Staymore where he justified that a person cannot be held guilty for something beyond his control. Laws should be constructed with a certain purpose. Self-preservation is the most basic necessity of all human tendencies. In this specific case of self-defense, the defendants did not purposely kill Whetmore in bad faith, but rather because they wanted to provide sustenance for their bodies. Foster concludes with a strong ending by stating that “if the state can sacrifice 10 lives for one, why can't you sacrifice one life to save four?”?”