When Humans Panic, They Change Their Values
All Humans have elastic Limit, irrespective of how much they can take in terms of pain hate courage, happiness, grudge etc, they must reach the peak, where they themselves are certain that they can't take it anymore, the elastic limit
Humans are known to put themselves above ever other person or thing except for some exceptional cases were you find man having thus likeness for a person animal or thing above himself in this senerio it is always very scarce.
When human Panic they are forced to alter or change their values, beliefs and way of living, they put themselves first above others and must survive in other to live another Day no matter whose ox is gored.
Such sceneries are real i.e, take for example a burning 10 storeyed building a man and woman with three kids are caught in a blistering flames , they are trapped and could only excape through the window which is uncertain if they will survive, in such situation we're help comes the woman will prefer to save her children first before herself while the man will prefer to save the kids and the woman , he does not mind sacrificing his life for his family, this is the human way of life.
However we have done exceptional cases were either or both couples will save themselves leaving the kids on the flames to die.When you do your research well you will see that this is a fact .But in a nut shell aside from such sceneries, a man will always put himself above all other person.