I often have my own ideas about what I would like to think I would have done in many situations that are reported here. Sometimes the values that get realized in those actual situations are very different from what I believe would be ideal (and not only with respect to their masturbatory appeal!
Human events are very complex, both in themselves and as related to the context out of which they arise. If I was not present I almost certainly don't know what alternatives were actually available to those who were, at what cost and for what benefit.
Advising others is tricky at best, for exactly the reasons BB stated. Unasked for advice is even trickier.
Peace and Love, everybody.