly crack one eye open to see if the guy has gotten within swinging distance or not.

 

[newmachineoverlord]

At first glance this is a good idea, if it's a class I outbreak. But if you're in the middle of it, taking the time to search pockets could cost you the moments of extra preparation it will take you to fortify an area to survive the outbreak.

If it's a class III outbreak money will be completely worthless anyways. Furthermore, if you're in an infested area your highest probability of survival is to spend all your energies focused on survival, fortifying an area or evacuating to safety. Cash is unlikely to increase the odds of immediate survival, and while you're retrieving it from zombie pockets you're vulnerable to the crowd of zombies behind you that heard the gunshots, but are not yet within visual range. If the zombies were carrying something useful like ammo, that would be different. But why would someone who wasn't out of ammo become a zombie?

There are no moral or ethical concerns here, since zombies are no longer alive and certainly aren't going to be spending money. I'm dubious about the practicality of taking money. In all likelyhood even hundred dollar bills won't be worth their weight to carry as opposed to ammunition. Where are you going to spend all this money, eh? Still, I suppose looting/finding money would be a strong sign of optimism, might help your morale a bit. I suspect that zombies smell pungently of rotting flesh/BO, and that they don't loot the bodies in the movies because the characters find the odor too repulsive.

 

[Braznor]

There is a chance of you getting infected and becoming a zombie yourself.

 

[Injury]

If you're being attacked by zombies and your concern is robbing them, then your greedy ass is going to be their dinner. The idiots never survive in the movies.

Also, assuming there is an outbreak of zombies, then you can also safely assume that the world is in an apocolyptic state and there is no longer a need for money.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: BigJ
I mean the zombies sure as hell aren't going to to be needing that $100 they got on them. And I'm not talking about when they got 50 zombies flying at 'em. I'm talking about when they knock one or two off down some dark alleyway.

I don't know what the law would say in regard to robbing zombies. What about morally/ethically?

There are laws against robbing zombies in 32 of the states. Interestingly, only 16 forbid sex with a zombie.



(joking, in case anyone is stupid enough to take this seriously)

 

[tweakmm]

If there are zombies running around you have bigger problems than your small bank account.

 

[Eeezee]

The zombies are already one step ahead of you, the first thing they do as zombies is hit the strip club and use up all of the money in their wallets and max out their credit limits on booze. After that they go out and kill people.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Oh no! not another zombie thread!


*prepares for 30 pages of replys*

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Injury
If you're being attacked by zombies and your concern is robbing them, then your greedy ass is going to be their dinner. The idiots never survive in the movies.

Also, assuming there is an outbreak of zombies, then you can also safely assume that the world is in an apocolyptic state and there is no longer a need for money.

Think Shaun of the Dead.

 

[Dirigible]

Not all zombies are as mindless as you think. "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror" by Christopher Moore includes dialog between the zombies, which is rarely seen in the movies. One of the recently-buried zombies in that book had been buried with his gun, and he still knew how to use it after he came to life. Those corpses that had been buried longer were less sharp, mentally.

Based on that, I believe that some of the zombies - the ones that think more clearly - steal all the money and valuables from their stupid brethren. The stupid zombies shamble off in groups, trying to eat the brains of everyone they see. The smarter zombies take the money and buy human brains off the black market.

So there really won't be any money/jewelry/etc. to steal.