Ethical dilemma

[TripleA]

A train is hurtling down a track towards five people. You are on a bridge under which it will pass, and you can stop it by putting something very heavy in front of it. As it happens, there is a man next to you

[fiddy]

Kill OP

[TripleA]

Kill OP

Damn that hurt.

[BasedTom]

tell me more about the people I'm choosing between
describe them

[TripleA]

tell me more about the people I'm choosing between
describe them

The man you push is fat.
The five people on the tracks are drug addicts

[BasedTom]

The man you push is fat.
The five people on the tracks are drug addicts

what about their political beliefs?

as it stands now i'm saving the addicts no question

[TripleA]

what about their political beliefs?

as it stands now i'm saving the addicts no question

Drug addicts are socialists.
Fat man libertarian.

[BasedTom]

Drug addicts are socialists.
Fat man libertarian.

hmmm, how about religion and race?

[TripleA]

hmmm, how about religion and race?

Fatman catholic
Drug addicts Agnostic
All from Honduras.

[NumberSix]

I'd yell "get the fcuk outta the way" at the five people.

[BasedTom]

Fatman catholic
Drug addicts Agnostic
All from Honduras.

send fatty to heaven then

assuming fat people are allowed into heaven, which i'm not entirely sure of

[GoatBoy]

Good ol' utilitarianism tells me to save the 5 people

[TomBrady]

Throw the fat man in a perfect spiral towards the five people on the tracks, knocking everyone off and saving all six people.

[Jasi]

I wouldn't push the man.
I'd try my best to save the other people in any way that doesn't involve killing someone.

[Jailblazers7]

so a fat guy is heavy enough to stop a ****ing train?